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Amsterdam isn't particularly good for cycling compared with other Dutch cities. I like Groningen ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWf5fbSUNAg https://www.youtu
by Scarblac 7y ago
Amsterdam isn't particularly good for cycling compared with other Dutch cities. I like Groningen ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWf5fbSUNAg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWf5fbSUNAg ) because they designed infrastructure so that it is often faster to take the bicycle than the car in the city (in Amsterdam that happened more or less by accident).
- Vinnl 7y agoAlso interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHzWe4VHLHU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHzWe4VHLHU
- smartbit 7y agoGroningen is particular interesting because their were (probably) the first city in the world that gave priority to bicycles and public transport. On 19 sept 1977 the Verkeercirculatieplan [0] came into effect that prevented cars from passing through the city center. Cars had to circle around the old center. This revolutionary plan was envisioned by a couple of young politicians of the Social Democratic party, in particular Jacques Wallage, who took power in 1972 [1] to form the first Dutch left wing B&w [2]. [0] https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkeerscirculatieplan_Groningen https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkeerscirculatieplan_Groni... [1] http://benohofman.nl/verhalen/bestuurscrisis http://benohofman.nl/verhalen/bestuurscrisis [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_van_burgemeester_en_wethouders https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_van_burgemeester_en_...
- pintxo 7y agoLiving in Berlin now for a while. Getting around in Mitte by bike is - in my experience - usually faster than car and public transport. And the city is all but build with bicycles in mind. Íd say infrastructure design is about safety and convenience, rather than speed.