How Oslo is recycling its former car parking spaces to the benefit of cyclists

The city of Oslo is doing everything possible to make life easier for cyclists. Photo: AFP

In recent years, Oslo has seen an increase in the number of pedestrian streets, public transport now serves every corner of the city, and parking spaces, usually reserved for cars, have over time been transformed into bicycle lanes. When they don't end up that way, they are replaced with green spaces or bicycle parking facilities.

The trend now is to turn former car parking spaces into bike lanes, easily recognisable by their red colour. Bicycles (including cargo bikes) are available via bike-sharing schemes to help those who do not have their own cycles to get around the city centre, which is geared up entirely for them.