Photo from the Facebook group Red H.C. Ørstedsvej ! (Save H.C. Ørsteds Street!) Just when you think you've seen it all, you inevitably see something weird. I was sent a link to a Facebook group called Save H.C. Ørsteds Street! A street in Frederiksberg - the neighbourhood in which I live - is under attack, one would assume. The small businesses in the street started a group to raise awareness about it and they all blacked out their windows in protest, as you can see in the photo above. Now this being Frederiksberg, in the heart of Copenhagen, it wouldn't be surprising that you'd assume that some evil plan was underway. Something that would jeopardise the quality of life here in Denmark's most densely-populated neighbourhood. What, pray tell, could this Imminent Threat be? Dare we ask? Um... it's bicycle infrastructure and traffic calming. Believe or not, once in a while we do still experience minor protests regarding changes to the traffic situation. There...
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