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Cycle Tracks in Vitória, Brazil

Some photos of bicycle infrastructure in the city of Vitória, Brazil from a recent trip I made there. No, it's not Best Practice, but even so it is brilliant to see that the idea with the design is...

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Culture of Fear Sale!

It's amazing the stuff you find at the supermarket. Lookie here. Found this an hour ago at my local Netto. The profiteering inherent in a Culture of Fear in one cheap and cheesy reflective triangle. 25...

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The Big Hit & Run Killer

As Sergeant Joe Friday puts it:"How much difference, for example, as far as moral guilt is concerned, is there between the following: #1 the man who plans a killing, takes up a gun, finds his victim...

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Helsinki's Baana Bicycle Corridor

Last time I was in Helsinki I took this photo of this century old railway corridor that was used for freight trains. I can heard that it was being converted to a pedestrian and bicycle path and it...

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Helmet Law Proposed in Denmark

And so the nightmare that summarises the Culture of Fear reaches the shores of Denmark. Two political parties announced yesterday that they will push for a bicycle helmet law for under 16s.A proposal...

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Crown Princess Cargo

Something one might expect to see at Cycle Chic, but here is the Crown Princess of Tasmania... uh... Denmark on her Nihola cargo bike riding across the palace square outside Amalienborg, where the...

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Toyota's New Prius Solution

New Prius Helps Environment By Killing Its OwnerToyota remains at the forefront of green technology with the launch of it's new Prius Solution. The most environmentally-friendly car in history. Call...

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Open Letter to Danish MPs Against Helmet Law Proposal

Copenhagenize Consulting and Bicycle Innovation Lab have gathered a list of experts who have sent an open letter to all the members of the Danish parliament. The letter is also online here, on the...

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Some Things Never Change

Some things never change. Not least the nature of our bicycle culture. We still have trouble finding our bicycles in the bike racks. We still ride in stiff headwinds.We still ride in snowstorms.We...

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Small Town Sweden - Big Bicycle Culture

Here's a brief reportage from a short R&R trip I made to Sweden earlier this week. The details of which you can read over at Cycle Chic - great getaway hotel if you're in Copenhagen or Sweden or...

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Death Race 2000 - Ignoring the Bull

Oh goodness me. It was back in 2009 that I started referring to The Sacred Bull in Society's China Shop.Yesterday, Tiago and David sent me this film clip from the cult classic Death Race 2000, made in...

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Communicating Cycle Tracks to Citizens

Photo by Jaime Dieppa from Citibici.esThis sign is currently positioned along the City Hall in Copenhagen. It's from the City's DoT and Bicycle Office and uses the behavourial communcation template...

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The European Cycle Logistics Federation

Gary Armstrong, Outspoken DeliveryWe blogged a a while back about the CycleLogistics Project that Copenhagenize is a partner. One year down the road, the project is sweeping across Europe like a...

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Trondheim - Love Never Rusts

This is what we like to see when we check our inbox after a summer holiday. A colleague at the Norwegian Road Directorate attached this poster from the city of Trondheim in an email.Beautiful.It...

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Bike Sells Car

I cannot be alone in enjoying the irony of this mobile, bike advert in the heart of Dublin, selling car rental.Copenhagenize the planet. And have a lovely day.

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Copenhagen Cyclist Harrassment

It's no longer the city you may think it is, it seems. The Danish Justice Minister, Morten Bødskov, is the latest antagonist to restrict the growth of Copenhagen's bicycle culture.He has proposed that...

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The State of Copenhagen Congestion

I previously and enthusiastically wrote about the Copenhagen congestion ring which most people, at the time, thought was a done deal. The plan was later scrapped but I am going to cover what really...

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Sao Paulo Bicycle Schools Part 2

I returned last month from another visit to Sao Paulo, to continue work on the fantastic Escolas de Bicicleta project that Copenhagenize Consulting developed with the City's Education Dept. On my...

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Monumental Motion Exhibition on the Road

My "Monumental Motion - a cycling life in the capital of Denmark" photo exhibition - produced together with the Danish Foreign Ministry's Public Diplomacy Office -  continues to travel and will do so...

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Citizen Crosswalks in Paris

STRESS FREE - La prise de l'étoile - VOEUX 2012 from Xtnt - Urban Theater on Vimeo.Parisian pedestrian activism. Love it!Copenhagenize the planet. And have a lovely day.

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