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December 16, 2007
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Mayor Dr. Berthold Tillmann visited the University of Minnesota in October of last year to talk about the prevalence of bicycling in his home city.
An astonishing 300,000 Muenster residents conduct 35% of their daily travel by bike. While the city is quite flat (only about 60 miles from the Netherlands) Dr. Tillman's remarks focused on the specific planning strategies for managing traffic, parking, maintenance and cooperation between cyclists, pedestrians, and automobiles.
Of particular note are special bike routes on neighborhood roads, collector streets, and radial throughways, as well as signaling to manage turning, signage to allow bikes to share with pedestrians and cars, and a 6,000 bike capacity parking facility at the main train station.
The impact of cycling on the city helped Muenster to be named "The most liveable city in the world" in 2004, ahead of finalists Seattle, WA; Changshu, China; and Coventry, Great Britain.
Transcript of the mayor's remarks
Information on cycling in Germany
Image above courtesy of the Muenster city planning office.
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