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COPENHAGENCITY OF CYCLISTSFACTS & FIGURES 2017

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Bicycle Public transport

Goal 2025

Goal 2025

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All trips in Copenhagen Trips to work or study in Copenhagen

The ambition of the City of Copenhagen is to be the world’s best city for cyclists. In addition, a range of ambitious goals for 2025 have been decided by the city council and are monitored annually.

THE GOALSBy 2025, the city aims to: • Increase the percentage of commuters who cycle to work or

education to 50%• Increase number of cycle tracks in the Copenhagen PLUS-net

with 80% • Reduce cyclists’ average travel time by 15%• Increase the number of cyclists who feel safe in traffic to 90%• Decrease the number of seriously injured cyclists by 70%• Increase the share of cyclists who find cycle tracks well main-

tained to 80%• Increase the share of citizens who think that bicycle culture

affects the city’s atmosphere positively to 80%• Increase citizens satisfaction with bicycle parking to 70%

FIVE TIMES MORE BICYCLES THAN CARS

SHOPPING DIVIDED ON TRANSPORT MODES

In 2016 Copenhageners owned approximately 675,000 bicycles and 120,000 cars, corresponding to 5.6 bicycles for each car.

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DKK 5.64 is the socioeconomic cost for every new km driven by car in rush hour in Copenhagen

DKK 1.34Gain to society per extra km tra-veled by bicycle in Copenhagen

SOCIO-ECONOMICS

1.4 MIO Cycled km per day, 2016

15 —20%Average increase in cyclists after implementing separated bicycle tracks

HOW MUCH DO COPENHAGENERS CYCLE?

41%Bicycle share of trips to work or education 2016

23.800Cyclists on the Brygge Bridge in 2016, a 7-fold increase from 3,000 cyclists in 2006

122Times around the earth or 4.9 million kilometers cycled between each serious bicycle accident in Copenhagen

SAFETY

53 —76%Increase in Copenhageners’ sense of safety 2006-2016

20—100%Average increase in cyclists’ feel-ing of safety after implementing separated bicycle tracks

Supermarket and street level shop turnover broken down according to transport mode in %. Customers on bicycle at these businesses account for an annual turnover of DKK 15.4 billion in Copenhagen.

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BICYCLES ON NØRREBROGADE, ONE OF THE BUSIEST CYCLING CORRIDORS IN THE WORLD

TRAFFIC CROSSING THE CITY CENTER IN COPENHAGEN 1970-2016

COPENHAGERNERS’ REASONS FOR CYCLING

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It’s eco-friendly

It’s convenient

It’s cheap

For the exercise

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ROOM FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

25% of all families in Copenhagen with 2 children have a cargo bike. The cargo bike replaces a car in 30% of all households that own a cargo bike.

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Copenhagen as a city of cyclists

Possibility to combine cycling and public transport

Amount of cycle tracks

Width of cycling tracks

Cycle track maintenance

Road maintenanceCycle parking in general

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Cycled kilometres in CopenhagenCyclist fatalities and casualties Cyclist risk in Copenhagen

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Share of cyclists who feel safe

Cyclist casualties

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Cycle tracks away from roads with motorised tra�c

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Wider cycle tracks

Would cycle more, if conditions for cyclists were improved 31%

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DEVELOPMENT IN SATISFACTION RATE AMONG CYCLISTS 2008-2016

TREND IN RELATIVE CYCLIST RISK IN COPENHAGEN (1995 = INDEX 100)

GOALS FOR CYCLISTS FEELING OF SAFETY AND ACTUAL SAFETY 2008-2016

WHAT WOULD MAKE COPENHAGENERS CYCLE MORE

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READ MORE ONLINE:City of Copenhagen’s information on cyclingwww.kk.dk/cityofcyclists THE DANISH CYCLISTS FEDERATIONwww.cyklistforbundet.dk/english

CYCLING EMBASSY OF DENMARKwww.cycling-embassy.org

VISIT DENMARK – TOURIST INFORMATIONwww.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/sight-seeing/bike-city-copenhagen