http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Munich - Recent Posts en Tue, 19 May 2026 16:24:55 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7405#post-254590 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:20:54 +0000 Blueth 254590@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If it did it could fund a lot of cycling infrastructure :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7405#post-254521 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:59:15 +0000 bill 254521@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's the parking spot of the Director General of the European Southern Observatory (big telescopes and soon even <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremely_Large_Telescope">a bigger one</a> in Chile). The headquarters are in Garching by Munich and the director general is Dutch but it's still pretty cool.</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/WoRhGb"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4152/35701845026_7215199dc6.jpg"></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/WoRhGb">dg-bike</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/147968794@N07/">Bill Harriman</a>, on Flickr</p> <p>Original photo from <a href="https://www.eso.org/public/images/dg-bike/">here</a></p> <p>ESO also has a few bikes for people to get quicker to other buildings. I did an internship there twice some 10 years ago I always managed to get a bike for my commuting. It was great.<br /> I remember a friend got a fine for not having lights. Does it happen here as well? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7405#post-76804 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:41:33 +0000 chdot 76804@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This has just appeared in the Enews TdeF story</p> <p>"<br /> Edinburgh City Council has pledged to have 15 per cent of commuters cycling to work by 2020.</p> <p>The number of cycling commuters is estimated to be around seven per cent.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/castle-eyes-grand-chance-to-host-tour-de-france-opener-1-2389322" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/castle-eyes-grand-chance-to-host-tour-de-france-opener-1-2389322</a></p> <p>I'm not aware that the 15% was supposed to be just commuters - though that is clearly a more realistic target.</p> <p>THOUGH - doubling in eight years?? (Don't know where the 7% came from.)</p> <p>UPDATE </p> <p>The target in the ATAP <em>is </em>15% for commuting. I thought that was the 'all journeys' - that's 10%, which might actually be harder!</p> <p>The 7% is from the Scottish Household survey - small sample. Presume CEC will be doing more detailed studies in the next few years(?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7405#post-76792 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:14:15 +0000 Bhachgen 76792@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I go to Hamburg every once in a while and similar scenes can be witnessed there. They have hills and probably more rain than Edinburgh as well. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7405#post-76784 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:34:24 +0000 holisticglint 76784@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Munich has really worked wonders and Edinburgh should really be trying to emulate what they are doing there. I've been going there with work for the last 15 years or so and the amount of cycling has been steady increasing on each visit. Does appear to have really taken off in recent years perhaps this is due to the increased marketing since the infrastructure has always been pretty good.</p> <p>The links from @cc above are worth looking at if only to contrast with the 'marketing' cycling is getting in Edinburgh... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7405#post-76757 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:18:40 +0000 cc 76757@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A <em>lot</em> of work has been done in Munich to popularise cycling. The city authorities have for some years been running an energetic pro-cycling marketing campaign, <strong>Radlhauptstadt</strong> (<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;js=n&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;layout=2&amp;eotf=1&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radlhauptstadt.muenchen.de%2F&amp;act=url">in Engish</a>, <a href="http://www.radlhauptstadt.muenchen.de/">in German</a>) and this has been documented for some years by the consistently interesting <a href="http://muenchenierung.blogspot.co.uk/">Muenchenierung</a> blog.</p> <p>I was last in Munich a few years ago and there was separated infrastructure all over the place. It was obvious that it wasn't as comprehensive or high quality as Dutch infrastructure but it's miles better than ours. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7405#post-76748 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:46:19 +0000 chdot 76748@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Meanwhile City of Edinburgh Council is 'planning' for 15% by 2020. </p> <p>Is it <em>possible</em>?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7405#post-76738 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 07:27:30 +0000 tarmac jockey 76738@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Uberuce</p> <p>Yes it takes a lot of getting used to as a UK pedestrian on holiday. Your brain is still trying to understand the left hand drive traffic system while you tend to be distracted by the volume of cycles. That is in addition to the many sites/buildings you also spend time viewing. I stopped taking photos of cyclists at junctions as it was such regular occurrence. </p> <p>It is also worth noting that Lycra was not to be seen and very few cyclists wear helmets. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7405#post-76720 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:40:43 +0000 Uberuce 76720@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>*Rueful snort/grunt*</p> <p>First thing that sprung to mind when I saw that photo was the feeder rides from POP and the Bike Breakfast. </p> <p>My poor UK brain can't comprehend that a junction can be so <em>all is full of velo</em> without organising it in advance. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7405#post-76712 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:23:16 +0000 tarmac jockey 76712@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Came back from sunny Munich on Saturday. Left 35 degrees behind to land in the pouring rain. I was stunned at the amount of cycling in Munich. The road infrastructure for bikes was excellent. Shared pavement, bike lanes, shared roads, trams with rules in place to give preference to the cyclist. Before going to Munich I was unaware of the high numbers cycling. I was impressed by the numbers of elderly people cycling. It is worth pointing out that the city is exceptionally flat, although we managed to stay in a hotel on a hill.<br /> I had some difficulty adjusting to the left hand road system, not the cars, the bikes in the cycle lanes. It was uncanny how often I crossed a road and found myself standing or walking in the cycle lane. Shame on me!<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/revstar/7488384134/" title="Meanwhile in Munich the bike is king! by Clear Spot, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/7488384134_20f503c049.jpg" alt="Meanwhile in Munich the bike is king!" /></a> </p>