A New Cycling Superhighway. Not in the U.S.A.

treehugger.com 16 Jan '12, 5pm

A New Cycling Superhighway. Not in the U.S.A.

If you want to find an unassuming place where bicycling is a way of life and nobody makes a big deal about it, head south. The south of Sweden, that is, where the small university town of Lund has a big bicycle habit. They just don't advertise it. In Lund, 60% of the populace bikes or takes public transport to go about their daily tasks. And then there's Malmö, Sweden's third largest city - only 20 miles southwest of Lund. Malmö also doesn't have a reputation for fantastic biking. But some say it is the country's best biking city - ahead of both Stockholm, the capital; Gothenburg, the second largest Swedish metropolitan area, and a host of smaller bike-friendly burgs. Just across the Øresund sound from Copenhagen, Malmö has always lived a bit in the shadow of the Danish capital. But in the last few years it has done a lot to take a place among the great biking cities of No...

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@bma » 09 Feb '12, 11am
The Swedes pay £250k/mile for a four-lane grade-separated cycle route. We pay £millions/mile for some blue paint. [link]
@Madison_Bcycle » 07 Feb '12, 5pm
Almost need one of these on the SW Commuter Path! [link]
@so_you_know » 03 Feb '12, 3pm
wow RT @tonyhiss: Make way for world's 1st bicycle superhighway-4 lanes. Of course it's in Sweden, not the US [link]
@kamarady1 » 02 Feb '12, 3am
#Climate Changers: A hint for #LA City Planners - A New Four-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes: [link]
@urbaneprofessor » 01 Feb '12, 10am
@southwest_team one of these next to Calder Rd? RT @urbanphoto_blog: sweden's planned four lane intercity bike highway [link]
@jannesvanloon » 01 Feb '12, 8am
Once #amsterdam was the #cycle capital: nowadays swedish cities have much better plans: [link]" via @urbanphoto_blog
@JaneRedHen » 01 Feb '12, 8am
Gd skatepark 2 "@timrgill: Malmo: "cycling has increased 30% each year for the last four years" wow! [link] via @anthonyflint”
@timrgill » 31 Jan '12, 9pm
Malmo: "cycling has increased 30% each year for the last four years" wow! A bicycle superhighway? [link] via @anthonyflint
@anthonyflint » 31 Jan '12, 8pm
A bicycle superhighway? Maybe the world will need a new green version of Robert Moses [link] via @TreeHugger
@GoberRemes » 30 Jan '12, 9pm
[link] autopistas de cuatro carriles ... para bicis (vía @salvolomas).
@Fibigibi13 » 30 Jan '12, 7pm
@Viccivicci @GMPHN "@harryrutter: Four lane bike-only superhighway to be built in Sweden [link] via @urbandata"
@mdror » 30 Jan '12, 2am
Go big or go home? A New Four-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes in Sweden [link] via @TreeHugger
@nnepton » 27 Jan '12, 11pm
RT @OREGAND1: Une super voie cyclable interurbaine sera construite au sud de la Suède [link]
@OREGAND1 » 27 Jan '12, 10pm
Une super voie cyclable interurbaine sera construite au sud de la Suède [link]
@SustainUCSD » 26 Jan '12, 10pm
A New Cycling Superhighway. Not in the U.S.A. [link] @bikebeatscar @biketwincities @TreeHugger
@angelaraffle » 26 Jan '12, 6pm
RT @harryrutter: Four lane bike-only superhighway to be built in Sweden [link] via @urbandata
@D2ChiefofStuff » 26 Jan '12, 2pm
Hey, @KwanzaHall! Can we get one of these? @urbandata: New 4-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes (Sweden) [link]
@harryrutter » 26 Jan '12, 2pm
Four lane bike-only superhighway to be built in Sweden [link] via @urbandata
@TxStateDREAMs » 26 Jan '12, 1pm
Whoa... Ho will it work!? [link]
@APHumanGeog » 26 Jan '12, 11am
RT @urbandata: New 4-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes (Sweden) [link] #PHealth #CPlan #transpo MT @city_viewer @transportdata
@prolitecycles » 25 Jan '12, 1pm
Have you seen these pictures of a new #cycling superhighway? [link]
@labromptonesa » 25 Jan '12, 7am
Ciclovía d 4 carriles entre Malmö y Lund (Suecia) [link] vía @delgadillomejia @xtrevi //Me conformo con una de 1 carril a Coyo
@marctomik » 24 Jan '12, 10pm
In Sweden! #bikingviking @sosarahsays RT @ChrisRHamilton: Four Lane Superhighway To Be Built For Bikes [link] via @treehugger
@scottybush » 24 Jan '12, 7pm
Yes! A four-lane superhighway to be built for cyclists in Sweden [link]
@VtownMartiBrown » 24 Jan '12, 5pm
Imagine if we dedicated the same amount of money to building super bike-ways as we're dedicating to High Speed... [link]
@WilliamSparf » 24 Jan '12, 7am
Vadå cykelmotorväg? [link] #Malmö #Lund #wtf
@SporahMX » 24 Jan '12, 3am
En suecia van a crear una nueva SuperCarretera, para bicis! Excelente! Si hicieramos algo similar aqui...... [link]
@WiselinePRT » 23 Jan '12, 11pm
Sweden plans #bicycle superhighway between Malmo and Lund [link] #eco #trans
@TweetweetAK » 23 Jan '12, 7pm
Four-Lane Superhighway for bikes only. @redrummy would drool over this [link] via @treehugger
@dabarlow » 23 Jan '12, 7pm
Cool! @TheDaveReynolds: ASwedish city allocates $4.1 million to build 20-mile-long four-lane bicycle superhighway!... [link]
@WestgarthEnt » 23 Jan '12, 7pm
RT @MatthewModine: Four-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@cyclepistols » 23 Jan '12, 5am
何故、都市は自転車へ向かうのだろう？エコ、健康。語られ尽くした理由より、自分の答えを見つけたい：A New Four-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes [link] @TreeHuggerさんから
@croakeyblog » 22 Jan '12, 11pm
RT @health_data: New 4-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes [link] #PHealth #CPlan #transpo MT @city_viewer @transportdata
@PJSchaefer » 22 Jan '12, 9pm
RT @stukehrig: A New Four-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes in Malmo [link] #urbanism
@PetersonBicycle » 22 Jan '12, 9pm
4 lane super highway opens in sweden: [link]
@brubate » 22 Jan '12, 7pm
#Cycling highways in Scandinavia - interesting concept. [link]
@BicycleList » 22 Jan '12, 6pm
BicycleFixation: Bike-friendly southern Sweden: [link]
@BicycleFixation » 22 Jan '12, 5pm
Bike-friendly southern Sweden: [link]
@health_data » 22 Jan '12, 12pm
New 4-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes [link] #PHealth #CPlan #transpo MT @city_viewer @transportdata
@shinksg » 22 Jan '12, 12am
RT @brian4NY: Amazing RT @LouYoungNY: RT @aarieff: In Sweden, New 4-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes [link] #bicycle
@brian4NY » 22 Jan '12, 12am
Amazing RT @LouYoungNY: RT @aarieff: In Sweden, New 4-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes [link] #bicycle
@GVenicx » 21 Jan '12, 11pm
Sweden is looking at building a four lane super highway for bikes. Yeah Sweden. [link]
@alihelmy » 21 Jan '12, 10pm
RT @OmarOHelmy: A New Four-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes [link] #Ecotransport #Green (cc @alihelmy)
@HelgeLund » 21 Jan '12, 9pm
Mulig firefelts sykkel"superhighway" mellom Lund og Malmø! Stikk den! [link]
@gingerjet » 21 Jan '12, 9pm
Beats our two-lane bike highway: A New Four-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes [link]
@Live105Loud » 21 Jan '12, 8pm
Terrible waste of $4 million... -Neil [link]
@OmarOHelmy » 21 Jan '12, 5pm
A New Four-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes [link] #Ecotransport #Green (cc @alihelmy)
@bparrish » 21 Jan '12, 6am
RT @SeaTransitBlog: A New Four-Lane Superhighway To Be Built Only For Bikes : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@mattriva » 21 Jan '12, 3am
@hannahwinston [link] #sweden #sweden #ikea #sweden
@mhs_boise » 21 Jan '12, 12am
RT @greenfleet: 4 lanes of bicycles / could this ever happen in a US city??... [link]