For my ninth and – officially – last extra ride we stay in Eindhoven, where I showed you the Tegenbosch bridge in last week’s post. As I mentioned in that post Eindhoven has some impressive infrastructure. The 32 kilometre long … Continue reading Ride on the Eindhoven ‘Slowlane’
The city of Eindhoven is building a reputation of making bold statements with large pieces of cycling infrastructure. After the world famous floating cycling roundabout, the Hovenring, and the 37 kilometre long cycle route all around the city, it now … Continue reading A huge new cycling bridge in Eindhoven
A possibility to cycle to work in 15 to 30 minutes; when you live in Valkenswaard and work in Eindhoven, the cycle route on the old railway line offers you just that. It was opened some years ago but only … Continue reading Fast cycle route Valkenswaard – Waalre – Eindhoven
Eindhoven is creating a fast cycle route, a 32 kilometre long loop around and through the city, that is in its final stages of construction. The plans were first made public in 2011, construction has been going on ever since. … Continue reading Eindhoven’s circular fast cycle route
An extra cherry on an already delicious cake. That is possibly how you could best describe Flo; a new system in the Netherlands that informs people whether they can catch the traffic signal that they are approaching on their bicycle. … Continue reading Flo, your guide to the green light
An urban traffic circle with up to 4 lanes for motor traffic is rare in the Netherlands, but at least it comes with a whole different level for cycling. The Eindhoven “Insulindeplein” is obviously from another era, but it is … Continue reading Grade-separated cycling infrastructure (43-years-old) in Eindhoven
“Do you seriously not have anything better to do today?” British comedian John Cleese was astonished when he saw the hundreds of people who had turned up in Eindhoven on a cold Monday morning last April for the opening of … Continue reading And now for something completely different
The streets in the Netherlands are constantly and rapidly being improved for cycling. For this post I have another before and after example, this time in the city of Eindhoven. By chance I had filmed the streets Kastanjelaan en Glaslaan … Continue reading Before and After in Eindhoven
My series of the nominees of the election to become best cycling city of the Netherlands in 2014 is complete. But the five nominated municipalities were also portrayed by the Cyclists’ Union. These portraits were made to make the cities … Continue reading Best Cycling City of the Netherlands – recap
Eindhoven is one of the five nominees to become best Cycling City of the Netherlands in 2014. Chosen from a long-list of 19 municipalities, these five municipalities compete to take over the title of current best cycling city ʼs-Hertogenbosch, which … Continue reading Eindhoven, nominee for best cycling city
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 write about reallocating road space and cycle path surfaces and … Continue reading Hovenring at night
A few weeks ago I showed you the new floating roundabout of Eindhoven and it got a lot of attention. But of course a city’s cycling climate cannot be measured by one –albeit very impressive– piece of infrastructure. There has … Continue reading Cycling in Eindhoven
