Tag Archives: ride
A modern Amsterdam Roundabout
There was some confusion in the United Kingdom about ‘Dutch style roundabouts’ now that two different developments are going on at the same time. On the one hand Transport for … Continue reading
Going for a swim
Sports and I are not a great match, to put it very mildly. And it has been like that all my life. To give but one small example: I was … Continue reading
Cycling to the dentist
In the Netherlands people cycle for all kinds of every day purposes and I am no exception. So when I need to go to the dentist I get on my … Continue reading
Riding in The Hague
Two weeks ago I showed you a huge junction in The Hague, which was actually only one junction in a much longer route. This week I’d like to show you … Continue reading
Cycling from the University to the Center of Utrecht
In 2011 it was commemorated that it had been 50 years since Utrecht University started moving out of the city center to a rural area to the east of the … Continue reading
Cycling in Eindhoven
A few weeks ago I showed you the new floating roundabout of Eindhoven and it got a lot of attention. But of course a city’s cycling climate cannot be measured … Continue reading
Before and After – ’s-Hertogenbosch (3)
A before and after in Maerlantstraat in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (a.k.a. Den Bosch) in the Netherlands. A main cycle route that went through an “ordinary residential street”. For motorised traffic the street … Continue reading
Dutch service streets and cycling
In Dutch road design a street can either be a through street or a street with so-called “end destinations” (homes, businesses) but not both. This way of thinking about mono-purpuse … Continue reading
Cycle Highway Vlijmen – ’s-Hertogenbosch
The old road from Vlijmen to ‘s-Hertogenbosch has been upgraded as a cycle road. The road had become obsolete for motorised traffic when in 1978 a motorway was opened. The … 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
Bicycle route in the snow, ’s-Hertogenbosch
This main cycle route from the north of the city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch (aka Den Bosch) to the centre in the south is completely cleared of snow and ice during winter. … Continue reading
Cycle Route Tilburg – Oisterwijk
In my series of longer fast cycle routes in the Netherlands I take you to one of the oldest ones this time. This route from the city of Tilburg to the nearby … Continue reading
