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Virtual reality makes it possible for everyone to bike in Copenhagen

By Cycling Embassy of Denmark | [email protected]

19 December 2017

Let decision makers, urban planners and citizens in your country or city experience the Danish bicycle culture firsthand on a virtual bike ride around Copenhagen.The VR-film takes you around the city, showing examples of the worlds' best bicycle infrastructure and giving you a sense of what it is like to live in a livable city.

The set-up is a great activity for car-free days, European Mobility Week, conferences and other events that focus on sustainable urban development where it can motivate decision makers to put cycling on the political agenda and citizens to cycle more.

Are you interested?

Contact the secretariat of the Cycling Embassy of Denmark ([email protected]) to receive the VR-film via e-mail. Download the film directly on the phone or transfer it to the phone.

Find more information here

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