by Tim Birkholz | Nov 3, 2016
Berlin’s Volksentscheid Fahrrad initiative (VEF), launched in November 2015, has within a very short time kindled an unprecedented public debate about cycling. The “Radentscheid” has become a perennial favourite of the Berlin media (see Media Coverage) and...
by Katja Leyendekker | Oct 20, 2016
Let me introduce myself. I grew up in Germany but exchanged Braunschweig, my place of birth and study, for Newcastle in North England, when I was 23 years old. I am now 43, a Chartered Engineer (Dipl.-Ing) in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Last year, I...
by Beatrix Wupperman | Oct 6, 2016
Jan Gehl – Architect, Urban Planner, Visionary and Humanist Jan Gehl is an experienced architect and urban planner from Copenhagen with a very special view on his environment. Today he has become something of a patron for pedestrians and cyclists. He gained fame with...