Copenhagen presentation 1

1. Copenhagen
Nick Digirolamo
Zach Duell
Reed Feery
Matt Macmurray
Erin Robartes

2. Physical Aspects of Copenhagen
The capital and most populated city of
Denmark

3. Copenhagen, Denmark
In Northern Europe The City

4. Copenhagen is an old city…

5. Bella Sky Hotel, Ørestad district of Copenhagen, Denmark
… mixed with contemporary features

6. Copenhagen has many airports, including Copenhagen
Airport, the largest airport in Scandonavia

7. Copenhagen has one of the most used public transportation
systems in Europe and the world (main-line rail, S-train,
regional trains, metro, and buses)

8. Copenhagen has extensive road networks including relatively
new Øresund Bridge, which connects city to major Swedish
city Malmö

9. Øresund Bridge
• Longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe
• Last portion of bridge (4 km, 2.5 mi) is underwater

10. Copenhagen served by daily ferry to Oslo, Norway and canals
allow for some boat travel along the coast

11. Many parts of the city do not allow motor vehicle access and
are designated as walking and biking districts

12. Speaking of biking…

13. Copenhagen is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities
in the world
• Extensive bicycle paths often separated from main traffic
and sometimes have their own traffic signal systems

14. Political Point of View
● First Danish Planning Act, 1939
● The Finger Plan, 1947
● The Thumb & the Forefinger, 1961
● Regional Planning Authority formed,
1966.
● Greater Copenhagen Council was
formed, 1974 - 1989.
● Present Day - 2000 - Greater
Copenhagen Authority was
established to oversee transportation
planning.
·
Major Legal Milestones

15. The Fingers Plan
● 1947
● Development strategy where
each finger is a metropolitan
area focused on a branch of the
Copenhagen S-train.
● Palm of the “hand” is the central,
dense urban area of
Copenhagen.
● Is still the basis of regional
transportation almost 60 years
later.

16. Social Point of View
- Population - 569,000 (1/10 total population of Denmark)
- 77% of Danish descent
- 1.8 million people occupy the Greater Copenhagen Metropolitan
area (1/3 total population)
- City Area: 221,712 acres
- Density Level: 23 people / acre
- Park Acreage: 6,143 acres
- Well known for its high quality of living
- One of the most expensive cities in the world
- Extremely safe

17. Social Point of View
- Extremely environmentally friendly
- Aims to be carbon-neutral by 2025
- Extremely bicycle-friendly
- 36% of residents regularly use bicycles to travel their
place of work or education
- Connected to Malmo, Sweden by the Øresund Bridge
- Brings thousands of people between the 2 countries
every day

19. Historical Transportation and Land
Use Events
● 1847 - First Central Station in Copenhagen
● 1847 - First steam engine
● 1863 - First horse driven Tram Car line in Denmark and Copenhagen was established
● 1896 - First motor vehicle in Copenhagen
● 1910 - First Bicycle Lanes and paths in Copenhagen
● 1955 - First "Skyscrapers" in Copenhagen
● 1956 - First Danish Freeway in Greater Copenhagen

20. ● 1962 - The world's longest Pedestrian Street in Copenhagen
● 1972 - The last Tramcar in Copenhagen
● 2000 - The Oresund Bridge
● 2002 - The first metro line in and around Copenhagen opened
● 2008 - Copenhagen no. 1 city in the world
● 2012 – Bicycle superhighway opens

21. Transportation Goals: Bicycles
2011-2025 Bicycle Strategy
● Reduce Travel Time
o one way bicycle streets eliminated, short cuts established
● Sense of Security
o reduce congestion, more and wider cycle tracks, room for
passing
● Improved Comfort
o smooth cycle tracks, improved snow clearing
● Changes in City Life
o cargo bike facilities, shopping by biking
http://kk.sites.itera.dk/apps/kk_pub2/pdf/823_Bg65v7UH2t.pdf

22. http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/57/b4/ac/57b4ac3612843bbd9771e4badf076363.jpg

23. Goals: Pedestrians
2015 Goals- More People to Walk More
→ Contributes to the goal of becoming carbon neutral
→ More liveable city-better interactions with other people and the
city
→ Method: benches, time to cross at intersections, walking surfaces
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/winning-cities/2014-copenhagen/copenhagen-application/
index.html
http://kk.sites.itera.dk/apps/kk_pub2/pdf/944_kJ1jmWQff0.pdf

24. Goals: Public Transportation
● Construction of Metro City Ring
o Another underground metro line to improve transportation
throughout the old quarter of the city
● Traffic Calming
o Increases in parking charges
o Reserved spaces for registered shared cars
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Section-2-Local-transport_Copenhagen.pdf

25. Questions?

26. Works Cited
http://www.cntraveller.com/guides/europe/denmark/copenhagen/where-to-stay
http://freshtraveldestinations.com/oresund-bridge-the-connection-between-sweden-and-denmark/
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2963701
http://kk.sites.itera.dk/apps/kk_pub2/pdf/823_Bg65v7UH2t.pdf
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/57/b4/ac/57b4ac3612843bbd9771e4badf076363.jpg
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/winning-cities/2014-copenhagen/copenhagen-application/index.html
http://kk.sites.itera.dk/apps/kk_pub2/pdf/944_kJ1jmWQff0.pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Section-2-Local-transport_
Copenhagen.pdf
http://www.2gocopenhagen.com/
http://www.copenhagenet.dk/Images/DSB-Flintholm.jpg
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/greenbelt/pages/565/attachments/original/1382460782/copenhagen-finger-
plan_-_image_2.jpg?1382460782
http://contemporarycity.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fingerplan.jpg

27. Works Cited
http://www.turkey-visit.com/map/Denmark/Odense-map.asp
http://www.copenhagen-cph.airports-guides.com/cph_airport_maps.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/denmark/copenhagen/
http://www.istopoli.com/cruise/port.php?id=1
http://international-club-copenhagen.blogspot.com/2011/05/bella-sky-comwell-hotel-grand-opening.html
http://www.sharpgis.net/post/2007/11/12/Linear-maps
http://www.xtec.cat/~aguiu1/socials/mapes08.htm
http://www.mimoa.eu/projects/Sweden/Malm%F6/%D8resund%20bridge
http://adventuresforanyone.blogspot.com/2014/09/my-first-thoughts-on-denmark.html
http://adventuresforanyone.blogspot.com/2014/09/my-first-thoughts-on-denmark.html
http://www.thecycler.net/more/copenhagen-bike-share-competition
http://pinetribe.com/the-wheels-keep-on-rollin/