Copenhagen - changes in the northern city during 1960-2011

[maxkatz2]

Some history of the urban development. For many thousands of years (approximately 4,000 to be exact) cities were built gradually and were intended for people. They grew gradually, little by little, the streets weren't wide, the houses weren't tall and the facades were all unique and interesting. That's the way it was because people moved around the

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[lars_gemzoe]

Dear Max

[olenalis]

These desition is really cool! I live in the big city Donetsk, traffic is our hadpain, a lot of cars are running day and night, and it is no way to wider roads in more cases. And I have been leaving for a year in Stockholm 8 years ago and can compare, I really dislike the area of Hötorget because of traffic and no way to walk!

[sia_kirknaes]

Hi Max

[olenalis]

good decision! we srtangle from cars to be everywere in Donetsk. it would be a way to decide it, if our city administration had taken this challenge. But what about planing restriction for such changes?

[petr372]

Very interesting!
Here in Limassol, Cyprus (200 th citizens) the only public transport are buses which started functioning way back in 2010, and pedestrians are very rarely spotted, not to mention cyclists.
People say "We are Cypriots, not Scandinavians" :)

[dksd]

I want ask about using tram as main transport (Max said it once). I found it not so good of it is non-mobility and low speed.

[ext_272378]

How come renovating a tram railway once in a decade can be more expensive than renovating several lanes of apshalt every 3-4 years? Maintenance of rail is also less expensive.

The dilemma of two-way cycle tracks

[ext_272378]

Having listened to Kristian's comments on two of my projects I have a question to ask. Kristian pointed out the shortcomings of two-way cycle tracks along the streets