September 2006

ETE: On DANISH City Bikes…

September 5, 2006

The famous ‘city bikes’ in Copenhagen are actually quite hard to find since the demand is much greater than the supply — same applies for bike parking! These communal bikes can be used by inserting a 20 kroner coin into a slot on the handle bars, which then releases it from a chain connected to [...]

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ETE: On DANISH Trains…

September 4, 2006

Being in Copenhagen for a week now, I can hop on and off the S-Tog train system without thinking twice. It is great living only a few stops from the Stroget, the huge pedestrian city centre with tons of FABULOUS places to shop. The best part is that I can tote Nicole’s pink bike around [...]

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ETE: On DANISH Bicycling Attire…

September 3, 2006

Copenhagen is world renown for two reasons: 1) It’s a global leader in the bicycling realm 2) It’s a global leader in the fashion industry It’s been quite fun not only observing the unbelievable quantity of bikes, but the European fashion that rides them. With businessmen in expensive suits and young women in chic dresses, [...]

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ETE: On DANISH Ability to Alter Travel Behavior…

September 1, 2006

I suppose this title may not be completely accurate, but I wanted to analyze my dear friends here in Copenhagen a bit. The family I am staying with here moved from Seattle last summer for a job opportunity with the World Health Organization. It has been fun staying in this nice neighborhood filled with embassy [...]

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