On the morning of April 7th, 2021, the Netherlands woke up to snow! Snow in April is not completely unusual, but it was a bit unexpected; especially after the temperatures reached 26 degrees (79F) exactly one week earlier. I didn’t … Continue reading Snow in April
Just a few weeks ago the Netherlands was covered in snow. It is almost hard to remember with all the sun and warmth we had since then, but I have the images to prove it! I’d like to look at … Continue reading Riding in the snow in ʼs-Hertogenbosch and Vught
The snow is quickly melting away again after eight days of exceptional winter weather for the Netherlands. There hadn’t been this much snow and ice for over a decade. It snowed for almost 48 hours first and then the canals … Continue reading Cycling in winter weather
A “code red” weather warning was issued Sunday 7 February 2021 because the snow storm “Darcy” hit the Netherlands that day. A code red means “stay indoors as much as possible, do not go out onto the roads unless you … Continue reading Snow ride from Vught to ʼs-Hertogenbosch
Streets are never finished. Their design needs constant monitoring. Traffic flows may change over time, people’s travel habits may change and views on which is the preferred mode of transportation may change as well. When the municipality of ʼs-Hertogenbosch established … Continue reading Two intersections improved for cycling
There is no normal post this week. I only have my traditional festive video for the holiday season to show you. This year’s holiday season is weird, just like this whole year was weird. In the Netherlands we had a … Continue reading Happy Holidays
Every Monday in October and November I published an extra post with a ride. It’s December now and I published my nine rides, but isn’t that a strange number? Doesn’t 10 sound much nicer? All the rides were filmed this … Continue reading Bonus Ride in ʼs-Hertogenbosch
For this week’s extra post I rode around in my hometown ʼs-Hertogenbosch, including through the intersection of my last post. This ride was filmed on a Friday afternoon early September this year and it still has that summer’s feel. I … Continue reading Ride in ʼs-Hertogenbosch
The city of ʼs-Hertogenbosch redesigned a major intersection. Until the 1970s this intersection was part of the main north-south route in the country. Fortunately, most through traffic now uses the motorways around the city. Even though this intersection is still … Continue reading A reconstructed intersection in ʼs-Hertogenbosch
When you don’t own a car you need to consider how to take every single journey. Is the place I need to go to at cycling distance or can I go by train and cycle the final distance on a … Continue reading A ride to Vlijmen into the wind
A future fast cycle route will be linking Zaltbommel in Gelderland to ʼs-Hertogenbosch in North-Brabant. The 15 kilometre route will be built from 2020 to 2022 for a budget of 16.4 million euros. How can they build it so fast … Continue reading Ride on the future fast cycle route from ʼs-Hertogenbosch to Zaltbommel
After a very long wait – according to a number of people and organisations – the city of ʼs-Hertogenbosch closed a city centre street to all private motor traffic. It was decided early last June, but without a clear date. … Continue reading ʼs-Hertogenbosch has finally closed a street to motor traffic
