The Big Picture: Bikes, Not Cars

Below is an excellent video about how Copenhagen has prioritized the bicycle, over the automobile. I think it's worth equating "livability" with "bike-friendliness". A metropolis that is filled with fly-overs is not a bike-friendly city. A city should prioritize making transportation outside of the automobile faster and safer. Therefore, a cyclist and walker friendly city is a better city.

Without proper bike lanes, I think we need this campaign here

Another important message of the video is the idea that if we build the proper infrastructures, the people will start using their bicycles more. I believe in this message. It's not about the current number of cyclists on the road but about our ability to accommodate daily commuters that would push people to actually choose this method of transportation. I wish that this becomes adopted as a policy by the government, both nationally and locally.

The Big Picture - 01 - Top 10 Bicycle-Friendly Design Elements in Copenhagen from Copenhagenize on Vimeo.