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A view from the cycle path: The Grid - How the Dutch found that the only thing which really encouraged cycling was a dense network of high quality infrastructure
http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2008/09/grid.html
Wednesday, 3 September 2008. The Grid - How the Dutch found that the only thing which really encouraged cycling was a dense network of high quality infrastructure. The map on the right shows an area which is approximately 6.5 km wide. That on the left shows main routes only on a small portion of the map on the right, just over 2 km wide. Nearly all the coloured lines show the positions of good quality cycle paths separated from the road. So these provide a tighter grid than is shown in the picture. That ...
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Cyclists in the City: Cycle deaths on Boris Super Highways - My view: Piecemeal interventions and a few scraps for cycling is utterly irresponsible and killing people
http://cyclelondoncity.blogspot.com/2011/10/cycle-deaths-on-boris-super-highways.html
Cyclists in the City. Wednesday, 26 October 2011. Cycle deaths on Boris Super Highways - My view: Piecemeal interventions and a few scraps for cycling is utterly irresponsible and killing people. Catriona Patel courtesy Stockwell News blog. My name is Anish Patel and I am the husband of Catriona. On Monday 29th June 2009. At around 08.20. Catriona died as a result of a collision with a green Tipper lorry at Kennington Park Road. At the junction with Harleyford Street.". When you drive, you have a relativ...
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A view from the cycle path: 100% segregation of bikes and cars
http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2012/04/100-segregation-of-bikes-and-cars.html
Monday, 2 April 2012. 100% segregation of bikes and cars. Clear signage gives loading times. Again and again I read comments of the form "even in Holland not all parts of rides are segregated" or talk of "similar road exposure" in the UK vs. the Netherlands. I've been accused of making out that the cycle-path network. In the Netherlands is more extensive than it actually is. Not on an equal basis. It's a through route for bikes but access. City centre streets are busy, but with. Bikes instead of cars.
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Cyclists in the City: Jeremy Clarkson still thinks we're anti-capitalists. His own newspaper disagrees. Sunday Times: cyclists now outnumber motorists on busy commuter routes
http://cyclelondoncity.blogspot.com/2011/06/jeremy-clarkson-still-thinks-were-anti.html
Cyclists in the City. Monday, 20 June 2011. Jeremy Clarkson still thinks we're anti-capitalists. His own newspaper disagrees. Sunday Times: cyclists now outnumber motorists on busy commuter routes. Today's Sunday Times featured two big pieces on cycling. The first, an editorial from Jeremy Clarkson. "Cycling. Is seen now . as a frontline propoganda weapon in the war on capitalism, banking, freedom, McDonald's." you get the idea. Jeremy Clarkson thinks these cyclists in the Square. In fact, let's continue...
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A view from the cycle path: September 2014
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Monday, 8 September 2014. Does free car parking make people drive cars? Certainly not when there is a better alternative. A supermarket in the centre of Assen in the 1970s. Note that the car-park is more than full. Conditions for cycling were not particularly pleasant at this time and it should be no surprise that cycling was in decline across the Netherlands. When this photo was taken. Sadly, few places in the world offer people a genuinely free choice to cycle. Cycling in most towns does not feel safe.
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A view from the cycle path: How much do the Dutch really cycle ? How is it is measured ? Which are really the top ten cycling cities of the world ?
http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2015/05/how-much-do-dutch-really-cycle-how-is.html
Monday, 18 May 2015. How much do the Dutch really cycle? How is it is measured? Which are really the top ten cycling cities of the world? About methodologies for measuring modal split in the Netherlands which made a very good start towards an explanation so I asked. The Fietsberaad if I could translate it. Beneath the article you'll find an additional summary. Do Appingedammers make 18%, 30%, 38% or 53% of their journeys by car? The different units used to measure the modal split. There are many methods ...
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A view from the cycle path: More developments in 's-Hertogenbosch and Rotterdam
http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2009/12/more-developments-in-s-hertogenbosch.html
Saturday, 12 December 2009. More developments in 's-Hertogenbosch and Rotterdam. I hear that 's-Hertogenbosch is to spend 16.5 million euros. On cycling between now and 2015. 's-Hertogenbosch. Has a population of 136500 people, so this amounts to €120 per person - around €24 per person per year. The money will be spent on new cycle paths, separating car routes from cycle routes (as seen here. Note that the relatively high figures for cycling modal share shown above are not reliable. The Dutch are very mo...
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A view from the cycle path: November 2014
http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2014_11_01_archive.html
Sunday, 23 November 2014. Shared Use Paths create conflict and cause complaints about "speed". Many countries build combined infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians. Wherever these shared-use (aka multi-use) paths exist, there are complaints due to the conflicts which occur. Many of the complaints are from pedestrians who find the speed of cyclists unacceptable on paths which they use for walking. This is a wholly avoidable problem. A short distance away from the location. All countries seem to under...
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A view from the cycle path: The explosive growth of cycling in Amsterdam (actually a story about marketing hype)
http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2012/03/explosive-growth-of-cycling-in.html
Thursday, 22 March 2012. The explosive growth of cycling in Amsterdam (actually a story about marketing hype). Many cities publish figures for cycling modal share which don't stand up to scrutiny. Read the note below. The main part of this article for an explanation of the exaggeration in this particular case. This month's Vogelvrije Fietser. The magazine of the Fietsersbond) included an article (which you can download or read here. Entitled "The Bicycle reigns in Amsterdam". The most popular reason for ...
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A view from the cycle path: January 2015
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Wednesday, 28 January 2015. Of six new bridges in Assen, three are only for cyclists and pedestrians. But they're not good enough. I'll only cheer about new infrastructure when it is an improvement. This blog post was written after some of the new infrastructure had been built but before a public meeting which presented some details which were previously unavailable. See the note at the bottom. Of the blog post. Locations of the six new bridges. The old bridge has been relocated to a. From a new suburb.
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