Street Fights in Copenhagen: Bicycle and Car Politics in a Green Mobility City (Advances in Urban Sustainability)

With 29 Percent Of All Trips Made By Bicycle, Copenhagen Is Considered A Model Of Green Transport. This Book Considers The Underlying Political Conditions That Enabled Cycling To Appeal To Such A Wide Range Of Citizens In Copenhagen And Asks How This Can Be Replicated Elsewhere. Despite Copenhagen's Global Reputation, Its Success Has Been A Result Of A Long Political Struggle And Is Far From Completely Secure. Car Use In Denmark Is Increasing, Including In Copenhagen's Suburbs, And New Developments In Copenhagen Include More Parking For Cars. There Is A Political Tension In Copenhagen Over The Spaces For Cycling, The Car, And Public Transit. In Considering Examples Of Backlashes And Conflicts Over Street Space In Copenhagen, This Book Argues That The Kinds Of Debates Happening In Copenhagen Are Very Similar To The Debates Regularly Occurring In Cities Throughout The World. This Makes Copenhagen More, Not Less, Comparable To Many Cities Around The World, Including Cities In The United States. This Book Will Appeal To Upper-level Undergraduates And Graduates In Urban Geography, City Planning, Transportation, Environmental Studies, As Well As Transportation Advocates, Urban Policy-makers, And Anyone Concerned About Climate Change And Looking To Identify Paths Forward In Their Own Cities And Localities. Introduction : Why Copenhagen -- Copenhagen : Bicycle City -- A Short History Of Cycling And Car Politics In Copenhagen -- Something Is Rotten In The State Of Denmark! : The Plateauing Of Cycling And The Rise In Car Ownership In Copenhagen -- The Politics Of Mobility In Copenhagen -- How Many Cars In The City? : The Copenhagen Toll Ring Debate -- Cycling Policy Is Parking Policy : The Politics Of Car Parking In Copenhagen -- From The Harbor Tunnel To The Metro Ring, What Kind Of City? -- Conclusion : Towards A Politics Of Hope And The Green Mobility City. Jason Henderson And Natalie Marie Gulsrud. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Why Copenhagen? The incredible potential of cycling Why Copenhagen? The plan of the book References 1. Copenhagen: Bicycle city Observing cycling in Copenhagen Cycling in Copenhagen: a quick scan of the literature Cycling in Copenhagen: data and metrics Clearing the air about sweat and rain: topography and weather in Copenhagen Cycling in Copenhagen: bikeability, spatial range, and the compact city Cycling infrastructure in Copenhagen Harmonizing cycling and public transit Conclusion: Copenhagen as a model References 2. A short history of cycling and car politics in Copenhagen Introduction Social democracy, cycling, and cars The Danish car tax Safety through separation from traffic Contrasting cycling histories in Denmark and the United States Mid-century ambivalence towards cycling and the car Reclaiming bicycle space Renaissance: the bicycle boom Conclusion: restoration? References Interviews held by Jason Henderson from 2015 to 2017 with transportation experts in Copenhagen 3. “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”: The plateauing of cycling and the rise in car ownership in Copenhagen “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” The plateauing of cycling in Copenhagen Overcrowding and capacity for cycling in Copenhagen Suburbs that love to drive: car ownership in Copenhagen and Denmark Copenhagen’s climate gap Conclusion: Copenhagen at a crossroads References Interviews held by Jason Henderson from 2015 to 2017 with transportation experts in Copenhagen 4. The politics of mobility in Copenhagen Introduction Left/Progressive politics of mobility Neoliberal mobility in Copenhagen Right/Conservative politics of mobility The politics of right-wing mobility and resentment Conclusion: now the hard part References Interviews held by Jason Henderson from 2015 to 2017 with transportation experts in Copenhagen 5. How many cars in the city?: The Copenhagen toll ring debate Introduction: how many cars? Congestion pricing around the world A brief history of Copenhagen’s toll ring debate Why does Copenhagen not have a toll ring? Social Democratic party-political calculus Shifting storylines and toll ring border Class antagonism and the toll ring Conclusion: post-toll ring or congestion pricing renaissance? References Interviews held by Jason Henderson from 2015 to 2017 with transportation experts in Copenhagen 6. Cycling policy is parking policy: The politics of car parking in Copenhagen Cycling policy is parking policy Copenhagen’s Left/Progressive parking legacy The right-wing backlash over parking in Copenhagen Parking “agreements” The politics of parking pricing Parking in the new Copenhagen Revanchist parking and the future politics of mobility in Copenhagen Conclusion: parking policy is cycling policy References Interviews held by Jason Henderson from 2015 to 2017 with transportation experts in Copenhagen 7. From the harbor tunnel to the Metro City Ring: What kind of city? What kind of city? The harbor tunnel debate A brief history of the harbor tunnel and Eastern Ring Road Car restraint and the harbor tunnel The cycling and public transit vision Harmonizing cycling and regional rail Movia, Copenhagen’s neglected bus system Disharmonies with the Metro The Bispeengbuen removal debate Conclusion: what kind of city? References Interviews held by Jason Henderson from 2015 to 2017 with transportation experts in Copenhagen Conclusion: Towards a politics of hope and the green mobility city Politics of hope Defending hope Ideology travels References Interview held by Jason Henderson in 2016 with transportation expert in Copenhagen Interviews in Copenhagen Index Descripción del editor: "With 29 percent of all trips made by bicycle, Copenhagen is considered a model of green transport. This book considers the underlying political conditions that enabled cycling to appeal to such a wide range of citizens in Copenhagen and asks how this can be replicated elsewhere.Despite Copenhagen's global reputation, its success has been a result of a long political struggle and is far from completely secure. Car use in Denmark is increasing, including in Copenhagen's suburbs, and new developments in Copenhagen include more parking for cars. There is a political tension in Copenhagen over the spaces for cycling, the car, and public transit. In considering examples of backlashes and conflicts over street space in Copenhagen, this book argues that the kinds of debates happening in Copenhagen are very similar to the debates regularly occurring in cities throughout the world. This makes Copenhagen more, not less, comparable to many cities around the world, including cities in the United States.This book will appeal to upper-level undergraduates and graduates in urban geography, city planning, transportation, environmental studies, as well as transportation advocates, urban policy-makers, and anyone concerned about climate change and looking to identify paths forward in their own cities and localities." (Routledge) With twenty-nine percent of all trips made by bicycle, Copenhagen is considered a model of green transport. This book considers the underlying political conditions that enabled cycling to appeal to such a wide range of citizens of Copenhagen and asks how this can be replicated elsewhere.