Politiken.dk skriver månedligt om dødsfald i trafikken, det giver et trist overblik. Nedenstående er en direkte kopi af de månedlige lister 2017 år til dato inkl. maj måned. 1. januar: En 80-årig kvinde rammes af en fejebil på Nørregade i Horsens. 2. januar: En 84-årig kvinde bliver ramt af en bil i Esbjerg, da hun krydser Strandby […]
How We Prioritize Our Cities

In a market driven system, what is promoted the most effectively tends to win. The best and most powerful marketeer wins, not necessarily the best product. Certainly in terms of pure advertising, car industry out spends all other alternatives by a factor 100 or more, even if we include public service announcements for mass transit […]
COPENHAGEN SPIN

The story of 35% growth in cycling turns out to be spin, to keep attention away from the fact, that for a decade bike modality has been stagnant, and after 10years, we are nowhere closer to 50% modal share. The Copenhagen politicians never stated any objectives for traffic work for bicycling, the total amount of km […]
CYCLING GROWTH IN COPENHAGEN; ITS NOT HAPPENING IN COPENHAGEN

From DTU the source of the transport behaviour omnibus research (TU data), I have learned, that as trips remain stagnant. The growth is almost exclusively due to longer range, and specifically trips of 10 km+ (Up from 2 to 6% of total). This means the growth does not necessarily happen in Copenhagen, as the diameter […]
BREAKING NEWS RECORD JUMP IN BICYCLING IN CPH

Politiken today reported annual traffic surveys from Technical University DTU. Bike milage in copenhagen grew 35% from 2012 to 2013 +35% thats unheard of! Car trips fell 12%. This at a time when cost of car ownership is lower than the last, well at an all time low. There has been no significant changes in […]
Brussels the Car Sewer
Hamburg to go Carfree in the City Core

More cities look to lock out the cars. In this case Hamburg twice the size of Amsterdam and three times the Population of Copenhagen. Arch Daily reports “For the first time ever, the city has decided to unite them together via pedestrian and cycle routes. It’s all part of the “Green Network Plan,” which aims […]