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After a new report, Copenhagen’s Lord Mayor Sisse Marie Welling is in no doubt: road pricing is the way forward if Copenhagen is to have cleaner air and less rush-hour gridlock.

Copenhagen’s Lord Mayor: »I truly believe it will lead to a better, greener city«

If it were up to Copenhagen’s Lord Mayor, Sisse Marie Welling (SF), there would be fewer traffic jams in the city. Foto: Finn Frandsen
If it were up to Copenhagen’s Lord Mayor, Sisse Marie Welling (SF), there would be fewer traffic jams in the city. Foto: Finn Frandsen
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She feels it every day when she makes the trip from her home on Amager, across the harbor, to Copenhagen City Hall: The city’s roads are teeming with cars, especially during rush hour, and many people spend far too long stuck in traffic.

If it were up to Copenhagen’s lord mayor, Sisse Marie Welling of SF, daily life for Copenhageners would look very different.

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