Head of Office for Cycle Superhighways of the Capital Region | Copenhagen | Denmark

Sidsel Birk Hjuler firmly believes that cycling will revolutionize 21t century urban planning and tirelessly works on her mission to get it taken seriously in all sectors of traffic planning. As the Head of Office for Cycle Superhighways in Copenhagen´s Capital Region, she and her team have already achieved an impressive increase of cycling commuters, who are now choosing the 167 km of high-quality cycle paths over their cars. The Cycle Superhighways are an extraordinary example of comprehensive collaboration between 28 municipalities and more than a dozen external key partners. By 2045 they will offer more than 750+ kilometres cycle superhighways spreading out over approximately 45 routes.