Simon Mason[_4_]
May 19th 12, 07:51 AM
QUOTE:
Think of urban cycling on the Continent, and the first city that
springs to mind is likely to be Copenhagen or Amsterdam; cities where
large proportions of the population use bicycles to undertake everyday
journeys, creating a streetscape far removed from Britain’s car choked
city centres. But a new 20-minute film from Belgium, Brussels Express,
shows that Britain isn’t alone in possessing cities where the car is
still viewed as king.
Taking as its starting point the experience of Karl-Heiz Pohl, the
founder of the city’s first bike courier company, the film includes
brief interviews with figures including Klaus Bondam, mayor of
Copenhagen from 2006 to 2010, who contrasts the experience of his home
city with the very different reality he found in Brussels.
It also features local cycle campaigners and transport professionals
who explain how Brussels came to be, as the film puts it, “Europe’s
most congested city,” the effect of that on its inhabitants and
pointers towards what can be done to change that in the future.
Beautfully shot by Sander Vandenbroucke - be sure to watch it full
screen for best effect - above all it's a thought-provoking film, and
one that will resonate with anyone who cycles - or perhaps even drives
- in Britain's major cities.
http://road.cc/content/news/58613-cycling-europes-most-congested-city-thought-provoking-film-brussels-video
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Simon Mason
Think of urban cycling on the Continent, and the first city that
springs to mind is likely to be Copenhagen or Amsterdam; cities where
large proportions of the population use bicycles to undertake everyday
journeys, creating a streetscape far removed from Britain’s car choked
city centres. But a new 20-minute film from Belgium, Brussels Express,
shows that Britain isn’t alone in possessing cities where the car is
still viewed as king.
Taking as its starting point the experience of Karl-Heiz Pohl, the
founder of the city’s first bike courier company, the film includes
brief interviews with figures including Klaus Bondam, mayor of
Copenhagen from 2006 to 2010, who contrasts the experience of his home
city with the very different reality he found in Brussels.
It also features local cycle campaigners and transport professionals
who explain how Brussels came to be, as the film puts it, “Europe’s
most congested city,” the effect of that on its inhabitants and
pointers towards what can be done to change that in the future.
Beautfully shot by Sander Vandenbroucke - be sure to watch it full
screen for best effect - above all it's a thought-provoking film, and
one that will resonate with anyone who cycles - or perhaps even drives
- in Britain's major cities.
http://road.cc/content/news/58613-cycling-europes-most-congested-city-thought-provoking-film-brussels-video
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Simon Mason