https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new proposal presented by the government on Wednesday could give local authorities the ability to designate zero-emissions zones in cities. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210526/denmark-signals-support-for-zero-emissions-zones-in-cities Wed, 26 May 2021 17:03:22 +0200 denmark-signals-support-for-zero-emissions-zones-in-cities Remember that 65m-high Copenhagen cycle bridge? It’s probably never going to happen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161110/65m-high-copenhagen-cycle-bridge-project-dead Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:24:41 +0100 65m-high-copenhagen-cycle-bridge-project-dead The Danish capital is the world's most livable city, according to the New York-based magazine Metropolis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160912/copenhagen-is-worlds-best-city-to-live-in-magazine Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:06:08 +0200 copenhagen-is-worlds-best-city-to-live-in-magazine After over three years of delays, a long-awaited cycling and pedestrian bridge that helps tie Copenhagen together made its surprise debut on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160708/copenhagen-inner-harbour-bridge-inderhavnsbroen-opens Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:44:45 +0200 copenhagen-inner-harbour-bridge-inderhavnsbroen-opens News of the recently-completed Harbour Circle reached an estimated 50 million people around the world. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160620/world-wowed-by-new-copenhagen-bike-path Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:00:08 +0200 world-wowed-by-new-copenhagen-bike-path The US Secretary of Transportation will visit Copenhagen on April 18th to gather insight on how Denmark has created a successful bicycle culture. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160415/us-leaders-copenhagen-bicycling-inspiration Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:49:20 +0200 us-leaders-copenhagen-bicycling-inspiration A spectacular pedestrian/cyclist bridge above the Nordhavn harbour will not be publicly accessible after the City of Copenhagen voted to make changes to the “problematic prestige project”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151126/you-cant-use-copenhagens-65m-high-cycle-bridge Thu, 26 Nov 2015 12:39:30 +0100 you-cant-use-copenhagens-65m-high-cycle-bridge Nordhavn harbour will radically change its skyline with a suspended track for cyclists and pedestrians that will link the seaport with the city. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151117/copenhagen-new-cycle-bridge-65-metres-above-water Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:41:47 +0100 copenhagen-new-cycle-bridge-65-metres-above-water The long-awaited Cirkelbroen (the Circle Bridge) opened on Saturday as the latest project to better tie together Copenhagen's inner harbour. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150823/copenhagens-circle-bridge-cirkelbroen-opens Sun, 23 Aug 2015 12:02:42 +0200 copenhagens-circle-bridge-cirkelbroen-opens Cyclists and pedestrians will have yet another way to cross the capital's waterways when a companion to the congested Langebro opens in 2018. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150630/copenhagen-to-get-even-better-for-cyclists Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:17:47 +0200 copenhagen-to-get-even-better-for-cyclists Lovebirds who have left their mark on Bryggebroen, Copenhagen’s answer to Paris’s Pont des Arts, needn’t worry that their symbols of devotion will go the way of their French counterparts. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150602/unlike-in-paris-copenhagen-love-locks-to-stay Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:44:44 +0200 unlike-in-paris-copenhagen-love-locks-to-stay After years of delays, things are suddenly moving very fast for world-renowned artist Olafur Eliasson’s circular bridge in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150319/video-copenhagen-circle-bridge-well-on-its-way Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:31:51 +0100 video-copenhagen-circle-bridge-well-on-its-way The winning plans for a new transport hub outside of Copenhagen were recently released and they look like something out of the future. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141121/in-pictures-denmarks-new-super-station Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:54:00 +0100 in-pictures-denmarks-new-super-station A long-discussed bridge over Copenhagen Harbour will now be a reality by 2018. City officials say it will cut down on bike congestion and help better connect the city. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140823/copenhagen-cyclists-to-get-another-bridge Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:38:00 +0200 copenhagen-cyclists-to-get-another-bridge After a five-week trip to Canada, Holly Chabowski felt compelled to write a letter that harshly criticised the nation's car-centric infrastructure. The Canadian press quickly got wind of it, turning her into a reluctant spokeswoman for sustainable cities. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140806/aarhus-based-brit-sets-off-canadian-media-storm Wed, 06 Aug 2014 16:52:00 +0200 aarhus-based-brit-sets-off-canadian-media-storm The construction of the new Storstrøm Bridge between Zealand and Falster received 112 million kroner from the EU Commission as part of new Europe-wide infrastructure plan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140709/eu-injects-millions-into-bridge Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:04:00 +0200 eu-injects-millions-into-bridge The first bikes rolled over Cykelslangen on Saturday. The bridge will give as many as 12,000 cyclists every day an easier way to get between Vesterbro and Islands Brygge. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140628/copenhagens-new-cycling-bridge-opens Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:08:00 +0200 copenhagens-new-cycling-bridge-opens