URBAN CYCLIN

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IN EUROPE

CAN HONG K

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2Bicycle Parking Lot / AirBete@Wikipedia/ CC BY-SA

CASE 1: THE NETHERLANDS

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09860/ Dylan Passmore@Flickr/ CC BY-ND

Cycle tracks are separated and protected from motor

traffic by kerbs

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Fietsstraat/ John Tarantino@Wikipedia/ CC BY-SA

In some roads cyclists are given the priority to

use the roads.

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09857/ Dylan Passmore@Flickr/ CC BY-ND

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Hovenring Eindhoven/ HHahn@Wikipedia/ CC BY-SA

Hovenring Eindhoven/ JT@Flickr/ CC BY-NC-ND

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Sign indicating shared use bike path/ Cyclemania @Flickr/ CC BY-NC-ND

Netherlands – Train Bicycle Storage/ Cyclemania @Flickr/ CC BY-NC-ND

8Cyclists at red/ heb@Wiki/ CC BY-SA

CASE 2: DENMARK

9Copenhagen cycle path/ Cian Ginty@Flickr/ CC BY-NC-SA

The Quary Bridge in Copenhagen/ Stig Nygaad@Wiki/ CC BY

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Advanced stop line on the bike lane/ anabananasplit@Flickr/ CC BY-NC-SA

Stop line for cars

Stop line for bicycles

11“Pre-green” lights for cyclists in Copenhagen/ Cian Ginty/ CC BY-NC-SA

Traffic light for cyclists

Cyclists will get a green light 4-12 seconds before

cars do

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Green wave for cyclists

Cyclists riding at a speed of 20km/h can travel

straight forward without being stopped by a red

signal

Green Wave, Copenhagen/ Planetgordon@Flickr/ CC BY-NC-ND

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Three Generations/ Colville-Andersen@Flickr/ CC BY-NC-ND

Cargo/ Colville-Anderen@Flickr/ CC BY-ND

Bike parade – transport/ Colville-Andersen@Flickr/ CC BY-ND

Cargo shopping/ Colville-Andersen@Flickr/ CC BY-ND

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Velo-city Global 2010 Copenhagen/ Daniel Sparing@Flickr/ CC BY-NC-SA

15Collage of the s-train bicycle system/ European Cyclists’ Federation@Wiki/ CC BY-SA

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A familiar crosswalk/ malouette@Flickr/ CC BY-SA

Traffic/ Gramicidin@Flickr/ CC BY-NC-SA

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HOW WOULD YOU “COPENHAGENIZE” HONG KONG?

CASE STUDY 3: THE UK

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Waterloo Station: Cycle Hire Mega Station/ Jack 999@Flickr/ CC-NC-SA

The Hairy Biker/ Gareth Williams @Flickr/ CC-BY