Videos
the Danish Two Wheel Retailers Association at Meet the Danes, Velo-City Global 2010
Presentation by Lone Andersen from the Municipality of Frederiksberg
Interview with John Whitelegg, Professor of Sustainable Transport, on the co-benefits of cycling
Watch Elsebeth Gedde’s presentation from Meet the Danes at Velo-city Global 2010 on the Municipality of Odense’s E-bike project
Short interview with Connie Hedegaard – European Commissioner for Climate Action – from the Velo-City Global conference in Copenhagen
Watch Joachim Parbo from Aarhus Cycle City’s presentation from Meet the Danes
A short interview with Lake Sagaris – a Canadian urban planner and a journalist living in Santiago, Chile – who strongly believes that a strong public movement can change cities.
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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