How Copenhagen gave cyclists a green wave – traffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way

Ooh jealous Canadian. One of my biggest frustrations as a cyclist (aside from headwind, hills, hateful drivers, and general lack of infrastructure :'D) is losing all momentum hitting red after red light when cycling on bike paths built along main streets.

I think this is a really good move. A few years back I had one route that I had to bike once a week, and for about 5 blocks it was perfectly timed so that I hit a yellow light at every intersection. It sucked having to wait for a full light cycle at every intersection. It was especially annoying in the winter, as starting is harder due to higher rolling resistance from snow and having to be in the right gear (need to be sitting down, so that your back tire has weight on it to prevent spinning out on the ice). People who don't bike commute do not fully understand how useful maintaining forward momentum is.