A new cycling underpass in Utrecht
Utrecht opened a new cycling underpass in the canal route through the city on the rainy morning of 1 December 2020. The underpass replaces the only remaining at-grade intersection in a main cycle route next to a canal. According to … Continue reading A new cycling underpass in Utrecht
Ride on the Eindhoven ‘Slowlane’
For my ninth and – officially – last extra ride we stay in Eindhoven, where I showed you the Tegenbosch bridge in last week’s post. As I mentioned in that post Eindhoven has some impressive infrastructure. The 32 kilometre long … Continue reading Ride on the Eindhoven ‘Slowlane’
A huge new cycling bridge in Eindhoven
The city of Eindhoven is building a reputation of making bold statements with large pieces of cycling infrastructure. After the world famous floating cycling roundabout, the Hovenring, and the 37 kilometre long cycle route all around the city, it now … Continue reading A huge new cycling bridge in Eindhoven
Ride in ʼs-Hertogenbosch
For this week’s extra post I rode around in my hometown ʼs-Hertogenbosch, including through the intersection of my last post. This ride was filmed on a Friday afternoon early September this year and it still has that summer’s feel. I … Continue reading Ride in ʼs-Hertogenbosch
A reconstructed intersection in ʼs-Hertogenbosch
The city of ʼs-Hertogenbosch redesigned a major intersection. Until the 1970s this intersection was part of the main north-south route in the country. Fortunately, most through traffic now uses the motorways around the city. Even though this intersection is still … Continue reading A reconstructed intersection in ʼs-Hertogenbosch
Ride on the Greenport Bikeway
For ride number seven of nine I cycled the Greenport Bikeway again. This was the first fast cycle route to be opened in the province of Limburg in 2015. I decided to take a full day outing, the day I … Continue reading Ride on the Greenport Bikeway
A curved cycle viaduct in Venlo
The curved cycle viaduct in this post livens up an otherwise rather boring looking industrial area under development in Venlo in the Netherlands. The bridge is almost a year old now and it makes it finally possible to safely cross … Continue reading A curved cycle viaduct in Venlo
A ride to Vlijmen into the wind
When you don’t own a car you need to consider how to take every single journey. Is the place I need to go to at cycling distance or can I go by train and cycle the final distance on a … Continue reading A ride to Vlijmen into the wind
Reconstruction of a former main street in Utrecht
The city of Utrecht finished yet another reconstructed street. The Voorstraat used to be the main east-west route through the city centre for centuries, but ever since that route was severed for cars in the 1990s, the volume of car … Continue reading Reconstruction of a former main street in Utrecht
A ride in Emmen
The bridge in Emmen from last week’s post was about 15 minutes cycling from the railway station. After I had filmed the bridge I filmed the ride back. This is the fifth ride in my series of nine. I will … Continue reading A ride in Emmen
A stylish cycle viaduct in Emmen
Two intersections in the east circular road around Emmen (a town in the north-east of the Netherlands) were upgraded in 2014. To improve the flow of motor traffic the formerly level crossings were completely reconstructed. One of the intersections became … Continue reading A stylish cycle viaduct in Emmen
Ride on the future fast cycle route from ʼs-Hertogenbosch to Zaltbommel
A future fast cycle route will be linking Zaltbommel in Gelderland to ʼs-Hertogenbosch in North-Brabant. The 15 kilometre route will be built from 2020 to 2022 for a budget of 16.4 million euros. How can they build it so fast … Continue reading Ride on the future fast cycle route from ʼs-Hertogenbosch to Zaltbommel
