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For Copenhageners, cycling is as natural as brushing their teeth. Cycling is the preferred mode of transport as the bicycle is a key component for urban planning. But becoming the world’s best city for cyclists is not a goal in itself, but a means to becoming a greener, healthier and livable city.
The main purpose of the Cycle Superhighways is to create better conditions for commuter cyclists, and thus encourage more people to choose the bike over the car – also over longer distances. It provides improved health and urban environment and less congestion – for the benefit of all road users.
DSB aims to make the combination of cycling and train attractive and easy accessible. In the Copenhagen suburban area, it is free to bring your bike on the S-tog, and at all of our stations, we offer parking facilities which will be further improved in capacity and quality in the coming years.
COWI offers cross sectarian consulting services concerning cycle traffic and have a broad experience in how to make bicycle friendly urban planning and development. COWI has helped municipalities implement bicycle cities with the whole spectrum of initiatives that make more people use their bike.
Since 1905, the Danish Cyclists’ Federation has been pushing for political priorities that will enable everyone to choose a healthy, active way of life, and that will unleash the enormous social potential of a strong cycling culture and bring about a healthier, more sustainable world.
Trafik i Børnehøjde means ‘traffic in children’s eye level’. We specialize in school road projects and behavior. In our work with the schools, we insist that children and youth involvement in traffic solution is the best path to school engagement.
Being Danish, both as nationality and as company, means we are daily living and conducting our lives in, what by many are considered A world-class cycling culture, which both embrace everyday cycling (commuting) and recreational (sport) cycling. We strongly believe that every country and city can be…
Danish Cycling Tourism is a non-profit association of public and private partners whose main purpose is to develop cycling tourism in Denmark. Danish Cycling Tourism is also the EuroVelo Coordination Centre for Denmark from 2016 and onwards.
Geveko Markings is a global road markings company Geveko Markings is a Danish company, with a global presence. We manufacture and supply the full range of materials for road markings and decorative horizontal applications. Our markings safeguard communities and guide people to their destination as w…
The Danish Road Directorate is part of the Danish Transport Ministry. The directorate promotes an integrated road and transport system and is responsible for a portfolio of around 4.000 km of state-owned roads that carry around 45 % of the entire road traffic in the country.
Urban Cycle Planning was founded in 2011 by architect, Lotte Bech, with the aim to promote cycling for the benefits of life quality in cities around the world. Urban Cycle Planning offers study tours and cycle training for children and is coordinator for the Bikable City Masterclass.
Rambøll is a leading engineering, design and consultancy company. At Rambøll, we help our customers meet today’s high demands for improved transportation systems and increased mobility by navigating the complex challenges associated with the planning and design of cities and transport systems.
Member of the Cycling Embassy of Denmark since 2011
Vi er dedikerede til at fremme bæredygtighed inden for cykelverdenen. På mange områder bliver cykler desværre efterladt som affald, med tusindvis der hvert år bliver forladt og forsømt i Aarhus Kommune, hvor vores rejse begyndte. Disse efterladte cykler bliver ofte ikke engang sorteret og ender med…
Marianne Weinreich Marianne Weinreich, founder of Weinreich Mobility and Chairman of the Cycling Embassy of Denmark. Marianne has worked as a mobility consultant for cities for almost 25 years. She is an expert on cycling policy and promotion and has worked all over the World. She is also an experie…
Gladsaxe was nominated for the “Cycle City Award” in 2015. Approximately 22 percent of Gladsaxe’s residents use their bicycle as their primary means of transport, meaning that Gladsaxe, a part of the Greater Copenhagen region, is one of the five most cycling municipalities in Denmark.
The Danish Transport Federation is an independent business organisation within the Confederation of Danish Industries. The Confederation of Danish Industries has 10.000 members, of which more than 3.000 are members of the Danish Transport Federation.
Moving Spaces is an architectural consultancy offering the transport solutions and urban design frame for the sustainable city with great emphasis on bicycle planning and behavior. We work with both the built urban fabric, behavioral aspects and the traffic solutions that together make up a whole.
Gehl’s vision is to create better cities for people. We work to promote a holistic sustainable lifestyle, and thereby to improve people’s quality of life. We believe there is more to cycling than cycling. In short, a bike-able city is a good city for people.
The Danish Two-wheel Retailers Association (ETRA) is a trade association for bicycle retailers and represents the interests of many of the bicycle retailers in Denmark. ETRA promotes cycling and safety in Denmark through cooperation with relevant partners on politics, lobbying, and counseling.
DGI is the non-elite sport organisation in Denmark – a non-governmental organisation that aims at increasing physical activity among the Danish population in close cooperation with the Danish local sports clubs.
Thomas Krag Mobility Advice is an advisory company specialized in transport behavior and attitudes to transport. We have carried out numerous analysis of transport, among these cycling’s influence on the societal costs of transport, forecasts of bicycle parking and more.
Falco designs, manufactures and supplies all types of standard and custom made urban furniture as we know that there is a need for different bicycle parking solutions. All of our products are produced in high quality, user-friendly design and with good durability in mind.
Member of the Cycling Embassy of Denmark since 2015
Urban Creators is a consultancy working with green and liveable mobility, urban development, process management and communication for and in collaboration with public and private organizations, foundations, citizens, and others. For Urban Creators, cycling holds a great potential as part of green ur…
In the Capital Region of Denmark, cycling is considered a societal investment, as it reduces congestion, carbon emissions, air- and noise pollution, and increases health and life quality. Regional politicians have granted funds to regional projects e.g. the cross-municipal Cycling Super Highways.