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Cycling Across Scandinavia: You Don’t Have To Be A Starchitect Ambulance Chaser To Be Impressed

1:15 pm in architects, bikes, biking, copenhagen, green building, sweden by TreeHugger

photo (5).JPG Guest poster Robert Ouellette has written for the National Post, Corporate Knights and his own Reading Toronto. He is cycling across Sweden and reports: In our search for some kind of Grand Tour enlightenment, the first lesson we learn is that in Copenhagen the war on cars is over. Bicyclists won. The fight wasn't even close. Treehugger.com readers know the statistics already: 1.3 million kilometers cycled each and every work day by about 160,000 people; 50% of the city's adult population ride their bikes to work or school; 24% take transit; 13% walk; 13%...Read the full story on TreeHugger

A New "Lost Generation" Cycles Across Scandinavia To Understand North America

12:07 pm in bike friendly city, bikes, biking, copenhagen, scandinavia by TreeHugger

robert-ouellette-bikes.jpg Guest poster Robert Ouellette (seen above with bikes) has written for the National Post, Corporate Knights and his own Reading Toronto. He is cycling across Sweden and reports: Toronto, a city rated as one of the most livable in the world by The Economist, just elected a new mayor. The unlikely ascension of a little-known suburban councillor who hates government spending to owner of the city's keys was a surprise to almost everyone, especially the departing administration who had done so much to raise Toronto's international re...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Copenhagen Ranked As World’s Most Climate-Resilient City – US Cities Come In 7th & 8th

11:11 am in Business & Politics, copenhagen, Design & Architecture, global climate change, global warming solutions, Science & Technology, urban planning by TreeHugger

copenhagen photo photo: kmaschke/Creative Commons A couple weeks ago we learned about the most climate resilient cities in the US. Now, Triple Pundit has some global rankings have been released for those cities best working towards using low-carbon energy and avert the worst of climate change through mitigati...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Copenhagen’s Green ‘Glass’ House Hits the Road

9:00 am in artists, copenhagen, denmark, Design & Architecture, recycled building materials by TreeHugger

tom fruin kolonihavehus plexiglass house photo The Kolonihavehus and the "Mobility of Avoidance" performance, Copenhagen 2010. Photo: Søren A. Olse / CoreAct. After adding a splash of vivid color to the dark winter streets of Copenhagen, artist Tom Fruin's "Kolonihavehus" -- a cottage made of patchwork squares of recycled plexiglass -- is hit...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Success! Copenhagenize’s Stolen Bike Found!

12:15 pm in bicycles, bikes, copenhagen, Culture & Celebrity, denmark, News by TreeHugger

mikael copenhagenize stolen bike found photo Photo courtesy of Mikael/Copenhagenize.com I Wish They Had Also Caught the Bike Thief Red-Handed... A couple days ago, I wrote about the theft of Mikael's cargo bike in Copenhagen. I knew that the public plea for help was a long shot, but figured it couldn't hurt... Well, sometimes the coin falls on its side and low odd events do happen; it's my pleasure to report that the red Bullitt bike has been returned to its rightful owner. Read on for the details o...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Have You Seen This Bike? Copenhagenize Creator’s Famous Cargo Bike Was Stolen

3:25 pm in bicycles, bikes, copenhagen, Culture & Celebrity by TreeHugger

mikael copenhagenize stolen bike photo Photo courtesy of Mikael/Copenhagenize.com Bring Out the Torches and Pitchforks! I know we have many readers in Copenhagen. This is a quick post to try to help out Mikael from Copenhagenize; his beautiful red Bullitt cargo bike (the same company that made the Sperm Bike) was stolen. It's quite unique and recognizable, and has been featured in countless photos on the web and magazines. Read on for m...Read the full story on TreeHugger