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A new cycling underpass in Utrecht

2 December 202015 December 2020 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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Reconstruction of a former main street in Utrecht

4 November 202013 December 2020 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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How to convert a railway into a cycleway

21 October 202027 October 2020 Bicycle Dutch

The final part of a cycleway on a former railway line in Utrecht was opened this Summer by the alderman for traffic. Together with 30 residents, the executive councillor had cycled the full length of the park first. Then, she … Continue reading How to convert a railway into a cycleway

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When it gets too busy at the intersection

23 September 20204 October 2020 Bicycle Dutch

Billet en français Utrecht has a bit more work to do around the canal ring which was festively opened earlier in September. Now that the number of Corona cases went down for a while* more people cycled to work, making … Continue reading When it gets too busy at the intersection

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Utrecht corrects a historic urban design mistake

16 September 20205 January 2021 Bicycle Dutch

billet en français 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 … Continue reading Utrecht corrects a historic urban design mistake

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Cycling around the restored Utrecht moat

9 September 202022 September 2020 Bicycle Dutch

billet en français 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 … 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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Ride in Utrecht

19 August 20202 September 2020 Bicycle Dutch

billet en français For another shorter holiday post I filmed a ride in Utrecht again. By mid-June the local radio and television channel RTV Utrecht reported that the traffic volumes were almost back at the levels of before the Corona … Continue reading Ride in Utrecht

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A gas leak on the busiest cycleway in the Netherlands

15 July 202028 July 2020 Bicycle Dutch

billet en français Imagine the busiest main thoroughfare in your city closed to all traffic for well over 7 hours, including the evening rush hour; would that lead to chaos? This is exactly what happened on Tuesday 7 July on … Continue reading A gas leak on the busiest cycleway in the Netherlands

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A new cycle street in Utrecht

10 June 202023 June 2020 Bicycle Dutch

billet en français Finally, I was allowed to go to Utrecht again for work! It was only for one time, but I hadn’t been in my place of birth for almost two months. This had happened only once before in … Continue reading A new cycle street in Utrecht

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Cycling during lockdown

25 March 20207 May 2020 Bicycle Dutch

Billet en français This would have been such a special year for the Netherlands. In 2020 we would be the centre of the world’s attention with the Eurovision Song Contest, the Invictus Games, the Grand Prix in Zandvoort (where the … Continue reading Cycling during lockdown

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Going back to the Utrecht Mariaplaats

18 March 202031 March 2020 Bicycle Dutch

We’re all witnessing unprecedented events around the world. I find it stunning to see how quickly our “normal” can change! Less than two weeks ago I filmed the evening rush hour on the Mariaplaats in Utrecht. Little did I know … Continue reading Going back to the Utrecht Mariaplaats

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