Act 4, Scene 1: A room in the castle. Enter King Claudius and Queen Gertrude ...
Claudius: "How goes Hamlet?"
Gertrude: "Not by bloody car; that's for sure!"
Danish authorities have progressively removed cars from Copenhagen's city centre, so that now there are more street cafés in Copenhagen (2970) than in Melbourne (1938).
Two legs good, four wheels bad
Jan Gehl, professor of architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, is today's global superstar of urban planning.
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When Gehl and his colleagues announced their program, the Danish newspapers protested: "We are not Italians!"
"Via not amused"
UPDATE -- I've been alerted to a possible problem with the last line. So, for the un-Latined among you, "via" is pronounced "we are".
Get it? Good. Blindingly droll, no.
Although there COULD BE a Germanic inference which would turn "we are" into "vee are", or even "via" into "fee are". Or shut me up!
Latte for the masses, that's all we need. Talk about dumbing down.
Posted by: SB | 16 December 2004 at 11:02
Or biking up.
Best cup of coffee I ever had was in Berlin. If the Danes are anything like the Boxheads, they can serve coffee anywhere, anytime far as I'm concerned.
Posted by: Tony.T | 16 December 2004 at 11:08
Less cars is good. Biking is good, but I haven't ridden since I was run over by an old lady 15 years ago.
Is biking safe in Melbourne?
Posted by: SB | 16 December 2004 at 11:58
The Victorian policies about bikes, cars and the city centre are generally well intended but unfortunately, as the councils and governments change the whole package comes across as haphazard, ill-managed and basically ballsed-up.
I wouldn't bike if you paid me. Plus, I hate cyclists
Posted by: Tony.T | 16 December 2004 at 12:14
"I wouldn't bike if you paid me"
Too healthy, Tony? ;)
I'd rather live in a bike-friendly hamlet any day, than a car congested city. I would but ride north north-west when the wind is southerly for a danish and latte.
Posted by: boynton | 16 December 2004 at 13:10
Tonius: "Madness in boyntons must not unwatch'd go."
Exit
Posted by: Tony.T | 16 December 2004 at 14:54
Very funny word-boy.
By the way, you know that poll? Well I voted for you like you said.
Posted by: DJ | 16 December 2004 at 18:25
Good on ya, nob-head. You're not supposed to say that.
PS: I didn't tell him to vote.
Posted by: Tony.T | 16 December 2004 at 18:31
Yeah, he's right readers. He didn't tell me to vote. I just like fucking with him.
Posted by: DJ | 16 December 2004 at 18:36
You're too, too, TOO kind.
Posted by: Tony.T | 16 December 2004 at 18:46
errr... guys, copenhagen is frikken TINY. and very well seviced by a number of of potential ringroads. there is only ONE central thru-road, and it's not heavily used. so, there is almost no impact on traffic or local citizens by banning cars. (sorry for any typos -- your CSS is buggering my browser and i can't see whay i'm typing -- justan insertion bar in a blank text field)
Posted by: Saltation | 18 December 2004 at 04:37
I KNOW Copenhagen is tiny, Saltation, that's the whole point.
It's why I'm amazed Copenhagen has more street cafes than Melbourne.
Did you read the article?
Posted by: Tony.T | 18 December 2004 at 12:45
Plenty of bikes in Perth Tony. Over here it's safe, healthy and seemingly thousands are doing it- and actively encouraging others to take it up. Funny i'm not one of them- i'd rather climb into the Ute and drive for my regular cream topped frappucino intake. It's not perfect over here but it hits the spot.
Posted by: Brett Pee | 18 December 2004 at 21:09
What "bikes" you talking about?
Posted by: Tony.T | 19 December 2004 at 00:31