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Living suburbs: Getting to Copenhagen – London’s Centre for the Built Environment In this free symposium a series of speakers, including Danish representatives, will share their experience with practitioners and policy makers in London and a number of workshops will compare approaches, and agree what action needs to be taken. You will be receive an [...]
European Cyclists’ Federation – 13.11.2012-Transport Choice Or Industry Protection The car industry has bypassed transport policy to maintain its subsidies by acting as a business, not a transport choice. Fahrradunfälle in Berlin: Zahl getöteter Radfahrer steigt auf Höchststand – Fahrrad – Berlin – Tagesspiegel Making the Bike as Logical a Choice for Commuters as the [...]
How Copenhagen passed its cycling proficiency test — and what the Danes can teach us | The Times Last month, The Times was invited by the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen to spend a day cycling around his city and talking to staff at the town hall about why the Danish capital is so easy and [...]
European cities roll out cycling promotions | The Chronicle Herald COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Cycling through the heart of some European cities can be a terrifying experience as you jostle for space with cars, trucks and scooters that whizz by with only inches to spare. How Copenhagen passed its cycling proficiency test — and what the [...]
Wheel you marry me? Europe has crush on cycling | UTSanDiego.com COPENHAGEN — Cycling through the heart of some European cities can be a terrifying experience as you jostle for space with cars, trucks and scooters that whizz by with only inches to spare.
Better Transportation Options=Healthier Lives – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The NewPublicHealth National Prevention Strategy series is underway, including interviews with Cabinet Secretaries and their National Prevention Council designees, exploring the impact of transportation, education and more on health. “Better Transportation Options = Healthier Lives” tells a visual story on the role of transportation in the [...]
Special report: the boom and bust of China’s bike-hire schemes | Meng Si Xu Nan – China Dialogue The mixed success of public bicycle rental programmes in three Chinese cities – Beijing, Wuhan and Hangzhou – shows need for direct government support
BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Mayor Bloomberg: "Cyclists… more important than automobile riders" Bloomberg was introduced by the Commissioner of New York City’s Department of Transportation (and President of NACTO), Janette Sadik-Khan. She hailed Bloomberg’s leadership, saying that, “It’s not an exaggeration to say, the impact he’s had on New York, the nation, and the [...]
Bringing a little Copenhagen back to Chicago | Active Transportation Alliance “In June 2012, three aldermen and two CDOT staff traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark, and other Danish cities to observe their bicycling infrastructure and bring back lessons learned to improve bicycling in Chicago.”
BBC News – Heated cycle lanes to warm Dutch winter cyclists Towns in the Netherlands are considering a proposal to heat cycle lanes to encourage greater use of bicycles in winter. The scheme proposes to use geo-thermal energy to prevent ice forming.
13 Reasons You Should Bike To Work – Business Insider Though U.S. has seen 40 percent growth in bicycle commuters since 2000, their numbers have yet to surpass 1 million. In contrast, there are 204 million personal vehicles on the road on a given day. That’s a shame. Not only does biking to work have [...]
Eltis – The urban mobility portal – Show news – E-bike can increase bicycle traffic by more than 20% (The Netherlands) The Dutch Transport Knowledge Resource Centre KpVV analysed the potential of the e-bike for the commute to big cities in the Netherlands. It found that metropolitan and rural areas have a large potential to [...]
Dutch traffic expert could help save Melbourne from gridlock | The Australian MELBOURNE should consider planting trees on wide roads to reduce cars and give more room to cyclists and pedestrians, an international transport expert says.
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More bikes sold than cars in Italy for first time since WW2 – Telegraph For the first time since the end of the Second World War the number of bicycles sold in Italy has overtaken the number of cars.
The Quietest Revolution Ever: Critical Mass Budapest | Mandiner.Hungarian Globe [próbaüzem] My father, who lives in the countryside, recently said that he has noticed a conspicuous change in Budapest over the last few years. No, it is not the cleanliness of the streets, which are just as dirty as ever. It is not the hectic [...]
The bike project / Why do Haredim put the brakes on pedaling? – Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper There’s no Jewish legal problem with bikes (so long it’s not on Shabbes or holidays), but the relationship between ultra-Orthodox Jews and bikes still hasn’t blossomed. Cyclists are annoying: Why you think they’re a menace on [...]
Mobilität: Lastenfahrräder, die besseren Minis | Auto | ZEIT ONLINE In Asien transportieren Menschen selbst sperrige Waren mit dem Fahrrad. Bei uns entdecken Städter das Lastenrad zaghaft. Die Angst davor ist unbegründet. European Cyclists’ Federation – Cycling Tourism: Europe’s 44 Billion Euro Gold-mine Cycling tourism is one of the biggest growth sectors in tourism. A [...]
TfL Pushing For Eye-Level Traffic Lights for London Cyclists – News Tank TfL is pushing for trial of the Dutch-style lights, which will be placed at eye-level for cyclists to make it easier for them to commute around. This year, London witnessed the death of nine cyclists. Cyclists feel that allotting a dedicated traffic phase [...]
Fest im Sattel auf den Radfernwegen | Deutschland entdecken | DW.DE | 05.09.2012 Fahrradtouristen kommen rum und sind gleichzeitig ganz nah dran an der Landschaft. Es gibt kaum eine bessere Möglichkeit, Deutschland abseits der großen Straßen zu entdecken. Wir geben Tipps für gelungene Fahrradferien. Le vélo dans l’avenir de nos villes Si aujourd’hui le prix [...]
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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