My time over the last three and a half weeks exploring cycling culture and infrastructure in Europe opened my eyes to what a true biking city looks and feels like. Each of the five cities I visited — Copenhagen, Malmö, Amsterdam, Nijmegen, and Utrecht — has unique approaches to cycling, which translates to a wealth …
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Social and Political Attitudes Towards Cycling
I approach planning through a social lens. I like to envision how cities can make planning and design choices that build and foster community, while promoting healthy lifestyles and social interactions. In this vein, I believe that planning can be most effectively utilized to guide behavior without dictating it. As such, I find myself immediately …
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Multimodal Reflections in Malmö
So far, my time studying urban planning in Europe has been appropriately centered on bicycle infrastructure. However, one common theme has reappeared at every turn during my time abroad: bicycle transportation is just as much about getting people on bikes as it is getting people out of cars. With that framing, a whole host of additional …
Copenhagen’s Regional Bike Network
On Saturday, Owen and I biked out to Hellerup along route C93, one of Greater Copenhagen’s several bicycle superhighways. We rode for approximately 35 minutes, covering just under 5 miles entirely along a grade-separated route. Not once were we forced to share the road with cars or the sidewalk with pedestrians. Furthermore, Owen and I …