Cycling Embassy of Denmark


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Collection of Cycle Concepts v.2

In  2000, the Danish Road Directorate published a collection of cycle concepts. Today, a new updated version is ready – made by members of the Cycling Embassy of Denmark.

Danish society profits DKK 43 million on Bike to work

The Danish Bike to Work campaign organized by Danish Cyclists’ Federation has been analyzed by the consulting group, COWI.

The Bikeable City

The Cycling Embassy of Denmark, CED is offering a cycle planning course, The Bikeable City, in how to plan for cycle friendly cities.

Cycle Campaigns in Denmark

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.

Campaign helps kids remember the lights

Counts of bike lights in Denmark show that the number of cyclists with lights on has increased over the last five years. However, one in six still cycle without lights and is thus a danger to themselves and to others. The Danish Cyclists’ Federation is trying to rectify this tendency through the light and reflector campaign “LYS PÅ – med Ludvig” (LIGHTS ON – with Ludvig).

How to: create safety for cyclists in Denmark

Motorists’ and cyclists’ awareness of each other is central to traffic safety, and this awareness grows the more cyclists are on the road network – it is a positive spiral.

Cycling and leisure time

Combining bicycle-related events with already existing events is a great way to promote leisure-time cycling. Follow the example of Odense.

The Bicycle Butler – from scolding fingers to oil and a smile

With its new approach to parking problems, the City of Copenhagen attempts to create behavioural change by offering cyclists an extra service.

Collection of Cycle Concepts

A catalog of ideas published in 2000 by the Danish Road Directorate.

A record number of children are biking

Today – September 6th – more than 140.000 schoolchildren are biking to school

Childrens bicycle workshop in London

Danish cycling games at London Sky Ride

Spread good bike karma!

Local branches of the Municipality of Copenhagen and Danish Cyclists’ Federation have started a campaign that targets the cyclists in the centre of Copenhagen.

Bike Butler

Since April, the Municipality of Copenhagen has lubricated bicycle chains and inflated bicycle wheels on bicycles parked illegal

Establishing a culture of cycling in the childhood

A presentation of a practical approach to children and cycling from Velo-city 2007

Grand Cycling Day

Sunday, June 13th, is “Grand Cycling Day” in Denmark

Denmark is biking to work

About 110,000 Danes from all over the country participates in the month of May in the “Bike to Work”

Children are the foundation of the cycling culture

When you use a bike as a child, chances are that you will also use a bike as a grown-up

Electrify your bike in Odense

In Odense, the conventional bicycle is now being accompanied by the electric bike

Municipality of Fredericia

Planning with Cyclists in Mind

Aros Kommunikation

Communicating the benefits of cycling