Twin Cities Streets for People

Andreas Rohl, Copenhagen's bicycle director, took a spin through Minneapolis to see what he could learn from our own bike sharing program.

See more at City Pages.

This video from Streetfilms is incredibly informative and clearly shows the relationship between streets designed for human beings and economic and social vitality.  A great watch!  

A mom and a child on a bike in Copenhagen. Read more >

From our friends at Streetfilms >

Here is a heavy-duty bike lane snow removal technique from Copenhagen, where the city prioritizes bike lanes and emergency routes for clearing before regular motorized vehicle streets (from Copenhagenize).

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 Read more >

Copenhagen: City of Cyclists, Part 5 of 5: A fine farewell to the great city of Copenhagen. For work or play, young or old, rain or shine, one of the very best cycling communities in the world. Thanks to the City of Copenhagen for bringing us this program

From Copenhagenize:

The NBC Nightly News, from the US, were in town with their Environmental Affairs Correspondant, Anne Thompson. They were in Greenland to see the effects of global warming on the ice cap firsthand and they then spent some time in Copenhagen and environs doing reportage on various environmental issues.

They visited a Hydrogen Community on the Danish island of Lolland and, not surprisingly, they spent a good deal of time on our bicycle culture. They interviewed me and our 'bicycle mayor' Klaus Bondam, as well as our rock-star urban planning legend Jan Gehl.

I figured I'd get Anne Thompson's view on my city and interviewed her in a break from shooting on the King's New Square in Copenhagen. It's always interesting to hear how other people view the city and the bicycle culture.

Well worth it to get a newcomer's sense of what a city with well designed, useful and safe bicycle infrastructure feels like.

Copenhagen: City of Cyclists, Part 4 of 5: We're invited into the recreational cycling communities of Copenhagen. Kick back, relax and discover the City Bikes program, offering free use of bicycles for locals and tourists alike. For both work and play, this is one amazingly well-considered cycling city.

Copenhagen: City of Cyclists, Part 2 of 5: We meet some of the 100,000 cyclists who've made bicycle commuting a part of their daily lives. You'll also get a sneak peek at a future program from John Urman in Georgetown, Washington DC. Keep an eye out for future greetings from cyclists from every side of life and around the globe.