Ralph Saxe – Transport Revolution In 2019?

Ralph Saxe – Transport Revolution In 2019?

English subtitles available. Click the subtitles icon towards the bottom right of the screen. With Bremen’s state election looming next year, and the Greens riding high in the polls, there is a very real chance that they will form a strengthened half of any new...
Three Steps Forward

Three Steps Forward

Where now for the Bremen Bündnis für die Verkehrswende? Last month’s packed Car Parking conference certainly generated significant media interest, with speaker Uta Bauer interviewed by the Weser Kurier, and Radio Bremen’s Buten un Binnen doing a major feature on the...
Kids or Cars?

Kids or Cars?

 (Click on CC to choose English subtitles) The hilarious everyday experience of transport campaigns in Bremen (an extract) – Temporary play street: Turned down – Application for cycle stands and bollards on pavements to keep the street entrance clear for...
Humboldtstraße – A Role Model?

Humboldtstraße – A Role Model?

Bremen’s politicians are extremely proud of the new design of Humboldtstraße as a Cycle Street. It is hailed by our representatives and their cycling advisers as a great solution for a range of problems. However, the new design didn’t arise because all the experts...
The Good, The Bad, The Trees

The Good, The Bad, The Trees

The second post in our series about Cycle Streets follows a team as they look more closely at some of Bremen’s former, current and future Cycle Streets. They found that, not only is car parking a dominant factor in driving their development, but there is also a...
Jan Gehl – Cities for People

Jan Gehl – Cities for People

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...