Leaving for London and Copenhagen so soon. I can’t wait to upload photos, videos, and impressions of Copenhagen. I’m also looking forward to comparing Copenhagen to London and Oxford.

Here’s another video on the pedestrian friendly planning of Copenhagen from the always wonderful Streets Blog.

I think it’s interesting that in this video they talk about how Copenhagen started to get a number of cars in the 60s and 70s and it wasn’t until recently that the city started to take back parking lots for public spaces. And at the time the businesses were fully against this change because they were afraid it would hinder people from coming downtown. I wonder if this were replicated in the US if it would hold true. NYC has had some success with this, but NYC is an anomaly in the US. Boston has had some success in the new parks created by the big dig, but those parks aren’t anywhere near as radical as what Copenhagen has done.

Time will tell I suppose. Photos from Europe coming soon.

via Streets Blog