Photo credit * Scandinavian Tourist Board

Walking on the street in Denmark, you will find most of the transportations such as bus and railways, and the public facilities are designed to be environmentally-friendly and to make easy to access for everyone. As a good example of public service, DSB, Danish Railway, is equipped with the seats for cycle travelers and wheeled-chair-users in red-based modern design locomotive. Its recognizable simple sign on the platform is well received from the travelers from all over the world. Copenhagen metro, which opened to the public in 2002, has been now popular for its well-design, with large glass roof in every station so that the passengers don't feel the pressure even in the underground. In addition, the metro has a simple invention to control the energy consumption by making the position of the stations higher than the railway track, and the train can easily start and stop with using the natural slope. City Bike in Copenhagen, recognized as a symbol of clean city development with its unique design of vehicle, was developed by the idea of a citizen as a measure against theft of the bicycle. As a result, not only did bicycle theft decrease, but traffic jams are also reduced, and it produced positive results as a measure against atmospheric pollution. Danish design is often described as simple, functional and organic design. When it comes to the public design, not only the good design which Denmark has produced, but from the level of the planning, the concept had adopted in order to make the city more comfortable to everyone. When you have chance to travel to Denmark, you can easily find the good aspects of the Danish public design from the various transportation.

Sóren Leerskov, Scandinavian Tourist Board