Words from a friend. She moved to #Finland and #Oulu from another country in the 2000's. She barely knew how to cycle, but our infrastructure and maintenance enabled her to rediscover the joy of cycling and active commuting ❤️
Build it and they will come. Maintain it and they will come from all over the world 👌🚲☃️
Visitors of our Oulu Urbanism CityMasterclass from Switzerland, Alaska, Minnesota and Germany enjoying lovely -23°C winter weather, and of course the well maintained bicycle infrastructure here in #Oulu 🇫🇮
Many of our 🚶🚲paths are covered by a thin layer of snow for months every year, so the painted markings can be invisible. In addition to regular traffic signs, we're using simple projected symbols to help people remember which side to walk and which to pedal on. #Oulu 🇫🇮 #MeanwhileinOulu
This is Metsokangas elementary school in the far suburbs of Oulu 🇫🇮. It was -31°C in the morning (-40° windchill). What you see here is just 1 of the 4 parking lots for students. It's not about the cold, it's the safe infrastructure & excellent maintenance. No rocket science. #MeanwhileInOulu#Oulu
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As you all know, cycling is a fair weather activity. And we can prove it. Right now it's -28°C in Oulu, and we've had almost 1300 ppl cycle today on this path alone 👌🫡☃️🚲💨 #Oulu 🇫🇮 #MeanwhileInOulu
This beautiful multi-use path on the sea ice is intended for walking, cycling, skating, skiing etc, depending a bit on the conditions. Maintained by volunteers of Vihiluodon Kyläyhdistys ry 🫡 The exact route varies every winter. It's also a shortcut from Oulu towards Oulunsalo and our airport area cutting down the distance between them by about 2-3 km 👌
Again a new daily 2024 record on this counter. 1730 ppl on bikes on this single path by 9:07 pm. Weather today here in Oulu: From -2°C to +4°C 🥵 to -5°C. #Oulu 🇫🇮 #MeanwhileInOulu
Chasing the last rays of the setting sun, by bicycle, on the frozen sea in -28°C (wind chill -35°C) today. So beautiful. So silent. So peaceful. So small. 💕 #Oulu 🇫🇮 #MeanwhileInOulu
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