Cycling Capital

Traffic signs showing skidding bikes

New signs behind the Dom

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Woordgrappen en vis blijven drie dagen fris

Utrecht's fish doorbell open; Thousands keep eye out for fish needing lock opened Utrecht’s fish doorbell is officially open. At 10:24 a.m. on Monday, 2,195 people were on the website, watching for fish who need the lock opened. And over 100 people were watching on YouTube.

I suggest we build them a segregated pike path

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Parked and moving bikes, busy shopping street with old brick buildings, church spire in the background

These bike&ped-oriented shopping areas in central Utrecht are supremely convenient

The type of rush hour that is actually great for your cortisol levels

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Modal filters keep people safe

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“One of.” It’s part of the country’s busiest bike corridor from Smakkelaar to Neude so it’s definitely going to rank high together with the entrance to the bike garage.

One of the busiest bike intersections in the country, if not the world. 🚲

#Neude
#Utrecht

Trust me, the bike path is salted. The problem is that salt cannot cope with the amount of snow we got today. It was at least 10 cm / 4 in over a few hours. I haven’t seen this much snow in years.

Man cycling with a cargo bike on a cycleway that has been cleared of snow and ice while all the rest of the picture is covered in snow.

Rural cycleway cleared of snow and ice.

City intersection with traffic lights. A cycleway crosses a side street. Both are cleared of snow. A woman crosses the street on her bicycle.

Rural cycleway. Cleared of snow while the surrounding fields are covered in snow.

I went for a ride today after it had been snowing for days. Wasn’t sure if the cycleways would be clear.
Guess I forgot I live in the Netherlands…

Ganzenmarkt

Oudegracht

Hardebollenstraat

Achter de Dom

Utrecht turned into Oulu today ❄️

People do bike when it snows if there is infrastructure to support it

#Utrecht

Bikes and pedestrians crowd the square flanked by the city hall

Ganzenmarkt
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1 min of rush hour traffic outside the biggest bike parking garage in the world.

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Blue and yellow cargo trike

IKEA Utrecht joining the world of cargo bikes

There we go, just a small adjustment to make the bend tighter for the roadway. Same number of parking spots but much straighter bike lanes and ever so slightly more greenery.

No, like I mentioned in my original comment, you draw the bike lanes straight first and fit the roadway between them in the remaining available space.

There is indeed not a lot of slack in the cross section but the roadway could have been bendier to accommodate for the bike paths being straighter rather than the other way around. That’s my point.

In the Netherlands, pavements and bike paths are drawn first, and they’re drawn straight, letting greenery, street furniture, and motor vehicles compete for the remaining space.

While this is obviously great by international standards, you can clearly tell that the roadway and parking spots were drawn first and the bike paths, greenery, & pavements were secondary considerations. That spot where the two hi-vizes stand has a particularly nasty kink for no good reason really.

C*rs taking up space at a historic square

Another parking lot to be removed shortly…

#Utrecht

Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars

Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/

The ÖBB sleepers I have been on across Central Europe have had shared toilets and it’s been all fine by me

I know I’m spoiled rotten to the core but god I wish Paris was really even half as advanced in terms of bike infrastructure as social media makes it seem.

2,5 miljard euro voor snelle fietsroutes en betere bereikbaarheid van stations Het was al duidelijk dat dit bedrag vrijkwam, maar nu is bekend naar welke projecten het geld gaat.

The right-wing (demissionary/caretaker) government of the Netherlands is investing €2.5B (US$2.9B) into improving long distance cycling routes and access to train stations

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Utrecht removed over 50 car parking spots in one neighborhood (Twijnstraat area). Results:
2x as many bike racks
4x as many ♿️ 🅿️
4x as many delivery loading bays

Thrift store with a parking lot for bikes

Biking to the thrift store ♻️ 🚲 🌱

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Schöner Artikel in der SZ, in dem junge Frauen selbst zu Wort kommen und erklären, was ihnen tatsächlich ein besseres Sicherheitsgefühl in Städten geben würde: bessere Fahrradinfrastruktur
#stadtbild

Parked bikes outside a restaurant on a narrow street

Parking for dozens of restaurantgoers while the street is only roughly 3 m / 10 ft wide

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