Copenhagen
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Paging Kevin Roose! My Conversation with the Bing Chatbot Was Much Better than Yours!
Here's a story about why we no longer fear artificial intelligence, and, indeed, hope it will someday be running the country.
March 5, 2023
1,000! Clarence Eckerson’s Streetfilms Hits the Ultimate Milestone
The 'Orson Welles of the Streets' looks back on the advent of his 1,000th installment.
September 3, 2021
Op-Ed: Copenhagen’s Lessons for the ‘Green Wave’
As New York expands the bike network, it should protect lanes on both sides and employ people-powered data.
November 22, 2019
Climate Idealism Can’t Hold a Candle to Collective Action
Cross-posted from the Carbon Tax Center.
March 30, 2015
Where Cyclists Have the Power to Ride Straight Past Turning Motorists
Hey, so it turns out the all-powerful @BicycleLobby didn't actually scale the Brooklyn Bridge and plant white American flags at the top. That was two all-powerful German artists.
August 12, 2014
Copenhagen’s Latest Cycling Innovations
Copenhagen just keeps finding new ways to make it easier and more convenient to bike. Recently I had the chance to take a tour with Mikael Colville-Andersen of Copenhagenize and see some of the innovations that have changed the city's streets since I was there four years ago.
August 5, 2014
Copenhagen’s Car-Free Streets and Slow-Speed Zones
In Copenhagen, you never have to travel very far to see a beautiful
public space or car-free street packed with people soaking up the day.
In fact, since the early 1960s, 18 parking lots in the downtown area
have been converted into public spaces for playing, meeting, and
generally just doing things that human beings enjoy doing. If you're
hungry, there are over 7,500 cafe seats in the city.
August 4, 2010
Cycling in Copenhagen, Through North American Eyes
Last month, Streetfilms paid a visit to Copenhagen for the Velo-City 2010 conference. While we were there, of course we wanted to showcase the city's biking greatness. With such an abundance of bike advocates, planners, and city transportation officials attending from the U.S. and Canada, we also wanted to get their reactions to the city's bicycle infrastructure and culture, and ask how it compares to cycling conditions in their own cities.
July 15, 2010