Europe pushes bicycling in hopes of shrinking carbon emissions | McClatchy DC

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Berlin’s goal is to have 1 of every 5 trips within the city to be made by bike before 2025. To help in this effort, city law offers a tax break that’s equivalent to 53 U.S. cents for every mile a cyclist commutes. Last year, the city invested $16 million in bike infrastructure.

By U.S. standards, its efforts represent both heavy investment and high goals. By northern European standards these days, however, Berlin is a poseur in the push to encourage cycling. Copenhagen, where 36 percent of commuters road bikes in 2012, completed 2015 with that number surpassing 50 percent.

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