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Gothersgade and the Two-Way Cycle Track
One way streets. Where do bicycles fit into this ever-present downtown street model? A common question, and [from a car culture kinda perspective] understandably so. The City of Copenhagen answers that...
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Busting Urban Sprawl Myths
With my work I travel a lot and that means I meet loads of interesting people and learn a whole bunch of new things all the time. Sometimes you hear the same things over and over when you're dealing...
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Ageless Cycling
My friend Ole had an idea last year. The elderly who are in care homes need to get out a bit more. They grew up on bicycles. Why not take them for a ride? He borrowed a Christiania pedicab and...
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Bicycle Carousel
Just when you thought you've seen it all, this pops into your inbox. It is from the lovely blog Bisikleta iha Dili, run by J.P.. A bicycle carousel for children. Fantastic. Especially as I'm in the...
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Into the Country
Late last year I transported myself a bit farther than normal on my bicycle. The occasion was a weekend in the woods with the families in Felix's class. The destination was about 21 km north of...
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The Copenhagenize Bicycle Planning Guide
In the interest of expediting the journey towards bicycle-friendly cities and eliminating misconceptions, Copenhagenize Design Co. has produced The Copenhagenize Bicycle Planning Guide.The beauty of...
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Using Street Space for Bike Parking
I ventured into the city centre of Copenhagen for a night out yesterday and was thrilled to behold the new cycle track down Gothersgade. It's a one-way street for cars and bikes - until now. This...
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Cargo Bike Nation - The Book
So what do you do when you have several thousand photos of cargo bikes in your archives? Well, it's 2013... you slap them into a Blurb book, of course.We just published Cargo Bike Nation on Blurb if...
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Copenhagenize Index 2013 - Bicycle-Friendly Cities
We released our Copenhagenize Index 2013 - Bicycle-Friendly Cities today. We did a countdown on Twitter and then published the full list afterwards. Business Insider published the results...
View ArticleCar Industry Strikes Back - Smart Car
What a lovely way to start the week. Another fine example from our Car Industry Strikes Back series, wherein we observe the desperate tactics of the car industry as they try to respond to rising...
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I Vacuum Copenhagen
I've been saying for years that we don't have bicycle culture in Copenhagen. We just have vacuum cleaner culture. We all have one, we all have learned to use it, we use it. End of story.We don't buy...
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Bicycle Racks on Taxis in Denmark
There are many ways to combine transport forms. One of the unsung modes is combining the bicycle with a taxi. In Denmark, every taxi is equipped with bike racks to accommodate two bicycles. There is an...
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Wayfinding in a Liveable City
"Hi... excuse me... can you help me find this address?"An oft-used phrase for visitors in a foreign city. A few months ago I met up with Andy Cutler from Providence, RI, who was in Denmark to explore...
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Hungarian Cycling Promotion Brilliance
Oh those Hungarians. Once again, they show the world that they are leaders in the area of bicycle promotion. Here's the latest film from the Hungarian Cyclists' Club's Bike to Work campaign - or...
View ArticleCar Industry Strikes Back - Mercedes
Another day, another installment in our Car Industry Strikes Back series wherein the automobile industry, in their own quirky way, do what they can to ridicule the competition, be it bicycles or public...
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Kalvebod Wave and a Lost Opportunity
There's an exciting new development underway on the north side of Copenhagen harbour. A boardwalk extending out into the water, designed by JDS Architects for the City of Copenhagen. The project is...
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Bike Share Graph Gauging Public Opinion
In light of the recent launch of New York City's Citibike bike share system, Copenhagenize Design Co. has produced this highly-scientific and frightfully academic statistical graph.Based on the 500-odd...
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The Bike Share Bicycle Copenhagen ALMOST Had
With all the bike share buzz coming out of New York City this week, it might be appropriate to pen a little article about the coming Copenhagen bike share system. While La Rochelle, France can boast...
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LEGO Urban Infill
It's not just about bicycles as transport. The city needs lots of important things. More colour. More citizen interaction. More cinemas, for example. So Felix and I decided to do something about it....
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Advertising Municipal Ineptitude
Cities use various methods in order to draw attention to themselves. Tourism campaigns, posters on busstops to advertise events or municipal services. City Branding is also a thing. Countries and...
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