We cycle 2022, a Danish story of green commute

The Wecyc Week was first launched in Vietnam in 2019 by Ashui.com

Le Viet Ha, founder of Ashui.com said, "Wecyc Week, which takes place in the first week of June every year, aims at promoting cycling culture in municipalities and changing their residents’ travelling habits to safe and environmentally friendly cycling trips."

The campaign includes an early morning group cycling around Hue citadel, an exhibition titled Copenhagen – Livable City – Cycling City and a seminar on Biking – A Story of Green Commute with the participation of keynote speakers from Copenhagen, Tokyo, Hanoi, and Hue city.

Kim Højlund Christensen, Ambassador of Denmark to Vietnam said, "Biking is a popular and practical solution for most Danes. In Copenhagen, half of all trips to work and educational institutions are done by bike. This is a result of more than half a century of continuous efforts, planning, determination, and commitment from all layers of society, not least the political level. I hope that the stories, innovative ideas, and experiences gained from different Danish and Vietnamese experts at the seminar and exhibition will be inspirational and helpful to the people of Hue and beyond. I wish you all the best in achieving your ambition of becoming a cycling city in the near future."

Cung Trong Cuong, director of HueIDS commented, "HueIDS is thrilled to be part of this meaningful campaign as it is a good opportunity for Hue to gain access to Danish experts and experiences on biking promotion since Denmark and Copenhagen are quite ahead of us in this field. I hope that this cooperation will sustain until Hue becomes a cycling city as we are striving for."

The exhibition opened to the public on June 7 along the bank of the Huong river. It illustrates Copenhagen’s efforts over the past 20 years to transform the city into one of the most liveable and cycling-friendly cities in the world.

Audiences to the exhibition will find innovative and bold projects, an artificial skiing slope on top of a waste treatment plant, the idea of transforming a traditional bridge into a highly popular public hangout place by expanding sidewalks with additional benches and bike paths, and various beautiful and unique cycling bridges that connect different areas on the two sides of the capital city’s canal.

Further, the seminar Biking – A Story of Green Commute, held on the same day, established a forum to connect and facilitate exchange of experience, knowledge, and innovative ideas between experts from the Danish Cyclists’ Federation and Vietnamese experts from HueIDS, the National Traffic Safety Committee, and local decision-makers, researchers, and representatives from various community organisations and media.

The campaign is part of the Embassy of Denmark’s long-term cooperation with Vietnam in supporting the country’s green transition and its endeavours to reach net zero emissions by 2050.