Case file 01 / Investigative series
The Truth About Cycling
A multi-part investigation into why cycling remains politically fragile despite its public-health, climate and mobility benefits. Reported in Switzerland and Denmark, the series examined infrastructure, safety, policy delays and the car-centred assumptions built into everyday life.
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2025
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The complete Heidi.news exploration.
Heidi.news · Series
↗ 01A Dead Cyclist, and the Reflex to Blame the Rider
How responsibility is framed after a cyclist is killed.
Heidi.news · Road safety
↗ 02Why Amsterdam Cycles and London or San Francisco Do Not
A comparison of the policies and conditions that make cycling ordinary, or marginal.
Heidi.news · International
↗ 03Geneva's Enduring Love Affair With the Car
The political and spatial choices that continue to privilege driving.
Heidi.news · Geneva
↗ 04Geneva's Greenway: More Green Than Route
A close look at the gaps between the project's promise and cyclists' experience.
Heidi.news · Infrastructure
↗ 05Can Cycling Launch a Political Career?
What bicycle politics can do for public profiles and electoral ambitions.
Heidi.news · Politics
↗ 06The Copenhagen Paradox
Even in a cycling capital, the bicycle struggles to displace the car.
Heidi.news · Denmark
↗ 07Can Algorithms Save Cycling?
What digital tools can, and cannot, solve about urban mobility.
Heidi.news · Technology
↗ 08How to Block a Swiss Motorway
Inside the strategy and practical realities of direct action.
Heidi.news · Protest
↗ 09The Cyclist Who Chases Reckless Drivers
A portrait of individual enforcement on streets perceived as unsafe.
Heidi.news · Road safety
↗ 10Dangerous and Awkward: Geneva, Switzerland's Worst City for Cyclists
Why riders rank the city at the bottom of the national table.
Heidi.news · Geneva
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