Copenhagen – Karen Melchior

Life in the city every day, not just for big events

Written on 5. November 2017.

Copenhagen must be ambitious to make the city livable for Copenhageners – everyday. City life is as much about life on its streets, as life in its buildings. Streets should be welcoming, safe and clean – and designed for people first and cars second. Infrastructure should be built with focus on people walking and cycling, not only for people in cars. Trees and pockets of green should be maintained or created to provide a spot to calm the mind or let the children play. Copenhagen should be connected by green corridors: Allowing people to move from one part of the city to another...

Future of Copenhagen is Digital, Local and Circular

Written on 5. November 2017.

Our children should be digital creators. Digital competences should be a central part of the curriculum of every Copenhagen school, and digital should be combine/d with physical production. Our children should be able to go from idea to product. Production is increasingly digital and individualised. Kids should be able to use 3D printers, CFC milling and laser cutters together with digital knowledge. Allowing them to make nearly everything, preparing them and Copenhagen for the future. The workshops of the schools should incorporate the ethos of the Maker Spaces and FabLabs. We need to provide...

My Copenhagen

Written on 5. November 2017.

Copenhagen should continue to be open to the world and welcome those willing to shape Copenhagen into a flourishing, creative and diverse city. I want Copenhagen to grow but keep its human scale, its closeness to nature, and to keep its main transport as walking and cycling. I am European as well as Danish. I will make the administration open their doors, to show Copenhagen’s open heart and ensure Copenhagen and its administration is accessible to both Danes and its international residents. When you have made Copenhagen your home, I want to make sure you feel welcome and participate in...

Inclusive Open Copenhagen

Written on 5. November 2017.

Inclusion does not mean that we should all be identical. We should all be able to access, participate, being welcome and respected in the life of the Copenhagen. We all have talents that can contribute to the city. We all have a voice that should be heard. I want a strong and firm social policy to deal with the crime and gangs. We need to *prevent* not only deal with gang violence. Also I want to to learn from other cities, such as Mechelen in Belgium, which have leapt forward with integration allowing diverse communities to live together.