The F59 fast cycle route officially opened
Even on the opening day of the F59 Fast Cycle Route there was protest. The village council of Geffen stopped the party, literally, at a zebra crossing with a school … Continue reading
Main cycle routes updated in Utrecht
Utrecht has recently upgraded several main cycle routes in the city. In this post I show you the largest part of the route alongside Merwedekanaal. It is part of a … Continue reading
The F325 Fast Cycle Route Arnhem – Nijmegen
RijnWaalpad is the name of the fast cycle route from the provincial capital Arnhem on the Rhine and the other big city in the province of Gelderland, Nijmegen, on the … Continue reading
Fast Cycle Route Venlo – Horst-Sevenum opened
The first official fast cycle route in the southern province of Limburg was opened last June when several officials from the province and the two municipalities that the route runs … Continue reading
F35 High-Speed Cycle Route Twente
F35 is the name of the longest high-speed cycle route that is currently in planning and under construction in the Netherlands. The almost 60 kilometres (37 miles) long cycle route … Continue reading
No Copenhagen, that’s not good enough
Copenhagen opened the first ‘Cycle Superhighway’ with a lot of hype last month. I was really looking forward to seeing proper images of it. But I didn’t find any. I … Continue reading
Seeing how the neighbours do it
Last Monday I had a few hours to spare while in London. The perfect opportunity to go and see all the traffic situations I ‘knew’ from following the blogs about … 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
Inter-city cycling Geldermalsen – Culemborg (Netherlands)
Late 2010 there were reports that the Netherlands is building 16 fast inter-city cycle routes. So what do the already existing bicycle routes between cities and towns look like? This … Continue reading
Bicycle infrastructure in the Netherlands
Another example of the type of protected separate cycle paths that gets people on their bicycles. Turn on annotations to see familiar and strong views on cycle infrastructure placed in … Continue reading
Cycle Highway Breda – Etten-Leur
This cycle route in the South of the Netherlands was created in 2003/2004 as a model route for a fast and safe cycle route between cities and towns. The example … Continue reading
