Tag Archives: cycle superhighways
F35 High-Speed Cycle Route Twente
F35 is the name of the longest high-speed cycle route that is currently in planning and under construction in the Netherlands. The almost 60 kilometres (37 miles) long cycle route … Continue reading
No Copenhagen, that’s not good enough
Copenhagen opened the first ‘Cycle Superhighway’ with a lot of hype last month. I was really looking forward to seeing proper images of it. But I didn’t find any. I … Continue reading
Seeing how the neighbours do it
Last Monday I had a few hours to spare while in London. The perfect opportunity to go and see all the traffic situations I ‘knew’ from following the blogs about … Continue reading
Cycle highways: Swedish plans vs. Dutch reality
A month ago the internet was buzzing with good news: a 20 kilometer (12.5 miles) four lane cycle superhighway in Sweden would connect the cities of Malmö and Lund. It … Continue reading
Inter-city cycling Geldermalsen – Culemborg (Netherlands)
Late 2010 there were reports that the Netherlands is building 16 fast inter-city cycle routes. So what do the already existing bicycle routes between cities and towns look like? This … Continue reading
Bicycle infrastructure in the Netherlands
Another example of the type of protected separate cycle paths that gets people on their bicycles. Turn on annotations to see familiar and strong views on cycle infrastructure placed in … Continue reading
Cycle Highway Breda – Etten-Leur
This cycle route in the South of the Netherlands was created in 2003/2004 as a model route for a fast and safe cycle route between cities and towns. The example … Continue reading
