Dear cycling researchers,

I thought some on here might be interested in a new book on Copenhagen.
A link and short summary is below.

Best wishes and safe cycling wherever you might be,

-jh

https://www.routledge.com/Street-Fights-in-Copenhagen-Bicycle-and-Car-Politics-in-a-Green-Mobility/Henderson-Gulsrud/p/book/9781138334892

With 29 percent of all trips made by bicycle, Copenhagen is considered a
model of green transport. This book considers the underlying political
conditions that enabled cycling to appeal to such a wide range of
citizens in Copenhagen and asks how this can be replicated elsewhere.

Despite Copenhagen’s global reputation, its success has been a result of
a long political struggle and is far from completely secure. Car use in
Denmark is increasing, including in Copenhagen's suburbs, and new
developments in Copenhagen include more parking for cars. There is a
political tension in Copenhagen over the spaces for cycling, the car,
and public transit. In considering examples of backlashes and conflicts
over street space in Copenhagen, this book argues that the kinds of
debates happening in Copenhagen are very similar to the debates
regularly occurring in cities throughout the world. This makes
Copenhagen more, not less, comparable to many cities around the world,
including cities in the United States.

This book will appeal to upper-level undergraduates and graduates in
urban geography, city planning, transportation, environmental studies,
as well as transportation advocates, urban policy-makers, and anyone
concerned about climate change and looking to identify paths forward in
their own cities and localities.

--
Jason Henderson
Professor, Geography & Environment
San Francisco State University
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