1929 | Copenhagen appoints a Regional Council |
1936 | Green Areas of Copenhagen Plan |
1947 | The Finger Plan for Greater Copenhagen, which was given legal status (urban zone legislation) in 1949 |
1962 | The Big H — the national plan for the development of motorway and rail infrastructure (largely implemented by 1994) |
1979 | Heat Supply Act passed, creating incentives for district heating |
1984 | Metropolitan Copenhagen Heating Transmission scheme created |
1985 | Amendment of the Act on Environmental Protection, which changed the emphasis of the urban waste regulatory system from disposal to recycling/regeneration/treatment |
1988 | Denmark's first geothermal heating plant goes on line at Thisted |
1990 | Dissolution of the Greater Copenhagen Council, its responsibilities pass to the Municipality of Copenhagen, and Vesterbro Urban Renewal Centre established aimed at the ecological renewal of Vesterbro district |
1992 | The Danish and Swedish governments decide to build a fixed link across Øresund to join the two countries |
1993 | Municipal Plan of the City of Copenhagen |
1995 | Beginning of free bike loan scheme, for use within a designated zone |
1995 -2008 |
Sewage discharges into Copenhagen Harbour are reduced from 93 to 38, improving water quality and allowing safe swimming — overflow water is stored in reservoirs until there is capacity in sewage system |
1996 | Comet consortium starts the design and construction of the Copenhagen Metro, renovation of Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square) begins |
1997 | Local Agenda 21 implemented (see box at right) |
1997 | The first Traffic & Transport Plan, including the opening of the first of the city’s green bicycle routes |
1998 | The 6.790km Great Belt East Bridge opens (final missing link between the Danish islands) as part of the 8km fixed link Storebaelt bridge and tunnel crossing between Zealand and Funen, crowning a century's efforts to connect the Danish islands with the European continent |
1998 | The first Sustainable Urban Renewal & Construction guidelines are issued |
2000 | The Øresundsbroen (Oresund Bridge) opens to traffic in July |
2000 | Copenhagen's offshore Middelgrunden wind farm completed |
2002 | The first phase of the Copenhagen Metro opens |
2003 | Copenhagen Park Policy, second phase of the Copenhagen Metro opens |
2006 | Sustainability in Construction & Civil Works guidelines |
2007 | The updated Finger Plan is still the basis of the development of Greater Copenhagen |
2007 | Third phase of the Copenhagen Metro opens in September |
2007 | The City of Copenhagen's Eco-Metropole vision for Copenhagen unveiled in November |
2009 | Copenhagen's electric bus scheme begins |