Want to be like Copenhagen? Think about vacuum cleaners and raging bulls
Tue, 11/03/2009 - 1:17pm | by amrosell
One of the reasons behind Copenhagen's success as a bicycling city is its extensive network of grade separated and signal-protected cycletracks. Image: [Zakkalicious / Mikael] via Flickr.
A nice summary and report from Copenhagenize's Mikael Colville-Andersen's recent visit to Portland and presentation to local officials, including Portland's Mayor Sam Adams.
A nice bonus is reading about the level of leadership that exists in Portland's City Hall to make their next round of improvements possible. Received via BikePortland and Momentum Magazine
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Colville-Andersen said last night that what took Copenhagen 30 years to achieve could be done today in 5-10 years. This is in part because all the (planning and engineering) mistakes have been made and the case for bicycling is stronger now than it has ever been. He also pointed out that to do that it will take “visionary political decision-making.”