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A new bicycle tunnel finishes the F50 fast cycle route from Oss to Uden

6 July 20225 July 2022 Bicycle Dutch

A new bicycle tunnel was opened in the village of Nistelrode, early March 2022. It was the final part of the F50 fast cycle route from Oss to Uden that still had to be finished. If you like football (soccer … Continue reading A new bicycle tunnel finishes the F50 fast cycle route from Oss to Uden

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A new cycling tunnel in Zeist

2 February 20221 February 2022 Bicycle Dutch

A new cycling tunnel was opened in Zeist on Thursday 16 December 2021. The tunnel makes it possible to cross a busy road by bicycle or by foot without any interaction with motor traffic. That busy road to Utrecht was … Continue reading A new cycling tunnel in Zeist

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Coevorden station area transformation

9 June 202118 June 2021 Bicycle Dutch

The area around the railway station in Coevorden was thoroughly upgraded. The transformation took several years and it was finished in 2020. The new tunnel under the railway and the beautiful landscaping are what stand out most in this project, … Continue reading Coevorden station area transformation

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Cycling underpass at Bilthoven Station

9 December 202015 March 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Five years ago the railway underpass at Bilthoven station was opened after a three year reconstruction. That project converted a very dangerous level railway crossing in a busy road into a pleasant and safe space for walking and cycling. The … Continue reading Cycling underpass at Bilthoven Station

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A new cycling underpass in Utrecht

2 December 202015 March 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Utrecht opened a new cycling underpass in the canal route through the city on the rainy morning of 1 December 2020. The underpass replaces the only remaining at-grade intersection in a main cycle route next to a canal. According to … Continue reading A new cycling underpass in Utrecht

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Cheerful art in a cycle tunnel

5 February 20207 May 2020 Bicycle Dutch

Billet en français Most cycle tunnels in the Netherlands have a work of art on their walls. One of the reasons is that art makes the tunnels less scary. A cycle tunnel in Zaltbommel was dedicated to an artist who … Continue reading Cheerful art in a cycle tunnel

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Five cycle tunnels in the province of Utrecht

20 November 20193 December 2019 Bicycle Dutch

A beautiful new bicycle tunnel was officially opened last Thursday in De Bilt by representatives of the Province of Utrecht and the municipality of De Bilt. The new tunnel is part of a bigger plan for five cycle tunnels in … Continue reading Five cycle tunnels in the province of Utrecht

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Is this tunnel really a disaster?

14 November 201728 November 2017 Bicycle Dutch

It was opened two years ago, but it is still not completely finished, the tunnel for walking and cycling between Wijbosch and Schijndel, near ʼs-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. The only thing missing is a work of art on the tunnel … Continue reading Is this tunnel really a disaster?

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Rotterdam (encore)

24 January 20176 February 2017 Bicycle Dutch

As announced, no ordinary big elaborate post this week. But… I happened to be in Rotterdam yet again last Saturday, this time for a family visit. On the prior visits I walked, but now I cycled! So, as an encore … Continue reading Rotterdam (encore)

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A roundabout bypass in Goes

15 November 201628 November 2016 Bicycle Dutch

The town of Goes is one of many Dutch places with a raised roundabout for motor traffic, that can be bypassed when you are walking or cycling, on a lower level. At many locations, this is called a “bear pit”, … Continue reading A roundabout bypass in Goes

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New bicycle passage in Tilburg

9 August 201622 August 2016 Bicycle Dutch

Tilburg is redeveloping its station area. Something that currently happens in many cities in the Netherlands. While the Dutch railways are modernising and restoring the 1960s Tilburg station building, the city is redeveloping the area right behind it; a former … Continue reading New bicycle passage in Tilburg

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And now for something completely different

14 June 20169 October 2022 Bicycle Dutch

“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

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