Transportation
Of Course Copenhagen Is Giving Bicycles Traffic-Light Priority
New intelligent signals will reduce travel time for cyclists by 10 percent.
The best urban cycling system in the world is about to get a little better.
Long home to a highly advanced bike network, Copenhagen will reportedly replace 380 traffic signals with intelligent lights that will prioritize the flow of buses and bicycles over cars at intersections. The sophisticated signals are expected to cut travel times for transit riders by 5 and 20 percent, and for cyclists by 10 percent. Copenhagenize sees the move as the latest effort in a larger paradigm shift away from car-first transport policy: