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A before and after in Utrecht

12 October 202212 October 2022 Bicycle Dutch

There would not be a post this week, normally, but I found something! An old video that I uploaded to YouTube in February 2016, but that I had never made public. Interestingly enough it starts at the exact location of … Continue reading A before and after in Utrecht

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Minor upgrades to the world’s largest bicycle parking garage in Utrecht

5 October 20224 October 2022 Bicycle Dutch

The world’s largest bicycle parking garage has had an upgrade in the Summer of 2022. Almost three years after it was fully opened cracks appeared in the concrete of the floors. These cracks were not dangerous, but they had to … Continue reading Minor upgrades to the world’s largest bicycle parking garage in Utrecht

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The finished F50 cycle route from Oss to Uden

20 July 20223 August 2022 Bicycle Dutch

Two weeks ago, in my latest post, I wrote that the F50 cycle route from Oss to Uden was completed when the cycle tunnel in Nistelrode was finished. That was not entirely true, there was still some work to do … Continue reading The finished F50 cycle route from Oss to Uden

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Cycle way upgrade in the forest

1 June 202227 June 2022 Bicycle Dutch

On the ride in my previous post, I was completely taken by surprise! Where I expected to see a narrow dirt path in the forest that I knew so well, with its potholes, bumpy surface and all the overhanging branches, … Continue reading Cycle way upgrade in the forest

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A cycle street where buses are guest

4 May 20224 August 2022 Bicycle Dutch

The city of ʼs-Hertogenbosch has a new cycle street. A very special version of a cycle street, where is not the cars which are guest but buses! The street is closed to private motor traffic. The Van Berckelstraat in the … Continue reading A cycle street where buses are guest

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Better cycling between Vught and ʼs-Hertogenbosch

8 September 20214 January 2022 Bicycle Dutch

On the day the schools started again after the summer holidays, two aldermen of ʼs-Hertogenbosch and Vught opened a better cycling connection between their municipalities. They cut a ribbon to open a cycling viaduct over a -soon to be- turbo-roundabout … Continue reading Better cycling between Vught and ʼs-Hertogenbosch

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When does a street no longer require protected cycleways?

14 July 202119 July 2021 Bicycle Dutch

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent infrastructural changes in Utrecht. The changes are also increasingly harder to explain to a foreign audience. One of the latest street re-designs involves the removal of protected cycleways from a shopping … Continue reading When does a street no longer require protected cycleways?

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Less and less space for cars in the Utrecht city centre

30 June 20212 July 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Utrecht has redesigned yet another public space in its city centre to make it much more attractive for walking and cycling. Almost all of the streets on the east side of the canal ring surrounding the historic city centre had … Continue reading Less and less space for cars in the Utrecht city centre

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How much did Utrecht change in a decade?

2 June 202116 June 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Happy birthday Utrecht! Today the city celebrates that it was granted city rights on 2 June 1122 by Holy Roman Emperor Henry V when he visited Utrecht, exactly 899 years ago. Next year Utrecht will celebrate its 900th anniversary in … Continue reading How much did Utrecht change in a decade?

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Rotterdam takes an important step towards becoming a cycle friendly city

19 May 202116 June 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Rotterdam reopened a main city centre street that was completely redesigned. It got much less space for cars, but much more space for cycling and walking. The city expects cycling to be by far the most important mode of traffic in future. Continue reading Rotterdam takes an important step towards becoming a cycle friendly city

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The Green Corridor; turning an old road into a recreational zone

5 May 20215 May 2021 Bicycle Dutch

For centuries there was only one safe route to cross the moor and heath between Oirschot and Eindhoven. Nowadays there are other main routes for motor traffic especially. In recent years the old and most direct road has slowly been … Continue reading The Green Corridor; turning an old road into a recreational zone

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Two intersections improved for cycling

3 February 202115 March 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Streets are never finished. Their design needs constant monitoring. Traffic flows may change over time, people’s travel habits may change and views on which is the preferred mode of transportation may change as well. When the municipality of ʼs-Hertogenbosch established … Continue reading Two intersections improved for cycling

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