Around 5000 kids in Copenhagen have tested and approved the Danish Cyclists’ Federation’s bicycle playground. Now it is going out to play in the rest of the country.
Tag: children
The Bikeable City
October 12, 2011 – 11:29
The Cycling Embassy of Denmark, CED is offering a cycle planning course, The Bikeable City, in how to plan for cycle friendly cities.
Cycling children are healthy children; healthy children are happy children
September 18, 2011 – 12:52
Text; Cycling children are healthy children; healthy children are happy children The number of lifestyle-related diseases is on the rise. However, socio-economic studies show that there is a lot to be gained by learning healthy transport habits from an early age – both in terms of fitness ratings and good spirits. Photos; Cycling Embassy of [...]
Turn bump tilt splash braaake GO!
September 18, 2011 – 12:16
Text; Turn bump tilt splash braaake GO! Children of Copenhagen to open Denmark’s first mobile bicycle playground during the UCI Road World Championships. Photos:
150,000 children bike to school
September 6, 2011 – 10:24
Yesterday – 5 September 2011 – more than 150,000 schoolchildren entered the campaign “Bike to School” organized by Danish Cyclists’ Federation. The number of participants is record high!
6 Jogos de Bicicleta
March 22, 2011 – 11:20
The Cycling Embassy of Denmark have developed a small booklet with six cycling games in Portuguese with the help of the Transporte Ativo and the Danish Cultural Institute.
Play streets
December 14, 2010 – 11:08
The city can be a health-promoting place and stimulate the citizens’ taste for physical activity, but it can also promote disease through noise and air pollution. Odense has decided that they want to belong in the first category!
Safe routes to school
December 13, 2010 – 13:47
How can we influence the recent development where more and more children are driven to school, so the children instead get out of the car seats and up on their bicycles? Tools like school-route analyses and traffic policies can help make the task of securing the school routes more systematic and ensure that the resources are utilised in the best possible way.
Campaign helps kids remember the lights
December 13, 2010 – 13:41
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).
Making cycle training fun
December 13, 2010 – 11:12
Good sense is crucial when we move about in traffic. But the imagination is our best ally if we want to teach our children to cycle both safely and happily. Read all about the positive Danish experiences with cycle training through play.
A record number of children are biking
September 16, 2010 – 11:36
Today – September 6th – more than 140.000 schoolchildren are biking to school
Childrens bicycle workshop in London
September 10, 2010 – 10:25
Danish cycling games at London Sky Ride
Children’s bicycle workshop at London Sky Ride Event
September 2, 2010 – 13:27
Fun cycling games for children at all ages!
Cycling Embassy at London Festival of Architecture
June 11, 2010 – 14:11
Cycle workshop for children in London
Establishing a culture of cycling in the childhood
June 11, 2010 – 13:39
A presentation of a practical approach to children and cycling from Velo-city 2007
Children are the foundation of the cycling culture
May 12, 2010 – 12:41
When you use a bike as a child, chances are that you will also use a bike as a grown-up
Making Cycling Irresistible
March 5, 2010 – 10:27
John Pucher and Ralph Buehler published in July 2008 a paper showing how the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany have made bicycling a safe, convenient, and practical way to get around their cities.
