We humans adapt so well to our environment that we quickly forget how different things sometimes were. In the last five years a lot of the (cycling) infrastructure in my home town of ʼs-Hertogenbosch has changed, changed for the better! … Continue reading Maastrichtseweg 5 years later
Cycling infrastructure should not only be good on the main routes, you need to be able to cycle everywhere in a city. When the Dutch designate certain routes as main cycle routes it doesn’t mean that you cannot cycle safely … Continue reading From on-street cycle lane to bi-directional cycleway
The Utrecht “St Mary’s Place” (Mariaplaats) has recently been reconstructed. Much more than before the street is now designed for people. First of all for people walking, but the design has also improved the street for people riding a bicycle. … Continue reading Reconstruction of St Mary’s Place in Utrecht
Billet en français City streets used to be designed with only the private car in mind, but that has changed (in The Netherlands at least). In many Dutch city centres the car is no longer the dominant form of transport … Continue reading The redesign of the Utrecht Sint Jacobsstraat
The cycleway surface on a busy main road in ʼs-Hertogenbosch was recently upgraded. The original concrete slabs were replaced by smooth asphalt. Not a major change you might think, but cycling has really improved because of it. The road was … Continue reading Another before and after in ʼs-Hertogenbosch (5)
Billet en français Utrecht has built quite a number of bicycle streets recently. Surprising, because Utrecht also built the very first bicycle street of the country, which was a complete disaster. So what does the city do differently now? What … Continue reading Another new bicycle street in Utrecht
All over the Netherlands cities are working to get rid of missing links in their cycle grids. That is often done by building viaducts or underpasses, overpasses or bridges. But a missing link can also be bridged by a cycle … Continue reading Missing link completed in Den Bosch
To improve traffic situations for pedestrians and people cycling, road managers can decide to build extravagant infrastructure. Most of the time, however, it is much easier and much more effective to relocate motor traffic and to unbundle routes. When motor … Continue reading Road diet XXL for an intersection in Den Bosch
In this post a second look at a recently reconstructed intersection in Utrecht. In the first post about this reconstruction I focused on the differences between the before and after situation. In this post I focus on how people cycling … Continue reading Intersection redesign in Utrecht (2)
The cycle route that forms the main entrance to the Utrecht Science Park was recently updated. The whole “Road to Science” as it is called (Weg tot de Wetenschap) had to be reconstructed, because a light rail to the University … Continue reading Utrecht straightens out a cycle route
See also part 2 of this blog post It is one of my most viewed videos, the video in which I explain that common Dutch intersection design would not take up more space than typical US crossroads design. That you … Continue reading Intersection redesign in Utrecht (1)
Cycle routes in the Netherlands are constantly being updated. Wanting to keep things tidy and in a good order is a Dutch trait and you see that reflected in the streets. The Dutch language has different terms for small repairs … Continue reading Cycle route update: it’s all in the details
