How Amsterdam and Copenhagen promote bicycling
What is it about Copenhagen and Amsterdam that puts between 33% and 40% of its commuters on bicycles everyday?
It goes beyond the fact that the terrain is mostly flat. Nancy Keates tells about some of what they’re doing in an article, “Building a Better Bike Lane,” that appeared in Friday’s Wall Street Journal. Among them:
– Amsterdam has built five new bicycle parking garages, and one is in the works for 10,000 bikes at the main train station. …
