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If you had asked me when I first visited Tokyo 24 years ago, I would have told you that cycling in the city was great. But the latest report by the Copenhagenize Index doesn't rank it nearly as well as it used to. What's up with the ranking?
Editing: Bobby from @Q2Japan and Greg
Sources:
- Copenhagenize Index https://copenhagenizeindex.eu/
- Average cycle trip in Japan cycling-embassy.jp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bicycle_Infographic_Embassy.pdf
- In Tokyo, bicycle is the fastest means of transport for trips under 5km toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/bunyabetsu/kotsu_butsuryu/pdf/katsuyo_suishin02.pdf
- JNTO Cycle Guide https://www.japan.travel/en/sports/cycling/guide/
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Cycling Rules keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/multilingual/english/traffic_safety/traffic_rules/SAFE_BICYCLE_RIDING.files/public.pdf
- Japan Cycling Handbook by the Cycling Embassy of Japan advocacy group cycling-embassy.jp/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Handbook_English_Web_final.pdf
- One year after road law revision, few cyclists in Japan wear helmets japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/japan/japan-cyclists-helmet-wearing
- Crime in Tokyo Statistics keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/about_mpd/jokyo_tokei/jokyo/hanzai.files/tokyo.pdf
- Bicycle prices at Cycle Base Asahi cb-asahi.co.jp
- Number of bikes sold in Japan each year jbpi.or.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022.pdf
- Japan's National Bike to Work Ban by Tokyo by Bike tokyobybike.com/2013/10/japans-national-bike-to-work-ban.html
- Accident Insurance, Bicycle Commutes, and You generalunion.org/4334
- Bicycle Modal Share in Tokyo tokyo-pt.jp/info_provision/traffic
- Bicycle boom: Why transportation in the ‘new normal’ is on two wheels japantimes.co.jp/life/2021/02/13/lifestyle/bicycle-boom-japan
- Bike Share Programs are Taking Off toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/bunyabetsu/kotsu_butsuryu/pdf/katsuyo_suishin02.pdf
- Bike Network planning in Tokyo toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/bunyabetsu/kotsu_butsuryu/pdf/katsuyo_suishin07.pdf
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If you had asked me when I first visited Tokyo 24 years ago, I would have told you that cycling in the city was great. But the latest report by the Copenhagenize Index doesn't rank it nearly as well as it used to. What's up with the ranking?
Editing: Bobby from @Q2Japan and Greg
Sources:
- Copenhagenize Index https://copenhagenizeindex.eu/
- Average cycle trip in Japan cycling-embassy.jp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bicycle_Infographic_Embassy.pdf
- In Tokyo, bicycle is the fastest means of transport for trips under 5km toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/bunyabetsu/kotsu_butsuryu/pdf/katsuyo_suishin02.pdf
- JNTO Cycle Guide https://www.japan.travel/en/sports/cycling/guide/
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Cycling Rules keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/multilingual/english/traffic_safety/traffic_rules/SAFE_BICYCLE_RIDING.files/public.pdf
- Japan Cycling Handbook by the Cycling Embassy of Japan advocacy group cycling-embassy.jp/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Handbook_English_Web_final.pdf
- One year after road law revision, few cyclists in Japan wear helmets japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/japan/japan-cyclists-helmet-wearing
- Crime in Tokyo Statistics keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/about_mpd/jokyo_tokei/jokyo/hanzai.files/tokyo.pdf
- Bicycle prices at Cycle Base Asahi cb-asahi.co.jp
- Number of bikes sold in Japan each year jbpi.or.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022.pdf
- Japan's National Bike to Work Ban by Tokyo by Bike tokyobybike.com/2013/10/japans-national-bike-to-work-ban.html
- Accident Insurance, Bicycle Commutes, and You generalunion.org/4334
- Bicycle Modal Share in Tokyo tokyo-pt.jp/info_provision/traffic
- Bicycle boom: Why transportation in the ‘new normal’ is on two wheels japantimes.co.jp/life/2021/02/13/lifestyle/bicycle-boom-japan
- Bike Share Programs are Taking Off toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/bunyabetsu/kotsu_butsuryu/pdf/katsuyo_suishin02.pdf
- Bike Network planning in Tokyo toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/bunyabetsu/kotsu_butsuryu/pdf/katsuyo_suishin07.pdf
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