July 18, 2020 - (Copenhagen, DEN) Danish-Canadian urban designer Mikael Colville-Andersen busts some common myths and shows how the bicycle has the potential to transform cities around the world reports The Guardian.
In 2016, the number of bicycles entering Copenhagen’s city centre exceeded the number of cars. In a test ride, Colville-Andersen’s journey across the centre of Copenhagen took 37 minutes by car but only 13 minutes by bike.
Most residents cycle because it is quick. Only 1% cite concern for the environment as their primary reason. According to the report driving a car one kilometre costs society 89 cents – but cycling the same distance benefits society by 26 cents.
There are 675,000 bicycles and just 120,000 cars in Copenhagen, meaning bikes outnumber cars by more than five-to-one.
*Copenhagenize is published by Island Press
Read the full article in The Guardian here.
