Copenhagen’s Cycling Revolution
On Thursday 23rd June, Dublin City Council, in partnership with the Danish Embassy, are delighted to present a Lunchtime Seminar at which two of Copenhagen’s foremost cycling proponents tell the story of their city’s cycling revolution. At present, cyclists account for 37% of all commutes to work in Copenhagen, and in 2005 there were more bicycles than cars during rush hour. However, Copenhagen was not always such a great cycling city and they were once in the same position as Dublin is now. In this lecture, we find out how Copenhagen made the transformation.
Morten Kabell is co-ordinator of the Red-Green Alliance on Copenhagen City Council and is deputy chair of the Planning Committee. He has never owned a car, bikes to work and meetings, and only got his driver’s licence five years ago. The Red-Green Alliance is Copenhagen’s third largest political party.
Allan Carstensen is Project Manager of the Danish Cycling Federation. While studying for his masters degree in physical geography, he opened a trend-setting bicycle shop in Copenhagen. He has worked on a multitude of Danish Cycling Federation projects and is currently managing a three year research project on safe and secure cycling to schools.
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