The garden bridge at night
The first garden bridge of the Netherlands, the Paleisbrug (Palace bridge) of ʼs-Hertogenbosch, is well over two years old now. In these two years the garden has really developed impressively. … Continue reading
The Golden Hour in Amsterdam
Last Tuesday night I went to Amsterdam for another edition of “Bike & City” about the role and place for cyclists in European urban space. The theme was: “What can … Continue reading
Happy Holidays!
It’s almost Christmas and if it weren’t for the darkness and the light decorations everywhere you would hardly be able to tell. The weather doesn’t feel like winter at all. … Continue reading
Rush hour in the dark
We are past the darkest time of the year again, the days are already slowly getting longer. But it will take a long time before we notice that it really … Continue reading
Happy Holidays
Now that the darkest time of the year is here, cities have brought out pretty lights to make all that darkness a bit more bearable. Streets around the world have … Continue reading
’Tis the season to be cycling
The December darkness is here again. With about 16 hours of darkness for every 24 hours in the Netherlands we all long for light! As is the case in many … Continue reading
Hovenring at night
Infrastructure must be really special to appeal to a wide audience. The spectacular Hovenring floating bicycle roundabout is one example of such an extremely exceptional piece of infrastructure. I usually … Continue reading
Going for a swim
Sports and I are not a great match, to put it very mildly. And it has been like that all my life. To give but one small example: I was … Continue reading
’Tis the season to be cycling 2012
December is the month the Dutch decorate their cities and towns with light ornaments. They call December ‘the dark days before Christmas’ and with good reason. In June there is … Continue reading
I want to see you; use your lights
If this doesn’t make you feel good I don’t know what does: a lovely fairy-like girl in a dress full of lit cycle lights handing these lights one by one … Continue reading
Bicycle rush hour in the dark, ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)
Evening rush hour in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (a.k.a. Den Bosch) in the Netherlands. During the winter months rush hour takes place in the dark. This day it also snowed so the road … Continue reading
Autumn Night Cycling (Netherlands)
Cycling in Autumn often means cycling in the dark and in wet conditions. In the Netherlands the protected bike ways (separated cycle paths) prove usefull also under these circumstances. The … Continue reading
