Bum knee bussing it (Denmark Day 12)

That knee I tweaked not running over a child in Copenhagen? Well, it wasn't about to pedal another kilometer. I missed out on the converted railway right of way trail (aka rail to trail) bike ride from Korinth to Odense as a result. On the flip side--I had a multimodal transit day! I took a bus from Korinth, transfered to a train, and took the train to Odense. I purchased the ticket on the app and away I went. My first bus stop was a rather unassuming pole. It had useful things like a schedule and trash can (though the can needed emptied). For such a small town, the addition of the schedule was quite nice.
The bus arrived on time. Onboard was a fellow classmate who had a minor tumble after starting the day on a bike so needed to switch to transit too. Also onboard was a nifty seat that folded forward so a kid's safety seat could be opened.
The bus amenities included a reading light, small luggage rack, wayfinding information, the time, and the temperature. I particularly liked knowing what the next few stops would be and the final stop of the route. That way, I knew that I was headed in the right direction and when to prepare to disembark. 
The train was the same one as we'd taken on the way from Copenhagen to Svendborg--that had had a transfer in Odense. This time, I hopped on to get to Odense. From the bus to the train, similarly as train to train, it was incredibly easy to transfer.
We got off the train, made our way out of the station, and chilled at a cafe until meeting time.
Once everyone else arrived to Odense, whether by train or bike, we met up with Connie, who worked on Odense's recommitment to cycling and transformation to its current networked state from 2009 to present (in ever increasing capacities). She previewed in a PowerPoint presentation the transformation (with equally-scaled before and after photos) from car-centric to people-centric planning examples of what we would encounter on our walking tour. Connie explained how context matters most in creating a biking network in the city. Not all streets need dedicated bike paths. Some need a few car traffic calming measures and that's it to make a road appealing and safe for people to choose their bikes.
Alas, it started raining harder and harder during the walking tour so I didn't take many photos. (Okay, okay, plus I was hungry, tired, and my knee hurt again from walking.) I really wish I could've paid more attention and retained more of what she told us because the work sounded really interesting from a design and communication perspective.

Next up: An accidental neighborhood tour in Odense 

Random pic of the day: A working water fountain! They're rarer in Denmark than a North American might guess.

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