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Chris Boardman receives CED’s Leadership Award 2019

Chris Boardman receives CED’s Leadership Award 2019

| June 28, 2019

Chris Boardman, Cycling and Walking Commissioner for Greater Manchester, received the Cycling Embassy of Denmark’s annual award at a special Danish session at the Velo-city 2019 conference in Dublin on Thursday.  In order to win the Cycling Embassy of Denmark’s award, you must have done something extraordinary to push the cycle agenda in your city, country,

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Danish & Dutch Masterclass: Pre-Velo-City in Dublin!

Danish & Dutch Masterclass: Pre-Velo-City in Dublin!

| March 28, 2019

Are you attending the Velo-City 2019 Conference in Dublin this June? Arrive early and learn from two of the world’s most experienced and advanced cycling nations on Monday, June 24th!  The Dutch Cycling Embassy and Cycling Embassy of Denmark are thrilled to partner on a single-day, pre-Velo-City masterclass—featuring Danish and Dutch experts—which will highlight best

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Call for Nominees for CED’s Leadership Award for Cycling Promotion 2019

Call for Nominees for CED’s Leadership Award for Cycling Promotion 2019

| March 1, 2019

This is your chance to nominate the candidate you think should be honored with the Cycling Embassy of Denmark’s Leadership Award for Cycling Promotion 2019. True to tradition, the CED will award an individual or an organization with our Leadership Award for Cycling Promotion at the Velo-city conference which takes place in Dublin, Ireland in

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Cycling Embassy of Denmark’s Annual Report 2018

Cycling Embassy of Denmark’s Annual Report 2018

| December 20, 2018

The Cycling Embassy of Denmark’s Annual Report 2018 is out!  Read about our recently issued recommendations as to how and why cycling should be an integral part of urban mobility, how the CED has worked to build international partnerships and better connect cycling and ITS, and much more. 2018 has been an exciting year, but much

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Europe’s best cycle cities to spread the joy of cycling

Europe’s best cycle cities to spread the joy of cycling

| October 8, 2018

13 European cities are to inspire each other to become more bicycle friendly. Copenhagen have been appointed mentor city for Manchester, Riga and Helsinki and are themselves hoping to learn a thing or two from Amsterdam’s experiences with bicycle parking and handling abandoned bikes. Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Munich have been appointed as the three mentor

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It pays off to invest in cycle superhighways

It pays off to invest in cycle superhighways

| September 28, 2018

A new socio-economic analysis of the cycle superhighways in the Capital Region of Denmark shows that the investment in cycle infrastructure and cycle superhighways has many economic benefits. By investing in the total network of 45 routes, the cycle superhighways are estimated to give a socio-economic surplus of 765 million euro.  A complete network of

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