Newsletter 8
New manual for promoting active transport for school children The Danish Cancer Society recently published a new manual on how to make Danish school roads more bicycle-friendly through a structural approach. The manual lists a number of efficient and inexpensive initiatives that can be implemented with ease – and results.! Read more Artikel auf Deutsch [...]
The Danish Cancer Society recently published a new manual on how to make Danish school roads more bicycle friendly and thereby increase the level of physical activity among school children.
When the Danish Cyclists’ Federation and its partners rebuild the service structures around the Danish parts of the North Sea Route and the Berlin-Copenhagen Route, they will draw on best-practice cases from all over Europe.
In June, 19 influential politicians and city officials from Portland, Chicago, and San Francisco, plus members of Bikes Belong, toured Denmark visiting the cycle cities Aarhus, Odense, and Copenhagen to study Danish cycle solutions under the headline: ”Experiencing the Most Advanced Bicycling Environments on the Planet.”
Vancouver, Canada, opened its arms and streets this June to host the world’s largest conference on cycling, Velo-city. Twenty bicycle ambassadors from Denmark crossed the Atlantic to meet other bicycle experts, politicians, and NGOs from across the globe to share their knowledge of how to promote cycling.
Die Dänische Krebsgesellschaft hat kürzlich einen neuen Leitfaden veröffentlicht, der zeigt, wie Dänische Schulwege fahrradfreundlicher gestaltet werden können und zugleich die körperliche Aktivität unter Schulkindern erhöht werden kann.
Im Juni öffnete Vancouver, Kanada, seine Pforten und Straßen, um die größte Fahrradkonferenz der Welt, die Velocity, willkommen zu heißen. Und so überquerten zwanzig Fahrradbotschafter aus Dänemark den Atlantik, um andere Fahrradexperten, Politiker und NGOs aus aller Welt zu treffen und ihr Fachwissen über die Verbreitung des Radfahrens zu teilen.
Neunzehn einflussreiche Politiker und Beamte aus Portland, Chicago und San Francisco sowie Mitglieder der Organisation Bikes Belong besuchten im Juni dieses Jahres Kopenhagen, Aarhus und Odense, um unter der Überschrift „ Experiencing the Most Advanced Bicycling Environments on the Planet“ dänische Fahrradlösungen kennenzulernen.
Die besten Beispiele aus ganz Europa werden als Vorbilder dienen, wenn die Danish Cyclists´ Federation, die dänische Radfahrervereinigung, und ihre Partner die dänischen Streckenteile der Nordsee-Route und der Route Berlin-Kopenhagen generalüberholen. Von Elizabeth Frederiksen, Danish Cyclists´ Federation „Powered by Cycling: Panorama“ ist der ehrgeizige Titel eines neuen Großprojekts der Danish Cyclists´ Federation. Ziel des Projekts [...]
Bicycle infrastructure in Denmark
By Troels Andersen, COWI A/S The infrastructure is the basic for developing a cycle culture. Most major cities in Denmark do have rather fine facilities for cyclists, even though the cycle net still needs to be extended and improved. The major Danish cities do have like 300 – 500 kilometres of cycle paths each [...]
Bicycling Statistics in Denmark
By Troels Andersen, COWI A/S The bicycle share in Denmark is 19 % which is the second highest in Europe. After the war cycling dropped to half of the previous level, but since the 1970′ies cycling has increased in mainly the major cities. The bigger a city is the higher share cycling has of [...]
By Erik Bølling-Ladegaard, The Danish Cyclist Federation and Pablo Celis, Celis Counsult Cycling as a means of transport is on the increase in many towns and cities around the world, and further growth in the number of cyclists is expected in the coming years. At the same time, a lot is being done at many [...]
Collection of Cycle Concepts 2012
The first edition of Collection of Cycle Concepts was published in 2000 and enjoyed a wide circulation among everyone interested in bicycle traffic. The simultaneous publication of the English version spread the Danish bicycle traffic experience to many parts of the world. The second edition, Collection of Cycle Concepts 2012, updates the field, featuring new [...]
Good, Better, Best – The City of Copenhagen’s Bicycle Strategy 2011-2025
In Copenhagen’s new bicycle strategy you can read about the new initiatives and plans, which lay down guidelines for the longterm and overriding priorities within the bicycle area.
It can be hard to determine the exact effect of cycle campaigns, but the tendency in the Danish bicycle culture is clear: In cities that make a systematic effort at promoting cycling, more and more people choose to cycle. There is no doubt that cycle campaigns play a part in this success. This catalogue gives an overview of 14 concrete campaigns, their goals, how they worked in practice, and their results.
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