Copenhagen is too heigh on that list I think. It could still be a lot better. Still lots of dangerous right turns and non protected bike lanes and poor parking options. I’m most salty about lack of parking actually. Train stations also often lack elevators with proper space.
In general I’m surprised how pedestrian unfriendly Danish cities are given how much space bikes get.
With the snow there recently was, bike lanes where free, while sidewalks where a mess.
My first thought looking at that list was that all those cities get snow. I hate the cold. Always have. I’d move to the equator if I wasn’t capable of getting a sunburn in upstate New York in about 5 minutes of exposure. Thankfully IB, CA, US is fairly warm, and installing pretty good isolated bike lanes on many streets currently.
Man, you are screwed, but you know I hated traveling in the cold too, not talking about just 50s, until I vacationed with brother’s family from Christmas to after New Years, outside of Seattle, WA. With South Florida. bought winter gloves, my hands were freezing during the fire works. I can now travel through, but not stay, in cold/40s-20s weather by that experience, maybe, you could find the same results? Of course to if I had stayed for years, I would be completely cold hardened, my brother been there for decades & he walks around in South Florida.’s summer gear during winters of Seattle, WA… I would suggest you take the weather for AWESOMENESS that Democratic Socialist Scandinavian country offers, the best of The USA sucks in comparison!
It’s because keeping the road and bicycle paths clear of snow are municipal responsibilities but sidewalks are the responsibility of whoever owns the land the sidewalk runs adjacent to.
There’s basically no punishment for not clearing the snow, and there’s no metrics for how clear it should be, so the sidewalks are always a mess when it snows and doesn’t melt by days end.
NNNOO!!! Denmark is my favorite country, I would move there in a sec., if their immigration laws would take me.
You cannot count snow against Denmark, they no control of that.
Why would the sidewalks be a mess? In a Democratic Socialist Scandinavian country?
I never of any bicycle lanes at any location directly costing riders money, taxes pay for them.
I’m not holding snow against them, but their pedestrian infrastructure.
It’s great for bikes, no doubt, but sidewalks are ridiculously narrow, are not cleared from snow, and in some areas don’t even exist, so you have to walk on the bike path.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s very possible to get around on foot, but walking longer distances does not seem to be part of the city planning.
If the bike paths would be equally terrible, I wouldn’t even complain, but streets and bike paths are both well maintained.
It’s honestly still a pretty terrifying experience to the uninitiated. The way the cars, bikes, trams and pedestrians all flow around each other takes some getting used to.
Copenhagen is too heigh on that list I think. It could still be a lot better. Still lots of dangerous right turns and non protected bike lanes and poor parking options. I’m most salty about lack of parking actually. Train stations also often lack elevators with proper space.
Copenhagen is high because this list is from “Copenhagenize”, and their list is shit https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes/115605190282240272
In general I’m surprised how pedestrian unfriendly Danish cities are given how much space bikes get.
With the snow there recently was, bike lanes where free, while sidewalks where a mess.
In Amsterdam when it was snowing like 2 weeks ago they also didn’t clear the sidewalks at all except in the city centre.
My first thought looking at that list was that all those cities get snow. I hate the cold. Always have. I’d move to the equator if I wasn’t capable of getting a sunburn in upstate New York in about 5 minutes of exposure. Thankfully IB, CA, US is fairly warm, and installing pretty good isolated bike lanes on many streets currently.
Man, you are screwed, but you know I hated traveling in the cold too, not talking about just 50s, until I vacationed with brother’s family from Christmas to after New Years, outside of Seattle, WA. With South Florida. bought winter gloves, my hands were freezing during the fire works. I can now travel through, but not stay, in cold/40s-20s weather by that experience, maybe, you could find the same results? Of course to if I had stayed for years, I would be completely cold hardened, my brother been there for decades & he walks around in South Florida.’s summer gear during winters of Seattle, WA… I would suggest you take the weather for AWESOMENESS that Democratic Socialist Scandinavian country offers, the best of The USA sucks in comparison!
What does IB stand for?
Imperial Beach. It’s just north of Tijuana just south of San Diego.
Okay, thanks
It’s because keeping the road and bicycle paths clear of snow are municipal responsibilities but sidewalks are the responsibility of whoever owns the land the sidewalk runs adjacent to.
There’s basically no punishment for not clearing the snow, and there’s no metrics for how clear it should be, so the sidewalks are always a mess when it snows and doesn’t melt by days end.
NNNOO!!! Denmark is my favorite country, I would move there in a sec., if their immigration laws would take me. You cannot count snow against Denmark, they no control of that. Why would the sidewalks be a mess? In a Democratic Socialist Scandinavian country? I never of any bicycle lanes at any location directly costing riders money, taxes pay for them.
I’m not holding snow against them, but their pedestrian infrastructure.
It’s great for bikes, no doubt, but sidewalks are ridiculously narrow, are not cleared from snow, and in some areas don’t even exist, so you have to walk on the bike path.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s very possible to get around on foot, but walking longer distances does not seem to be part of the city planning.
If the bike paths would be equally terrible, I wouldn’t even complain, but streets and bike paths are both well maintained.
Strange, that just does not make any sense, in Democratic Socialist & Scandinavian country.
It’s honestly still a pretty terrifying experience to the uninitiated. The way the cars, bikes, trams and pedestrians all flow around each other takes some getting used to.