Lior Steinberg

NL 10 years of experience

About me

Lior Steinberg is an urban planner and the co-founder of Humankind, a Rotterdam-based agency for urban change. He works with cities to shift from car-centric design toward "human-scale" urbanism - creating streets and public spaces that prioritize walking, cycling, and social interaction. His career path is unconventional: he spent six years as a computer programmer before transitioning to urbanism. This technical background informs his current work, including the development of "Cycling Lifestyle AI," a tool that helps planners and residents visualize the transformation of car-heavy streets into Dutch-style cycling infrastructure. Lior has consulted on urban mobility and strategic planning for cities around the world. A strong advocate for inclusive design, he specializes in tactical urbanism and child-friendly cities. He is also the author of the children's book The Car That Wanted to Be a Bike, which introduces sustainable mobility concepts to a younger audience.

Areas of Experience

Sustainable Urbanism Expert Sustainable Mobility Expert Citizen Participation Expert Public Space Design Expert Tactical Urbanism Expert Childhood and City Expert International Consulting Expert

Mentoring Support Areas

Niche specialization identification Expert Professional pivot & career transition Intermediate Entrepreneurship & urban innovation projects Expert Personal branding for urban professionals Expert LinkedIn profile optimization Intermediate Visibility & thought leadership strategies Expert Working in Europe: pathways & opportunities Intermediate

Ratings (5.0 )

Zoe D'Ath

The session with Lior was insightful and provided a realistic lens to my current situation. It was helpful to hear about Humankind's processes and fully understand what Lior's day to day is like. Lior provided me with fresh ideas to explore.

Session from 22/06/2026

Ricky Wijaya Umar

Session from 08/05/2026

Johan van den Berg

Session from 17/04/2026

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General Availability

Mentor's timezone: Europe/Amsterdam (GMT+02:00)

Mentoring Impact

Clarified ideas 100%

Provided tools 66.7%

Generated opportunities 66.7%

Was inspiring 66.7%

Would repeat session 66.7%