Livable Copenhagen: the design of a bicycle city
Posted November 13th, 2008 by Antonio Rosell
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Cycling during the winter season's first snow, Copenhagen. Photo: Alyse Nelson, from the attached report.
A thorough and informative overview of the policy and design decisions that allowed Copenhagen to become one of the world's most bicycle friendly cities.
Copenhagen, with a significant (but slightly milder) winter climate than the Twin Cities, has a bicycle mode share of 36% (approximately 36% of all home-to-work trips in the city are by bicycle; automobile mode share is 27%). About 60% of all city cyclists continue to ride through the winter months.
The attached document includes many excellent photographs and graphics, illustrations of design standards, and guidance for intersection design.
A thorough and useful compilation of best practices for bicycle transportation policy and infrastructure design.
Related content
- Overview of cycletracks (link >)
- Copenhagen, City of Cyclists (movie, link >)
- Why Copenhagen Is the World's Happiest Capital (movie, link >)
- Notes on bicycling in Copenhagen (link >)
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Livable_Copenhagen-web.pdf | 6.76 MB |
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