Green Copenhagen

Biking through Copenhagen was an interesting experience. When we started, it was a nice day for biking, but it soon turned to rain which lasted much of our tour, allowing us to witness the city of Copenhagen in a different light. It was way for us to experience the conditions that others, who use bikes for their main form of transportation, deal with on a regular basis. Mike, our tour guide, helped us to see Copenhagen while staying off of the main tourist trails. Along with the rain, we also got to ride through the Copenhagen Marathon, with more than 10,000 participants.
There is a goal that has been set by politicians in Copenhagen to make it the world’s leading bicycle city by 2015. Already, 36 percent of all people in Copenhagen use bikes as their mode of transportation around the city. With the fact that the United Nations Climate Summit in 2009 will be held in the city, the city of Copenhagen has decided to take a leading position in the fight against global warming. In a city where one can see as many bikes as cars during “rush hour,” it is easy for one to realize that its citizens are well aware of the global warming crisis, the possible effects that it could have on our world, and that they are doing their part to reduce their impact on the environment.

Pictures and Text by Erin Josephson