Picture 11 miles of smoothly paved bike path meandering through the countryside. Largely uninterrupted by roads or intersections, it passes fields, backyards, chirping birds, a lake, some ducks and, at every mile, an air pump…

The cycle superhighway (5min. video), which opened in April, is the first of 26 routes scheduled to be built to encourage more people to commute to and from Copenhagen by bicycle..

“We are very good, but we want to be better,” said Brian Hansen, the head of Copenhagen’s traffic planning section…

nytimes, 17.07.12.

“When we look at public hospitals, we look very much at how to reduce cost,” said a regional councilor, Lars Gaardhoj, who had just picked up his three small children in a cargo bike decorated with elephants. “It’s a common saying among doctors that the best patient is the patient you never see. Anything we can do to get less pollution and less traffic is going to mean healthier, maybe happier, people.”

(Source: climateadaptation)

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   A super hightway para bikes - inaugurada em Abril - é a primeiro de 26 rotas regulares a serem construídas para...

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    The cycle superhighway, which opened in April, is the first of 26 routes scheduled to be built to encourage more people...

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    Also see Top Ten Countries With Most Bicycles Per Capita

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    AUSTRALIA, GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER.

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    This is amazing! Chicago! Do this!

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