Copenhagenize: The Definitive Guide to Global Bicycle Urbanism

389 Pages·2018·20.911 MB·English

by  Colville-Andersen, Mikael

Copenhagenize
Mikael Colville-Andersen
2018
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Contents
1 Contents 13
2 Introduction 15
3 CHAPTER 1 21
4 THE LIFE-SIZED CITY 23
5 CHAPTER 2 27
6 BICYCLE URBANISM BY DESIGN 29
7 CHAPTER 3 43
8 THE BICYCLE’S ROLE IN URBAN LIFE 45
9 CHAPTER 4 53
10 THE RE-DEMOCRATIZATION OF CYCLING 55
11 CHAPTER 5 65
12 TAMING THE BULL IN SOCIETY’S CHINA SHOP 67
13 HEALTH WARNINGS ON MOTOR VEHICLES 77
14 EXTERNAL AIRBAGS ON CARS 79
15 STRICT LIABILITY 81
16 ESTABLISHING 30 KM/H (19 MPH) ZONES 83
17 MOTORING HELMETS 85
18 CHAPTER 6 89
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19 COPENHAGEN’S JOURNEY 91
20 LEARNING FROM FAILING LIKE A CHAMP 99
21 INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES 103
22 CHAPTER 7 111
23 CLIMAPHOBIA & VACUUM-PACKED CITIES 113
24 CHAPTER 8 119
25 THE ARROGANCE OF SPACE 121
26 CHAPTER 9 127
27 MYTHBUSTING 129
28 MYTH 1: PEOPLE WILL ONLY RIDE WHEN IT’S FLAT 131
29 MYTH2: IT’S TOO HOT! 135
30 MYTH 3: BUT WE HAVE WINTER HERE! 137
31 MYTH 4: WE NEVER USED TO CYCLE HERE 139
32 MYTH 5: THE DANES AND DUTCH HAVE ALWAYS
DONE IT. IT’S THEIR CULTURE. 141
33 MYTH 6: DANES RIDE BIKES BECAUSE CARS ARE SO
EXPENSIVE AND THEY CAN’T AFFORD THEM. 143
34 MYTH 7: WE DON’T HAVE SPACE FOR BIKES 145
35 MYTH 8: I HAVE TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
THOSE FEW PEOPLE CYCLING NOW?! 147
36 MYTH 9: WE HAVE SPRAWL! 149
37 MYTH 10: YOU CAN’T DO THAT ON A BIKE 151
38 MYTH 11: IT TOOK COPENHAGEN AND AMSTERDAM
OVER 40 YEARS. IT’LL TAKE US THAT LONG, TOO. 153
39 CHAPTER 10 157
40 ARCHITECTURE 159
41 CHAPTER 11 165
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42 DESIRE LINES AND UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR 167
43 BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES 179
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44 CHAPTER 12 183
45 A SECRET CYCLING LANGUAGE 185
46 CHAPTER 13 193
47 A2BISM 195
48 THINKING INTERMODAL 203
49 CHAPTER 14 207
50 THE ART OF GATHERING DATA 209
51 CHAPTER 15 219
52 BEST PRACTICE DESIGN AND INFRASTRUCTURE 221
53 BUS STOPS 229
54 OTHER SOLUTIONS FOR PROTECTED INFRASTRUC-
TURE 231
55 WHAT ABOUT CONTRA-FLOW? 233
56 WHAT ABOUT SHARED SPACE? 235
57 BUT ISN’T ANY BIKE LANE BETTER THAN NOTHING?237
58 PLAN A NETWORK 241
59 THE BICYCLE DESERVES A SUPERHIGHWAY 249
60 CHAPTER 16 251
61 PRIORITIZING CYCLING 253
62 GET POLITICAL LEADERS ON BOARD 257
63 CURB THE PARASITES 261
64 MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP 265
65 PAY ATTENTION TO PARKING 269
66 MAKE INTERSECTIONS SAFER 273
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67 CONSIDER ELECTRIC BIKES CAREFULLY 275
68 CHAPTER 17 279
69 DESIGN & INNOVATION 281
70 THE GREEN WAVE 283
71 PRE-GREEN TRAFFIC SIGNALS 285
72 COUNTDOWN CLOCKS 287
73 PULLED-BACK STOP LINES 289
74 TRAFFIC SIGNS SHOWING TRAVEL TIMES 291
75 DIGITAL BIKE COUNTERS 293
76 BIKE BOXES 295
77 RIGHT TURNS 297
78 CONVERSATION LANES 299
79 PARKING INNOVATION 301
80 GARBAGE CANS, RAILINGS, AND FOOTRESTS 303
81 TOOL RACKS AND AIR PUMPS 305
82 CORPORATE TAG-ALONGS 307
83 SPONTANEITY 309
84 WEATHER SENSORS 311
85 INTERNATIONAL FOCUS 313
86 BIKE-SHARE 317
87 SPONGE CITIES 319
88 KEEP IT SIMPLE 321
89 CHAPTER 18 325
90 CARGO BIKE LOGISTICS 327
91 CHAPTER 19 333
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92 CURATING TRANSFERABLE IDEAS 335
93 THE “WHEELBENDERS” 337
94 INSURANCE 339
95 INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN 341
96 CHAPTER 20 347
97 COMMUNICATION & ACVOCACY 349
98 ADVOCATE WITH CARE 357
99 THE H WORD 361
100CYCLING’S SECRET SECT 363
101DRAW THE LINE 367
102CLEAR GOALS AND UNITY 369
103SHOW, DON’T TELL 371
104POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT 375
105POSITIVITY 377
106Conclusion 383
107About the Author 387
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Copyright © 2018 Mikael Colville-Andersen