40 years ago Copenhagen was just as car-clogged as anywhere else
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40 years ago Copenhagen was just as car-clogged as anywhere else
I know Copenhagen shares many things with other cities... but wondering if you could help me itemize what we could borrow to improve our use of bicycles in transportation.
Copenhagenize.com - Bicycle Culture by Design: The World's Most Bicycle Friendly Cities - from Copenhagenize.com
PS... that copenhagenize site is wonderful. Thank you Mikeal Colleville-Andersen.
40 years ago Copenhagen was just as car-clogged as anywhere else but now 41% of the population arriving at work or education do so on bicycles, from all over the Metro area. 55% of Copenhageners themselves use bicycles each day. They all use over 1000 km of bicycle lanes in Greater Copenhagen for their journeys. Copenhagenizing is possible anywhere.
PS... that copenhagenize site is wonderful. Thank you Mikeal Colleville-Andersen.
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I know Copenhagen shares many things with other cities... but wondering if you could help me itemize what we could borrow to improve our use of bicycles in transportation.
Copenhagenize.com - Bicycle Culture by Design: The World's Most Bicycle Friendly Cities - from Copenhagenize.com
PS... that copenhagenize site is wonderful. Thank you Mikeal Colleville-Andersen.
Copenhagenize.com - Bicycle Culture by Design: The World's Most Bicycle Friendly Cities - from Copenhagenize.com
PS... that copenhagenize site is wonderful. Thank you Mikeal Colleville-Andersen.
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Am I misquoting Jane Jacobs? She seemed to think that the real power and the great ideas were coming from city governments. My opinion is if you work steadfastly in a direction, things will evolve... probably for the better. Copenhagen is in a different timezone, but there's not a whole lot of extra magic going on there. They started earlier than North America, worked through lots of problems and continue to evolve.
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Maybe there's some merit in this but maybe it's also just an excuse to advocate two-way traffic for driving convenience. Either way, there's going to be more parking and driving with two-way roads and more residents. Moral of the story: citizen participation can result in pro-driving reforms, even in a neighborhood setting with many children playing outside, narrow, shaded one-way streets, etc. It all depends on the mentality of the citizens participating.
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Am I misquoting Jane Jacobs? She seemed to think that the real power and the great ideas were coming from city governments. My opinion is if you work steadfastly in a direction, things will evolve... probably for the better. Copenhagen is in a different timezone, but there's not a whole lot of extra magic going on there. They started earlier than North America, worked through lots of problems and continue to evolve.
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I live in Boston and ten years ago we were one of the worst biking cities in the country. Now, we've had a dramatic turnaround. Rumor was someone gave the late Mayor Menino a bike as a gift.... Anyway, turnaround is possible and as it starts to snowball, there are more bicyclists pushing for more changes!
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