@finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social
Cyclist in Christiania, Copenhagen. Cycling infrastructure, urban mobility, “soft city”. Promoting a bicycle tunnel under the harbor. Uphill. Rejected a driver’s license 50 years ago. Knows the feeling of hitting a car head first.
Årsagen er måske, at cykling - modsat parkering - ikke er en symbolsk konfliktarena.
Alle går ind for bedre cykelforhold ... siger de.
Helt gratis.
Her er det Anja Jensen, der har fået migogkbh til at spørge de københavnske politikere.
Kan du se forskel på svarene?
migogkbh.dk/koebenhavn-k...
Priorities.
Once it really sinks in, that cyclists and pedestrians are actually real people - taxpayers and all, not to mention a potential burden on the local hospital - this approach is just plain common sense.
TfL runs 730 lifts all over London. But apparently it has, by law, the right to ignore 4 crucial lifts in these two central river-crossing tunnels.
My lack of knowledge makes it easy to imagine a solution: a simple contract, where the boroughs pay a fixed annual sum for TfL to keep lifts active.
?
#cykeltunnel #bicycletunnel
København Lynetteholm Refshaleøen Østerbro Langelinie Kastellet Indiakaj Langeliniekaj Refshalebroen
Inspired by Ij Klopper, an ambitious suggestion for Amsterdam by Syb van Breda. Illustration here with names from Copenhagen
10.11.2025 09:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Copenhagen: bicycle bridge or tunnel?
Overborgmester Lars Weiss går planken ud i et interview i Bådmagasinet om den cykelfjendske, havnefjendske, Lynetteholmfjendske 'Refshalebroen'.
(ab., billigt.)
Og jeg har fået lov til at komme med et svar om den mulige cykeltunnel:
Der er en god løsning!
Trying hard to understand, that "This breaks some people’s brains."
I'd guess that what this video shows will appear absolutely ordinary to people in big cities in Europe and South East Asia, and also other parts of the world. Am I wrong?
Cyclists at night with bikes lit up with twinkle lights
Cyclists at night with bikes lit up with twinkle lights
Cyclists at night with bikes lit up with twinkle lights
People adding bike lights to a bicycle
"Good cycle lighting makes all the difference: we see each other better, feel safer, and everyone gets home safely."
On October 31 people of all ages cycled 5kms for the first Zwolse Fietslichtjes Parade.
Read about the event: buff.ly/xEYMb0T
Photos: @gemeentezwolle.bsky.social | WSP Zwolle Zuid
IKEA in central Copenhagen has a "borrow a cargo bike" service. Shop deliberately designed to not attract cars, mainly selling products that are easy to carry.
08.11.2025 15:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Skal vi cyklister virkelig til at være taknemmelige for et-årige bevillinger, afsat i november?
Finansierer man Vejdirektoratet på samme måde?
Hvad foregår der omkring supercykelstisekretariatet?
Hvad er egentlig pointen med det tag?
Man kan jo godt uden videre tage det for pålydende, og det er jo rigtigt. Men jeg fornemmer, at der er mere på spil?
Også relevant for udendørs elevatorer i byer med store, skarpe højdeforskelle. De findes jo, til personer.
(see Pfaffenthal Panoramic Elevator, Luxembourg City.)
transport med en mangfoldighed af køretøjer.
Miljøvenligt, klimavenligt, grønt, bæredygtigt, trafiksikkert - og sundt og sjovt.
Erhvervsvenligt.
Inkluderende for div. svage grupper af trafikanter: det vil fx udvide aktionsradius for mormor på Lynetteholm.
En produktide, gratis -
aflang elevator, der er så robust, at den slet ikke kan sættes ud af spillet af en ladcykel. Forestil dig fire ladcykler efter hinanden, der triller ind i en lang elevator på et øjeblik. Døre i begge ender både oppe og nede, ensrettet trafik.
En ny dimension (!) af effektiv
barnevogn over seniorcykel og lænestolsscooter og "vuggestuebus" til fremtidens mangfoldige erhvervstransport på cykelstierne.
Det kunne blive en global eksportsucces:
The next step in the cargo bike revolution: ’The Copenhagen Cargo Bike Elevator’.
Jeg foreslår en
Refshaleøen (Lynetteholm), og det gælder parkeringsanlæg, især ved stationer, hvor en god robust ladcykelelevator vil udvide mulighederne for parkering, fx lige over eller under sporene.
Men "ladcykel" åbner også for hele mangfoldigheden af små, langsomme køretøjer: fra rollator og
Lodret transport åbner byen op.
🧵
Cykelbyen (ie Copenhagen) er blevet en ladcykelby. Men ladcykler kan ikke bæres op ad trapper, de kan ikke være i almindelige elevatorer, og de klarer ikke stejle ramper.
De har brug for et løft!
Det gælder cykeltunnelen til
byrummonitor.dk/nyheder/deba...
I have written an article (in Danish) in a city planning/architecture magazine about vertical transport of bikes, cargo bikes etc. And how The Cargo Bike Friendly Elevator (sorry, lift) could open up the cityscapes, in more ways than one.
"Next Step in The Cargo Bike Revolution"!
Thread in Danish:
Ja, det var jo der, jeg fandt det billede (som jeg har hentet fra en turistvideo fra stedet).
Hvis det var muligt i 1911, så må det også være muligt at udvikle en effektiv ladcykelelevator i dag.
(Jeg ved slet ikke hvad hin Stefan har gang i med det tag?)
Somebody should make a video contrasting these two bicycle tunnels, comparing them: respect of craft and detail and beauty, respect of cyclists and pedestrians.
And of course such a video could end on the Parkbrug. Even the ramp leading up to it is beautiful. Thoughtful.
bicycledutch.bsky.social
Afaik Antwerp is also the only city with two bicycle tunnels.
The Kennedy-tunnel (1969) is a monument of the era of cars and concrete. Whereas the old Sint Anna-tunnel (Scheldt tunnel, 1933) is a cherished beauty.
@bicycledutch.bsky.social made a lovely video youtube.com/watch?v=yX4Kd1w2ZFE
"The secret isn’t hidden policy genius or decades of cultural conditioning—it’s infrastructure. Build safe, continuous, and visible bike lanes, and the bikes will come."
It works.
Just do it.
Without close knowledge of Glasgow, or UK: will this affect local voting?
I guess this is the time to leverage the international coverage of bikeable, walkable Montreal.
Any "bikelash" initiative should be framed as an attack on the qualities, that makes the world speak positively about Montreal.
I guess your own tourist agencies do the same?
Want safe streets? Make sure your ballot reflects your values, Cambridge.
03.11.2025 03:11 — 👍 19 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 1Kombinationsrejser (cykel/tog) er ikke kun til fordel for
-cyklisterne
-og for alle de brede samfundsmæssige fordele ved cykling
-men også for den kollektive trafik som helhed.
Det har man jo også arbejdet på i DK i årtier. Eller nogen har. Men ikke helt med det hollandske ambitionsniveau
"We're improving London for everyone by investing in public transport, green infrastructure, and ways to encourage more walking and cycling.
Doing this helps to improve air quality, make roads safer, reduce congestion and tackle the climate emergency."
Sounds nice!
Oh.
I see.
Maybe you need to involve Sadiq Khan?
Remind him of this:
->
Chatbot wisdom:
"Transport for London (TfL) is responsible for operating more than 730 lifts across its network ... particularly on the London Underground (Tube), the London Overground, and the Elizabeth Line."
How many does these three councils operate? How many full time prof. workers/managers?
As a Dane with an interest in (bicycle) foot tunnels, I have no idea what the best structure would be. But these lifts are obviously public transport, that facilitate river crossings. The Greenwich tunnel is part of a National Cycle Route and the Thames Path.
Please explain "TfL does not want to"??
I'm a dane. I never heard of this. Can you give me some facts? Names?
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