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Copenhagenize.com - Building Better Bicycle Cultures
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Bringing Copenhagen Bicycle Culture to the world. In city councils around the world they speak of 'Copenhagenizing' their streets to accomodate bikes. Here in the Danish capital, it's just a way of life, as the photos and blog entries will highlight. Bike advocacy, inspiration, passion, opinions and inconvenient truths.
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Car Industry Strikes Back - BMW

BMW is at work in the Car Industry Strikes Back series. Sporty cyclists featured in the background. The text "Grace vs Pace" is prominent. But which is which? Does the car have pace and the c...

6 days ago

New Yorks New Marketing FAIL

Theyre at it again, those New Yorkers. The citys DoT has chucked another bunch o money at a fancy ad campaign aimed at maintaining the status quo of the automobiles role in society.Seriously... I can...

6 days ago

The Good City - Visions for a City on the Move

If youre wondering about the sporadic publishing here on the blog over the past while, its simply because we have so many exciting projects on the go around the world at Copenhagenize Consulting.One ...

22 may 12

Choke

Ah. Spring flowers in Copenhagen. Note the swath of deadness where the exhaust from cars waiting to turn left have left their mark. 60,000 cars a day on this boulevard carving its asphalt trail throu...

18 may 12

The Choreography of an Urban Intersection

We are in the midst of an interesting little project here at Copenhagenize Consulting. Something weve been planning for a while but only recently got started with. Like everywhere else, the ever-grow...

15 may 12

The Scooter - The Unsung Mobility Option

Its important to provide facilities for all forms of human-powered transport. In my neighourhood, many kids live close enough to walk to school, including my kids. They can and do ride bicycles there...

10 may 12

Google vs The Facebook Bike in Dublin

Googleised Facebook bike in Dublin - courtesy of billyvandenende on InstagramThe Social Media Wars are now using bicycles as a battlefield. Bear Bicycles is a small company in Dublin selling Dutch bi...

10 may 12

Cats and Mice

The police in Copenhagen are going after those rogues of the urban landscape - the bicycle users - this week. Its generally slim pickings for them. The 99% usually cycle without committing any major ...

09 may 12

Getting Carried Away

Been busy lately. Running behind with articles but doing lots of great projects with Copenhagenize Consulting. I figured Id post some of the photos Ive taken recently. Citizen Cyclists carrying stuff...

09 may 12

Car Industry Strikes Back - Ford

Nothing like a good Car Industry Strikes Back article to kickstart your day. Our reader, Krzysztof in Gdansk, Poland, spotted this advert for Ford Poland in the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper. Youre going...

08 may 12

Catch The Cyclist With Your Eyes

This is a recycled campaign that returns regularly but we approve of it simply because it places the responsibility on the motorists. No ignoring the bull in societys china shop here. "Catch the ...

06 may 12

Now You See It, Now You Dont

When I first saw this campaign from Italian carmaker FIAT I was convinced that we had a contender for our Car Industry Strikes Back series. Then I realised it was a campaign for drinking and driving....

02 may 12

Extreme Sport in L.A.! Not.

Los Angeles, California.Addendum: Check this ride out from South Bend: http://www.wsbt.com/news/sbt-p rocession-aims-to-show-how-bik es-cars-can-coexist-20120427,0 ,2181987.storyIf you look closely at t...

02 may 12

Cool Bike to Work Film from Hungary

The Hungarians do it again. New advert for Bike to Workk campaign. As weve said before, the Hungarians are world champions in promoting cycling positively - check out this previous article about it.T...

27 apr 12

Launching Copenhagens Bicycle Superhighways

Last week, on April 14, 2012, the first stretch of Copenhagens new and long-awaited Bicycle Superhighway network opened and Copenhagenize was there for the bike ride.It was back in 2009 that we first...

24 apr 12

Cargo Bikes Delivered

What a lovely sight that greeted us at Lulu-Sophias kindergarten last week. A long row of cargo bikes for kids delivered and ready for use in the playground. Theyre from the Danish company Tress, who...

15 apr 12

Antwerp Bicycle Parking at Central Station

Not only is Antwerp Central Station the most beautiful train station Ive ever seen, they have the most gorgeous and comprehensive bicycle parking facility Ive ever seen. Nothing, anywhere, can beat t...

14 apr 12

Sorry, I was Speeding Slightly

Once again, the Dutch prove that they are the only country on the planet that completely refuses to ignore the rampaging bull in societys china shop. Here the focus is - rightly and intelligently - p...

13 apr 12

The Societal Costs of Car Use

Brilliantly simple and effective video about the societal costs of automobile use. Filled with nuggets of wisdom, effectively communicated. Love the bit about how cars are like gasses - it doesnt mat...

12 apr 12

Your Daily Dose of Drama

Now this is vaguely related to Copenhagenizes usual fare but Im blogging it for four reasons:1. There are bicycles in it. (with material for people like us, who promote cycling positively, and for th...

11 apr 12

Multi-faith Bicycles in Antwerp

What IS it about Antwerp? Like Ive been blogging about, its quite a suprising city on so many levels. Heres another example.While many "bicycle enthusiasts" get all neo-sanctimonious about bi...

11 apr 12

Antwerp Bicycle Infrastructure

I was on a whirlwind Tour de Benelux last week and one of the stops was Antwerp, Belgium. The occasion was the opening of my Monumental Motion exhibition and a keynote talk about Bicycle Culture by D...

11 apr 12

Bicycle Piano in Antwerp

Antwerp was full of pleasant surprises. Piano Paul and his bicycle piano was certainly one of them. Yep, he rides it down to the pedestrian street to play. And boy, does he play.Copenhagenize the pla...

11 apr 12

Spanish Police Harass Father on Bicycle

Oliver Green and his daughters. Photo: Courtesy of Oliver Green.UPDATE: MONDAY 02 APRIL 2012Heres the latest update from Oliver:Last update before heading out for the Easter break. I finally received...

02 apr 12

Danish Ministers Meeting Room

This photo was posted on the Facebook page of Manu Sareen, the Danish minister for Gender Equality, Church and Nordic Cooperation. The caption he added was "We moved our meeting out in the fresh ...

26 mar 12

Helping Stinky Car Culture

Car emissions are stinky. I do what I can to help counter that. I wish I could reduce the deaths caused by car emissions with my little wunderbaum, but hey... thats a stretch.Copenhagenize the planet...

23 mar 12

Sao Paulos Bicycle Schools - Escolas de Bicicleta

Ive returned home from after a brilliant journey to Brazil. It was a full programme and every moment was rewarding. Last year, in July 2011, I was invited by the City of Sao Paulo to speak about Cope...

22 mar 12

Copenhagenize to Brazil

Ill be arriving in Sao Paulo, Brazil today, to work with the City of Sao Paulo on an exciting project. Its going to be exciting to finally start consulting on this. More later.After that, Ill be spea...

09 mar 12

Bicycle Symbolism - Towards the Future

The Bicycle as a symbol of progress, of renewal, of promising times ahead. This is not a new concept. Indeed it has been around since the invention of the bicycle. Many bicycle posters at end of the ...

08 mar 12

Bike Rides Here and There

If I ever had to do a "bike ride" it would probably be something like this Vélo Vintage event in Anjou, France.Although something weird is happening in Denmark, too. A bunch of people are goi...

06 mar 12

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