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Bikes, Copenhagen and Disneyland: what we have in common

I'm heading to Los Angeles this week and I just remembered an article I wrote for the L.A. Times' Bottleneck section. It seems to have disappeared from their online version, but why not just chuck it up here. It's four years old, but hey. If you're following the latest series of articles here on the blog, you can see that The New Copenhagen only vaguely resembles the Copenhagen we thought we knew. Bikes, Copenhagen and Disneyland: what we have in common Los Angeles Times August 08, 2008 A warm hello from me in Copenhagen -– the World's Cycling Capital. The sun is shining here in Copenhagen and the weather begs for a trip to the beach. It's a great city for cycling and on days like this you'll see over 50% of our population riding their bikes to work, school, the supermarket, the cafes and the beach. While thinking about this article for the L.A. Times I found a reference to cycling in Los Angeles the other day: " There is no part of the world wh...