*Soft* travel modes in Copenhagen- Existing data, status, and potentials for the application of tracking technologies.

Name, title and affiliation
Thomas Sick Nielsen (sick@life.ku.dk)
Senior Research Fellow, Ph.D.
Department of Urban and Landscape studies
Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Science
Denmark

Short Biography
Thomas Sick Nielsen is employed as Senior Researcher at the University of Copenhagen, Danish Centre for Forest Landscape and Planning. Main research areas are Urban development, interaction systems, spatial behaviour, and the interrelations between spatial behavior and urban form. Currently Thomas takes part in the Center for Strategic Urban Research (www.byforskning.dk), the EC project PLUREL (www.plurel.net), and 'Drivers and Limits' - a project funded by the Danish Strategic Research Council.

Abstract
Evidence on the use of bicycling and walking for travel in Copenhagen, and its development over time is presented. Available data consists of traffic counts on selected locations, in some cases allowing a representation of the development through decades; as well as the national travel surveys mode, purpose, as well as origin and destination of trips are registered. The potential for the application of tracking technologies to analyze bicycling, and develop plans and tools to promote CO2-neutral travel is discussed.