The design of Copenhagen as a bicycle friendly city

In a ten part video series, Copenhagenize Design Co explores the top 10 design elements that make Copenhagen a bicycle-friendly city.

The embedded video highlights the big picture. The overall design of the bicycle infrastructure network as a key element in encouraging Citizen Cyclists to choose the bicycle as transport and that keeps them safe.

The other videos:

2. The Green Wave
   The Green Wave is coordinated traffic lights for cyclists. Ride 20 km/h and you won’t put a foot down on your journey into the city centre in the morning and home again in the afternoon.
   On Nørrebrogade, the first street to feature the Green Wave, the number of cyclists increased by 15%. Traffic flow in the intense morning bicycle rush hour was improved, providing Citizen Cyclists with a smoother, more efficient journey.
   Now, several major arteries leading to the city centre in Copenhagen feature the Green Wave for cyclists.
3. Intermodality
   Combining the bicycle on all forms of transport is vital.
4. Safety details
   It’s in the details when you wish to keep cyclists safe and cycling convenient.
5. Nørrebrogade
   Exploration of one of the greatest urban planning experiments in recent Copenhagen history. The retrofitting of the street Nørrebrogade, complete with Green Wave for cyclists, wide cycle tracks and restricted access for cars.
6. Macro design
7. Micro design
   The design details on the urban landscape – many by the people, for the people – are the beautiful polish on a bicycle-friendly city.
8. Cargo bikes
9. Desire lines
10. Political will