Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Netherlands

Self-Reliance Grows in the Utrecht Traffic Garden

By Elizabeth Press | Nov 3, 2011 | No Comments

In the Dutch city of Utrecht, kids start learning about traffic safety long before they prepare for a driver’s license. And they pick up a lot more than just “look both ways before you cross the street.” The school curriculum includes regular field trips to the local “traffic garden.” The City of Utrecht has used […]

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Groningen’s Cyclist Green-For-All

By Elizabeth Press | Oct 21, 2011 | No Comments

Groningen is the largest city in the northern region of the Netherlands. With 57 percent of all trips in the city made by bike, it has acquired the title “World Cycling City.” In Groningen, even the large multi-lane roads have been claimed for safe cycling. At this intersection on the main ring road around Groningen, cyclists […]

Dutch Cycling Embassy Releases Inspirational Video, Launches Website

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 29, 2011 | No Comments

Last week, a team of Dutch experts led a series of Think Bike workshops in four U.S. cities to help advocates and planners design the bike infrastructure of the future. Cities across the globe continue to look to the Netherlands for inspiration, and guidance, and that demand is being embraced by a unique organization known […]

Fun Routes to Transit

By Ben Fried | Jul 22, 2011 | 3 Comments

“Why I Ride” is on hiatus this week. Instead we bring you the latest transit innovation from the Dutch city of Utrecht — the “transfer accelerator.” Translation courtesy of The Pop-Up City: The designers explain that their slide is meant to be a nice gesture to the travellers. They brilliantly foresaw that such a playful […]

Dutch Planners School U.S. Cities on Bikeability

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 18, 2010 | No Comments

In the Netherlands, 30 percent of trips under five miles are by bike. I know, I know, Euro-envy can get a little old. So the Dutch are trying to give us a little less to be jealous of. What if our streets were as bike-friendly as theirs? We could get there. Our trip patterns aren’t […]

Rage-Free Rush Hour in Utrecht

By Brad Aaron | May 17, 2010 | 19 Comments

From Infrastructurist by way of Buzzfeed comes this video of bike commuters in Utrecht. With a population of around 300,000, Utrecht is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands, and has a 33 percent bike mode share. According to the write-up accompanying the YouTube post, this intersection handles "no less than" 18,000 bicycles and 2,500 […]

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