Monthly Archives: April 2009

The Forgotten Art of Political Rebellion ?

Our project includes a youth exchange with the German state of Bremen.

On Monday one of the project’s researchers met Dr. Reinhard Loske, Bremen’s Senator for the Environment, Building, Europe and Transport, to discuss his work on improving Bremen’s already good cycling infrastructure.

He also appears in the following video, advocating speed limits for Germany’s motorway network. [...]

Bremen Day 5 – Harri & Ricarda

The last evening in Bremen. At our farewell party, Harri and Ricarda look back on a couple of the highlights of the week. Roll on July, when the German girls come to Darlington!

Bremen Day 3 – Lauren

Lauren describes day three. We checked out a street (Hamburgerstrasse) that was redesigned in 2004 to accommodate a cycle path on each side of the road. Then we met the traffic engineer who designed it, and the politician responsible for traffic.

Bremen Day 2 – Kate

Kate sums up the second day in Bremen.

Bremen Day 1 – Sofija

Sofija Kriauciunaite has just arrived in Bremen with the rest of the Beauty and the Bike girls from Darlington. Here she gives her first impressions of the place.
Sofija Kriauciunaite – First Impressions of Bremen