Urban planning practices for bikeable cities - the case of Copenhagen

TY - JOUR

T1 - Urban planning practices for bikeable cities - the case of Copenhagen

AU - Nielsen, Thomas Alexander Sick

AU - Skov-Petersen, Hans

AU - Carstensen, Trine Agervig

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - Cities are increasingly looking to cycling as a means to promote sustainability, liveability, and public health. Denmark is one of the European countries where cycling has remained significant - even in the motor age, and national strategies now aim to support and further increase cycling. The article presents the state of cycling in Denmark and Copenhagen - as well as the cycling promoting efforts of the city of Copenhagen which is one of the forerunners in the field.

AB - Cities are increasingly looking to cycling as a means to promote sustainability, liveability, and public health. Denmark is one of the European countries where cycling has remained significant - even in the motor age, and national strategies now aim to support and further increase cycling. The article presents the state of cycling in Denmark and Copenhagen - as well as the cycling promoting efforts of the city of Copenhagen which is one of the forerunners in the field.

U2 - 10.1080/17535069.2013.765108

DO - 10.1080/17535069.2013.765108

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1753-5069

VL - 6

SP - 110

EP - 115

JO - Urban Research & Practice

JF - Urban Research & Practice

IS - 1

ER -