Politics aside: The Universal Appeal of Carmel Indiana’s Cycling infrastructure from a Dutch perspective

1 May 20248 May 2024 Bicycle Dutch

Carmel, Indiana, probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think about people-friendly city design and top-quality cycling infrastructure. But thanks to local Cycling Ambassador Mr. American Fietser, who moved to Carmel because of its outstanding cycling … Continue reading Politics aside: The Universal Appeal of Carmel Indiana’s Cycling infrastructure from a Dutch perspective

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Extra Post: This Utrecht street is finally car free

29 November 202329 November 2023 Bicycle Dutch

In 2018, a street in the heart of Utrecht city centre was reconstructed. However, the result was slightly disappointing. This was mostly due to the fact that private cars were still allowed in this narrow street. The parked cars, in … Continue reading Extra Post: This Utrecht street is finally car free

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Utrecht’s Western City Boulevard: less space for cars, more for greenery and people

2 August 20231 August 2023 Bicycle Dutch

Utrecht is currently reconstructing its ring road in a significant way. Clear and precise details regarding the project’s timeline and execution can easily be found on the city’s project website. However, if you would like to learn more about the … Continue reading Utrecht’s Western City Boulevard: less space for cars, more for greenery and people

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Less and less space for cars in the Utrecht city centre

30 June 20212 July 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Utrecht has redesigned yet another public space in its city centre to make it much more attractive for walking and cycling. Almost all of the streets on the east side of the canal ring surrounding the historic city centre had … Continue reading Less and less space for cars in the Utrecht city centre

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Rotterdam takes an important step towards becoming a cycle friendly city

19 May 202116 June 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Rotterdam reopened a main city centre street that was completely redesigned. It got much less space for cars, but much more space for cycling and walking. The city expects cycling to be by far the most important mode of traffic in future. Continue reading Rotterdam takes an important step towards becoming a cycle friendly city

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Reconstruction of a former main street in Utrecht

4 November 202021 January 2022 Bicycle Dutch

The city of Utrecht finished yet another reconstructed street. The Voorstraat used to be the main east-west route through the city centre for centuries, but ever since that route was severed for cars in the 1990s, the volume of car … Continue reading Reconstruction of a former main street in Utrecht

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Utrecht corrects a historic urban design mistake

16 September 202014 July 2022 Bicycle Dutch

Last Saturday Utrecht’s restored canal ring was officially opened. Unannounced and early in the morning the crew of the replica Roman ship “Per Mare ad Laurium” (some even dressed in period costumes) pulled a rope to tilt a gigantic bucket. … Continue reading Utrecht corrects a historic urban design mistake

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Cycling around the restored Utrecht moat

9 September 202015 March 2021 Bicycle Dutch

The restored Utrecht city moat will be officially opened this Saturday. Unfortunately with little fanfare due to the Corona crisis, but this historic event – the removal of the city motorway and the complete return of the original canal ring … Continue reading Cycling around the restored Utrecht moat

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Sustainable Urban Mobility – Online Course

24 August 202024 August 2020 Bicycle Dutch

Professor Dr Robin Hickman from London asked me to participate in a video for an upcoming online course on Sustainable Urban Mobility. Professor Hickman is the director of University College London’s Bartlett School of Planning. In October 2019 he came … Continue reading Sustainable Urban Mobility – Online Course

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When you design streets for people, not for machines

15 January 202028 January 2020 Bicycle Dutch

The Utrecht Maliebaan is a beautiful tree-lined avenue – over 60 metres wide – that was built almost 400 years ago as a sports track for a game that was also an ancestor of golf. A century ago, in the … Continue reading When you design streets for people, not for machines

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The A2 motorway no longer divides Maastricht

16 October 201929 October 2019 Bicycle Dutch

Not too long ago the A2 motorway split the city of Maastricht in two. The internationally important road connection cut off the east of the city from the centre. The space where the road once was is now being redeveloped … Continue reading The A2 motorway no longer divides Maastricht

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How cycle friendly is Dublin?

3 July 201916 July 2019 Bicycle Dutch

I couldn’t remember when I last felt afraid on my bicycle. Not just anxious, but genuinely fearing for my life. I do now, after I cycled in Dublin last week. The 4-kilometre-long ride from my hotel near the Phoenix Park … Continue reading How cycle friendly is Dublin?

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