Just bombarding you with good things from my Google Reader today.
Richard Fries (yes, THE Richard Fries) is in Copenhagen for Worlds and writes about the bike culture of the city and the mentality of the planners.
There is no expressway, parkway or highway in the center of Copenhagen. These planners looked around the world and realized that widening highways to alleviate car congestion is akin to punching more holes in your belt to alleviate obesity.