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It's worth mentioning that most of the cities in Denmark are similar. Nearly every town that isn't tiny has pedestrian/bike only streets, and the trend seems to
by IceDane 7y ago
It's worth mentioning that most of the cities in Denmark are similar. Nearly every town that isn't tiny has pedestrian/bike only streets, and the trend seems to be to expand these areas rather than making them smaller.
I live in Odense which is across the other bridge (the one that doesn't go to Sweden) and it is by far my favorite city in Denmark. Relatively recently, the busiest street that goes through the very center of downtown was closed in order to expand the pedestrian downtown.
Copenhagen is really charming with its canals and such, but it's incredibly busy and noisy and trafficked in comparison. Too much for me.
If anyone should be considering moving to denmark, Copenhagen is not the only place to be. Odense, Århus, Vejle, Ålborg and most other cities are built on the same principles, so if work doesn't demand you live in the capitol, expanding your search parameters is definitely worth it(and potentially very lucrative given the price of housing in Copenhagen).
- haasted 7y agoJust to add a bit of info: Aarhus has a quite happening software development scene, while Odense is the place to be if you want to work with robotics.
- 317070 7y agoIs there more than one robotics company in Odense?
- dybber 7y agoYes. https://www.odenserobotics.dk/ https://www.odenserobotics.dk/
- ckris 7y agoLooks interesting. That website is extremely fluffy in the usual 'next silicon valley way', but it should mean that you could find someone who at least knows where to get some hardware done. Which isn't nothing for a smaller city.
- ckris 7y agoAarhus looks relatively car-centric overall on satellite images. But I guess that is partly because it is small. It seems like you would have to live inside the few km of the city proper though.
- rustyshacleford 7y agoI've lived in Aarhus the last 10 years with just a bike. Living downtown or near a lightrail stop outside the city, is certainly preferable though.
- ckris 7y agoI'm sure it's a decent deal for anyone who has a connection to the place. There are just a lot more competition in being able to bike into a smaller city (which is almost any university town) compared to being able to live in a smaller city, being able to bike into a larger city or being able to bike in a larger city. For someone moving into the area it would then be more a matter of cost, opportunities and other things.
- erk__ 7y agoOdense is know as the biggest village in Denmark, because even though it is one of the biggest cities it does not feel like it.
- ckris 7y agoFrom an international perspective that is usually a completely different deal though. Second tier cities can sometimes be overvalued because of the premium paid by local residents, in this case being relative to Copenhagen. It really depends on the bang-for-buck for jobs, housing and entertainment etc.
- gambiting 7y agoSpeaking of crossing the bridge - I found Malmö even nicer than Copenhagen. It's tiny in comparison, but that's a great thing, and there's just as many cycling path and accessible architecture. It also has this feeling is "shared" city. If I had to choose I'd rather live there than in Copenhagen.
- golemiprague 7y agoNot if you are a Jew...
- 0xfaded 7y agoHey IceDane, I've lived in Odense for a year now and don't know many of the HN types. If you'd be interested it could be fun to meet up. carlchatfield at the mail domain operated by google.