Monday, July 16, 2007

Cycling in Copenhagen

The film "Cycling in Copenhagen", which can be seen at this link,
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5092322980326147472
tells of how that great city (with a northern climate not unlike most Canadian cities) spends 20% of its municipal transport budget on bike facilities. It can now boast that one third of its trips are made by bike. The city planner interviewed, Jan Geld, claims they created the bike culture by creating safe space for bikes while removing car space, little by little, a deliberate planning objective. Compare that to the congestion, smog and car-nage of North American cities!

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