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Slowing down the cities | In English | EL PAÍS An end to road deaths in our towns and cities. Not such a utopian idea as it sounds; in Pontevedra, Galicia, it’s already coming to pass thanks to the imposition of a 30 kilometer per hour (km/h) speed limit there. Evidence from around the world [...]
Is Boris spending as wisely on cycling as he could? | Politics | guardian.co.uk Transport for London has acknowledged the need to improve safety for the capital’s cyclists if their numbers are to grow more quickly
Bike airbag tested in crash test – Fietsberaad A special Bike Crash Airbag was successfully demonstrated at the Automotive Campus in Helmond. This airbag is the result of research commissioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment and the Cycling Council in order to improve the traffic safety of vulnerable road users such as cyclists [...]
Eltis – The urban mobility portal – Show news – Cyclists cross safely at red lights in Brussels (Belgium) A trial permitting cyclists to cross the red light to turn right at eight junctions in Brussels has found this action to be completely safe. This finding results from an evaluation study by the Belgian Road [...]
British Cycling says government must put cycling at heart of transport policy as part of Get Britain Cycling inquiry British Cycling has renewed its appeal for the government to put cycling at the heart of its transport policy as part of its submission to the All Party Cycling Group’s Get Britain Cycling inquiry. Vier Wochen [...]
LifeCycle – cycling safety special – BBC – 5 live Sport Specials Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by James Cracknell and Kaya Burgess the Times journalist responsible for starting a national campaign in the newspaper called “Cities Fit for Cycling”, for this cycling safety special – LifeCycle. Other guests also include Chris Boardman, Sir Chris Hoy [...]
Cyclists campaign to take back their lanes | The Jakarta Post Hundreds of cyclists participated in an event they call “Taking Back Bicycle Paths”, campaigning against the occupation of bicycle lanes by motor vehicles, at the East Flood Canal bike path in East Jakarta on Friday. Cyclists put separate lanes at top of their wishlist [...]
Danish History: How Copenhagen became bike-friendly again | Grid Chicago When I visited Copenhagen last July, I was wowed by the seamless bicycle infrastructure and the many car-free streets and plazas. But the Danish capital wasn’t always a pedaler’s paradise. In the postwar era the city pursued American-style, auto-centric urban planning, but the 1973 oil [...]
Niederlanden: Verkehrspolitik im Zeichen des Fahrrads – SPIEGEL ONLINE Was können die Deutschen von den Niederländern lernen? Vor allem einen entspannten Umgang mit dem Fahrrad. Trotzdem rätseln Verkehrsexperten, warum in Amsterdam, Utrecht und Eindhoven vieles so anders ist als in Deutschland.
Elisabeth Frederiksen, 52, legt täglich 27 Kilometer mit dem Fahrrad zurück und ist eine unbeirrbare Radfahrerin, die beinahe ganzjährig auf den Radwegen anzutreffen ist. Wird sie gefragt, warum sie sich nicht durch die kalten Wintermonate davon abhalten lässt, ihre tägliche Fahrt auf dem Rad zu unternehmen, antwortet sie: „Weil ich ohne nicht leben kann.“
Die Fahrradstadt Randers hat schon zwei Jahre lang eine erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit mit 18 aktiven Fahrradbotschaftern, die dafür arbeiten, mehr Leute zum Umsteigen aufs Rad zu bewegen.
Im Frühjahr 2012 erprobte die Kommune Fredericia ein neues Konzept, demzufolge die Bürger Staffelläufe per Fahrrad mit elektronischen GPS-Geräten absolvieren sollten. Die Erfahrungen mit der „Fahrradstaffel“ zeigen Potential für eine Weiterentwicklung der Kampagne.
Bekanntlich legen sehr viele Pendler mit dem Auto eine längere Wegstrecke über kommunale Grenzen hinweg zurück, bevor sie an ihrem Arbeitsplatz ankommen. Die Kommune Aarhus hat deswegen eine Idee gefördert, die Pendlern die Möglichkeit geben soll, den letzten Teil der Autofahrt durch eine gute Portion Bewegung auf dem Fahrrad zu ersetzen.
Bicycle Ambassadors Promote Cycling in Randers For two years, Randers Cycle City has collaborated with 18 active bicycle ambassadors who work to get more people to jump on bikes in Randers. The bicycle ambassadors are local town councillors, directors, representatives from cultural organisations, athletes, and activists that feel passionately about cycling. Read more Artikel auf [...]
Government announces extra £20million for cycling | Latest News | Cycling Weekly Cycling campaigners have welcomed an extra £20 million in funding for cycling infrastructure announced today, but are calling on the government to do more to encourage cycling across the country. Getting to Copenhagen – a Symposium on Danish cycling practice | Cycling Embassy [...]
4 Reasons Retailers Don’t Need Free Parking to Thrive – Jobs & Economy – The Atlantic Cities A major rationale for the supply of parking spaces in city shopping centers is that customers won’t come without them. The anecdotal argument makes sense — retailers believe that most consumers arrive by car and believe free or [...]
Why is there no safety in numbers for London’s cyclists? | Chris Peck | Environment | guardian.co.uk Better infrastructure, enforced road laws and a reduction in space available to motor traffic will get cycling growing again
Københavnerne kommer i anden række til havnetunnel til 27 milliarder kroner | Ingeniøren Målet med en 27 milliarder kroner dyr havnetunnel, som regeringen ønsker ført mellem Nordhavnen og Sjællandsbroen, er at aflaste statsvejene og få dem til at hænge bedre sammen. Københavnerne kommer i anden række. EU votes to keep distinction between bikes, e-bikes & motorbikes [...]
Cargobikes Christiania und Bullit: Lastenfahrräder erobern Städte – SPIEGEL ONLINE Die Berliner Kurierfirma Messenger hat inzwischen 21 Lastenräder im Einsatz, das sind 20 mehr als vor sieben Jahren. Was bei Messenger geschieht, ist auch in anderen Städten zu beobachten: Das Lastenfahrrad, mit dem anno dazumal Sofas, Milchkannen und Baumaterial durch die Städte gekarrt wurden, erlebt [...]
Welcome to Bikeland! – Hilsen Locking your bike, unlocking it, putting the seat cover on, taking it off. Cycling to go to work, to school, to the grocery store, to the gym, to the restaurant. Cycling with a suit, with high heels, under the rain, under the sun. Bike trail, bike route, bike lane, bike [...]
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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