Dozens of cities around Europe mark European Car Free Day today, with mixed results, including in Berlin.
But critics say the German capital is lagging.
While many European cities, such as Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Paris are drastically reducing car traffic in their city centres in favour of cycle paths, Berlin is going in the opposite direction and becoming more car-friendly.
Copenhagen's far-reaching transformation into a "Sponge City".
As the climate warms, Copenhagen is likely to see more torrential rain storms like the one that inundated the city in 2011. Since then, the Danish capital has taken action, redesigning parks and streets to quickly drain away vast amounts of water.
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Taking kid and 4 friends for birthday treat today. Half the other parents have cars but I'm taking them on the bus (hard to fit 5 kids in a normal car legally even if I wanted to). It will take maybe 15 mins longer than driving. We're lucky to live in a city with good public transport but even so it wasn't my first choice, in spite of never owning a car, maybe because I grew up with cars as first option? Normalising this stuff is hard even in #Copenhagen.
Still in the train to #Copenhagen not much to report on other than a pitch black outside and now and then a small light. But these chairs are quite comfy. #TrainTravel
📢🍻 Thrilled to announce our 1st #databeers#copenhagen x Absalon speaker, Kelton Minor, who will be diving deep into the intersection of climate change, emotions, and sleep 🌍💤
Too bad, the train I was meant to be on, direct from #Hamburg to #Copenhagen has departed. Only 10 minutes late. Kudos for the Deutsche Bahn, pity for me. #TrainTravel