Portland 02.10.2009-10.11.2009San Francisco 19.11.2009-15.12.2009
Mexico City 04.03.2010-30.04.2010
London 01.06.2010-15.07.2010
Prag 10.04.2010-25.04.2010
St. Petersburg 20.05.2010-31.05.2010
Budapest 25.08.2009-25.09.2009London 01.09.2009-02.10.2009
Barcelona 07.11.2009-16.11.2009
Brussels 01.12.2009-18.12.2009
Ljubljana 29.04.2010-10.05.2010
Dublin 12.06.2010-20.06.2010
Klaus Bondam made a recorded address to the audience explaining the benefits of having a strong cycling policy in place and what the next targets for copenhagen would be. in short, Copenhagen plans to have 50% of its commuting by bike in 2015, up from around 35% today. ambitious but far from impossible...
The bicycle in our climate change era could be regarded as a Trojan Horse for Sustainability. In other words, it can insidiously infiltrate people's subconscious ambition to become climate-friendly. By the inhabitants behaving in such a way, the city and urban spaces could become more sustainable in terms of transportation, but even more so in terms of quality of life and life style..
Jan Gehl's urban quality firm GEHL ARCHITECTS is the world's leading urban space planning company when we talk about developing a lifestyle that is enjoyable and healthy for inhabitants and businesses alike. With 40 years of practice, the company has amongst many other cities now transformed Copenhagen's city center into a bustling and lively pedestrian strip where shopping and...
The exhibit will coincide with the United Nations International Climate Conference set for 3-14 December in Copenhagen.
San Francisco— The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) in conjunction with the Embassy of Denmark , Washington, D.C. will bring the acclaimed exhibit Dreams on Wheels to San Francisco City Hall beginning November 19. Developed by curator Thomas Ermacora in collaboration with Danish architect and urban design consultant Jan Gehl, Dreams on Wheels showcases Danish cycling culture and Denmark’s commitment to sustainability via urban design that promotes active transportation.
“The SFMTA is proud to share this exciting exhibit on bicycling with San Francisco and the Bay Area,” said Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., SFMTA Executive Director/CEO. “We know that it will be of great interest to our growing bicycling community.”
The Dreams on Wheels exhibit has made an international journey, most recently stopping in London and Portland, Oregon. The exhibit merges urban cycling culture, design intelligence and environmental consciousness and features case studies on how cycling has affected Danish culture. It also considers the history and social development of biking as a viable transportation alternative.
Press release from Embassy of Denmark, Washington DC of 17 November 2009
COP15 prelude exhibit created for Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
COP15 prelude exhibit created for Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Curation & Design by Etikstudio - 50 Elgin Crescent, W11 2JJ London UK, tel. +44 (0)20 7460 3509, dow@etikstudio.com
For more information, please visit www.denmark.dk
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Thank you for bringing this exhibit to the Bay Area. I’ve been a fan of Copenhagenize.com and Copenhagen Cycle Chic for a long time now. We need more of this kind of ethos in America, and SF is the natural place to start.
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