Tag Archives: history
Cycle Parade through Amsterdam
A large group of people cycling on a wide variety of very different bicycles made a tour through Amsterdam last Sunday, 19th of May. On the occasion of the opening … Continue reading
The new King of the Netherlands on a bicycle
In just a couple of days the Dutch will have a new head of state: the reign of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands starts on April 30th with his inauguration. … Continue reading
A kingdom for a bicycle
It is a historic day in the Netherlands. Queen Beatrix announced she will abdicate in favour of her son after a 33 year reign. This is in line with Dutch … Continue reading
An ‘Elephant & Castle’ in the Netherlands
“This really looks a lot like Elephant & Castle” is what I thought when I was cycling in The Hague on the last Sunday of 2012. If “Elephant & Castle” … Continue reading
New beginnings; new bikes and cycle experiences
First of all, I would like to wish you a very happy new year, at this beginning of 2013! In this first blog post of the year I’d also like … Continue reading
Cycling around in Amsterdam
On one of the last days of the year I cycled around Amsterdam with two other bloggers. Doug Gordon or BrooklynSpoke from New York and Marc van Woudenberg better known … Continue reading
Unravelling modes
Something I haven’t written much about yet is the unravelling or unbundling of modes. This is a way of separating cycle routes from main routes for motorised traffic. In the … Continue reading
Love Britain, go Dutch… in 1935
It can sometimes be incredibly enlightening to look into the past. The following is from a 77 year old Dutch newspaper article. If you look past the old-fashioned language and … Continue reading
Promoting Cycling in the Netherlands
They are perhaps not entirely politically correct, but I found these amusing ads to promote cycling in the Netherlands in the 1980s. I even remembered seeing them on national television … Continue reading
Before and after; comparing 2012 with 1957
Motorized traffic has increased enormously in the last 55 years all over the world and also in the Netherlands. But not in every street, at least not in the Netherlands. … Continue reading
From car centric to people friendly urban planning
Historic city centres and modern traffic do not go together well. All the functions of city life compete for a part of the limited space that is available in the … Continue reading
Cycling through the heath
Some weeks ago the heath was in full bloom all over the Netherlands. Not knowing it from each other David Hembrow and I decided to cycle through the heath in … Continue reading
