When we say that we want Copenhagen to become the Eco-metropolis of the world by 2015 - showcasing the world’s best urban environment - this includes becoming the best cycling city in the world. We believe that there is a close connection between pleasant cycling conditions and clean, healthy and livable urban environments where people feel at home. You can read more about our goals and visions for how Copenhagen can become the world’s best cycling city in the newly published bicyclestrategy "Good, Better, Best - The City of Copenhagen's Bicyclestrategy 2011 - 2025" or by visiting the website City of Cyclists...
The best alternative to cycling will be public transport, which must also be improved. Investment in ease of travel by metro, bus and so on will ensure that public transport is the preferred alternative to cycling, rather than the car. More on public transport
We must keep up the speed! In recent years, economic growth in the Copenhagen metropolitan area has developed positively. The regional gross domestic product has grown by 22% over ten years. This has also stimulated transport growth on our roads. Against this background, a number of municipalities have created the Municipal Forum. The vision of the Municipal Forum is to maintain a well-functioning transport system that ensures a free flow of traffic to everybody’s advantage. We see this as a basic precondition for continuing growth and prosperity in the metropolitan area. For this reason, we must meet the challenge presented by the traffic. In addition, car traffic is by far the greatest cause of air pollution in Copenhagen. The air can and must be even cleaner than it is now. The goal is clear. People should be able to move around in Copenhagen and breathe the air without risk to their health. Like the majority of major European cities, Copenhagen has difficulty in living up to the air quality requirements for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). By 2015 at the latest, we must be able to meet all the national and international limits for material in the air which can be damaging to our health.
