Велосипедизация Санкт-Петербурга – Velosipedization of Saint Petersburg, is an organisation that wants to promote cycling in Russia’s second largest city. This organisation invited me to speak on their second annual conference on Friday the 15th of May last. The other … Continue reading Velosipedization of Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg in Russia will host an International Cycling Conference on the 15th and 16th of May next. The conference is titled “Urban Sustainable Traffic and the Use of Bicycles” and it aims to be a platform where international experts … Continue reading Saint Petersburg cycling conference
For many of you it is holiday time and you may have other things on your mind. But if you have an hour to spare in the coming days I would like to recommend watching the video below. It is … Continue reading What can Seattle learn from Dutch street design?
Two personal friends from Phoenix Arizona (USA) were visiting the Netherlands recently and they told me they would like to give cycling a try. It was an excellent idea: when you are on a holiday in the cycling nation of … Continue reading Holiday Cycling in the Netherlands
Sometimes you find little gems on YouTube. This is one of those! An American film showing cycling in Amsterdam in the 1950s. It is tempting to think nothing has changed but that would not be the full story. Yes, there … Continue reading Amsterdam cycling in the 1950s
It’s summer time, the time for travels! I know a number of Americans who are visiting the Netherlands right now. To see how the Dutch are cycling and to get inspired by the cycling culture in this country. Clarence Eckerson … Continue reading Americans getting inspired by the Dutch
See also the newer post about cycling with babies and toddlers! To the Dutch there’s nothing more natural than cycling with their children. Manufacturers of Dutch baby front bike seats tell their customers they can be used from the time … Continue reading Cycling with a baby
Bicycle shops in the Netherlands are different from the rest of the world, in the same way Dutch cycling is different. The upright bicycle to get from A to B safely and conveniently not only dominates the streets, but also … Continue reading Visit to a Dutch bicycle shop
Royal Gazelle is the only Dutch bicycle factory that may add the designation ‘Royal’ to its name. Exactly one week before the inauguration of the new King of the Netherlands, Dutch TV broadcast a short item about the ‘Royal Gazelle’ … Continue reading Royal Gazelle bicycle factory
A tiny article can tell tales. In the Indian Express (Sunday edition for Pune*) tucked away on page 7, the following appeared recently: So what will the perplexed honorable judge find in The Hague? A city that has been criticized … Continue reading Judge + bicycle = Culture Shock
