Positive outcomes

• 400 km of cycle paths and over 9,000 bicycle parking spaces
• 350 recycling collection points in the city
• Over 600 hectares of parks and 160 playgrounds
• Local food is also supplied by farm shops.
• Waste levels have been reduced by almost 2/3 since 1988
• 70% of the population lives within 500 meters of a tram stop
• Trains appear every 7.5 minutes
• 3,800 small privately owned garden allotments
• Locals invest in renewable energy - one district has collectively bought 9 windmills
• Those that invest in renewable energy get free football tickets