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The Netherlands is the place I always point to when people say "no we can't get rid of car-dependent infra in the US". They completely undid the mess of cars an
by _huayra_ 5y ago
The Netherlands is the place I always point to when people say "no we can't get rid of car-dependent infra in the US". They completely undid the mess of cars and now it is like visiting another planet, where bike lanes often never even intersect car roads!
- MrsPeaches 5y agoThe Netherlands is tiny compared to the US, not sure how useful the comparison is tbh. I mean it’s an hours cycle between The Hague and Rotterdam, two of its largest cities. Amsterdam is a small city as well compared to most other EU capitals. Edit: just to be clear I am a strong supporter of cycling and building up cycling infra I am just saying that comparing the infra between such massively different size countries with massively different geographies (Netherlands is completely flat) might not be the best approach. Germany is probably a better comparison for how you can build up great public and cycling infra in a car centric country
- AdrianB1 5y agoI have family in The Netherlands and I spent time there cycling. I also use the bicycle 4-5 day per week in Bucharest: using The Netherlands as a comparison is wrong. They have no extreme temperatures (we have 40 Celsius and -20 Celsius), almost no snow and a huge cultural difference. In Bucharest I am considered a bike maniac and I am still using a motorcycle or a car from time to time, there is no other way.
- occz 5y agoOn the other hand, there's this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhx-26GfCBU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhx-26GfCBU showing some sweet bicycle action in Finland, where it is indeed very cold during the winter.