Bicycles as a means of transport in cities are playing an ever more important role. The reasons are: reduction of motorcar traffic, sustainable traffic planning, reduction of noise and exhaust emissions, enhancement of the value of public space, healthier form of transport, savings potential in national health services and infrastructure expenditure.

The book illustrates urban design ideas and architectural projects which go far beyond purely redesigning road layouts; its eight essays focus on the trend in urban design, landscape design, and traffic planning, it introduces nine exemplary bicycle traffic concepts in various cities (Barcelona, Copenhagen, Münster, New York, and Paris amongst others), and presents 28 forward-looking individual bicycle infrastructure projects.

With contributions by: Stefan Bendiks, Klaus Bondam, Marco te Brömmelstroet, Kees Christiaanse, Steven Fleming, Jan Gehl, Markus Neppl, Simone Raskob, Till Rehwaldt, Ulrike Reutter, Steffen de Rudder, Janette Sadik-Kahn, Christiane Thalgott et al.