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Behind bikes (China and Malmö )
Few years ago, China was called “country of bicycles”. In my memory, bicycle is extremely important vehicle for normal people. Even today, bikes are also the main traffic tool for my family. ( We still have tree bikes for normal using).
But nowadays, following the expanding of city and the increasing of economy, instead bikes, more and more people choose other vehicle for private vehicles such as electric bikes, motorcycles and cars.
Malmö is Sweden's third-largest city and one with a bike culture to be proud of.
Using 140 kilometers of cycle paths and good bike infrastructure, about forty percent of Malmö's population chooses the bicycle every day to take themselves to work and studies.
My Question:
1. How the bike system of Malmö is working? How could I map it?
2. Comparing those two situations of bikes in different countries, I try to read the reasons of city urban, economy, culture and nature hiding behind the bikes.
3. Can he return to China with your city as the leading example?
Economy behind bike…………….
I also read some staff about how Malmö was changed from gray industrial city to green sustainable city, especially after 1980s' end (Kockum's closed and thousands of workers were fired).
At the same time, china was going to the super industry gardens. Although the chinese government had found that sustainable plans are very important for the country but they still on initial stages. They have no power to stop people to aspire after a comfortable modern life style as American. Of course, the expanding of city also make it impossible to use bike in traditional way, but some of Malmö’s experience I already found is really interesting on it. I will observe it during the trip.
18 September 2009
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Miao. we place our mail dialogue as a comment to your Behind bikes, so all the students is informed.
Hey Knut
Thanks a lot for this help! The question you send out is exactly what I want to know.
The surprising thing for me is that I almost can not find any researching of bike system in chinese city urban. Contrarily I find many Malmo's plans for improving the cycling environment and encouraging people to use bike more.
I guess something should hide in economy reason. I also read some staff about how Malmo was changed from a gray industrial city forward green direction, especially after 1980s' end(Kockum's closed and thousands of workers were fired).
At the same time, China was going to the super industry gardens. Although the chinese goverment had found that sustainable plan is very important for the country but they still on initial stages. They have no power to stop people to aspire after a comfortable life style as American. Of course, the expanding city also make it impossible to use bike in traditional way, but in some of the Malmo experience I already find is really interesting on it. I will observe it during the trip.
I will not take my computer with me and renew the bloge when I am in malmo. But after the trip, I could have deep understanding and some idea. I also looking forward to the answer from Christer Larsson.
Best Regards!
Teng Miao
Hey Miao
After our discussion on Behind Bices we send this Question 2 in our continuos dialogue with the Director of City Development in Malmö, Christer Larsson. This question and his coming answer will appear on the blog under Malmö Voices. How is your bicycle path evolving?
KE+K
Question 2:
Accessibility, new forms of transport and The Fourth Space: A global example?In your last mail you told us that you where on your way to a meeting on Climate Change. In the Mosaïc::Region concept we discussed all kinds of new transport forms, in both Malmö and Copenhagen and the possible new Øresund Metro with the new connection between Helsingborg and Helsingör.
We challenged the use of cars versus new and more coordinated webs of transport; walking, cycling, trams, busses, metros etc. One of our students from China is now exploring the dynamics of Malmö on the cities policies on extended bicycling, as you know Copenhagen is so proud of. The student is doing a surprising study of Malmös possible good example on bicycling related to the policies in large Chinese cities. He says that the bicycle is loosing its importance in China as the cities get bigger, but is gaining importance in Malmö.
So, how do we visit your Fourth Spaces: by car or in a totally new concept on transport forms. Are you exploring a Malmö concept where the car use and consequent amount of street asphalt is challenged? How is your policies on coordination of all light and collective transport forms. Is Malmö such an example for the world, as our students hope it is? Can he return to China with your city as the leading example?
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