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Why Your Next Car Is a Bike

Why Your Next Car Is a Bike

By Carlo Ratti, Ida Auken On the window of a bike shop in Copenhagen, a sign reads: Your next car is a bike. More than 62 percent of Copenhageners cycle to work in one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world, and the municipality is actively investing in new bike lanes and green light […]

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    Germany’s 62-Mile Bike Highway to Connect 10 Cities + 4 Universities

    Germany’s 62-Mile Bike Highway to Connect 10 Cities + 4 Universities

    By Kelly McCartney Leave it to Germany to build a bicycle autobahn that connect 10 cities within its borders. The goal? To take some 50,000 vehicles off the actual highways and make commuting by bike a much easier—and safer—proposition. RS1 The idea was sparked six years ago when a cultural project caused the one-day closure […]