The construction product should be planned with a view to creating investment and drawing up a tender.  Planners should decide whether it’s a good idea to implement general traffic safety measures en masse with an option for carrying out specific sol… Read more

The choice of materials is crucial both for aesthetic reasons and so road users know where to go. In addition, the type of construction is crucial for the infrastructure’s long term durability, and whether it’s still attractive several years along th… Read more

Traffic safety must be up to standard, and one way of ensuring this is by an impartial traffic safety audit. You can start by doing a bicycle inspection yourself. Calculating cyclist service levels can also be part of the project planning. By Troels… Read more

The correct intersection solution is crucial for cyclist comfort and safety. There are a number of detail solutions that make cycling easier without compromising on safety. Many of these are good, standard solutions. By Troels Anderen, Odense Municip… Read more

The one-way cycle track with a kerb is the excellent standard solution for safe bicycle traffic. However, cycle lanes, edge lanes, or two-way cycle tracks are also possibilities if there are really good reasons for choosing them.  The most important… Read more

It’s best to aim for a uniform solution in each area which in urban areas should primarily be based on one-way cycle tracks. The road rules contain excellent recommendations, but pilot projects to test new measures may also prove necessary. Cyclist c… Read more

The state of Denmark has drawn up a new strategy for bicycle traffic in response to the fact that bicycle traffic has dropped. It includes three focus areas: everyday cycling, active holiday and leisure, and secure, new cyclists. Substantial investme… Read more

The cycle track plan should involve citizens and organizations, and planners must constantly be on the lookout for opportunities for joining it with other construction projects. It is important that the plan links up with other objectives involving s… Read more

Cycle track planners should address the issue of whether the cycle track network should be strictly segregated from cars or whether the requirement can be relaxed. They should also consider whether the overall question of road closure, traffic calmin… Read more

A bicycle traffic plan should be based on what’s already there and what cyclists already have. City and country are two highly different things, and the type of city also makes a big difference.  What should be the central focus of country planning,… Read more