Amsterdam cracks down on unauthorized bike-sharing
7 years, 6 months ago

Amsterdam cracks down on unauthorized bike-sharing

NL Times  

With reporting by Janene Pieters. The city of Amsterdam is beginning to crack down on unauthorized bike-sharing in the Dutch capital, traffic alderman and deputy mayor Pieter Litjens said to NL Times. The municipality is notifying unsanctioned bike sharing companies this week that they need to collect their bicycles off of city streets. According to Litjens, many of the unsanctioned bike sharing companies in Amsterdam are Chinese firms that dumped cheaply made bikes on the streets, simply to collect data for potential future business deals. Ideally, the city wants to work with companies that can manage thousands of high quality bicycles, and are willing to share the data they collect so that Amsterdam can immprove and optimize traffic and infrastructure.

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How to Turn Cities Into Biketopias? Make it Harder to Drive There
2 weeks, 2 days ago

How to Turn Cities Into Biketopias? Make it Harder to Drive There

Wired  

A Queens-based bike courier who goes by the mononym of Quentin echoes Berlanga’s sentiment, noting how New York’s streets suddenly feel more spacious than ever. “The Avenues, especially through Midtown, just seem wide open, and you can tell there are so many less cars on the road.” But it’s not only couriers enjoying the City’s less trafficked streets. “Even in …

Rise of e-bikes threatens Amsterdam's status as cycling paradise
1 year, 6 months ago

Rise of e-bikes threatens Amsterdam's status as cycling paradise

Dutch News  

Jane from Amsterdam fell off her bike a few years ago when an oncoming car on a small, wet street in the de Pijp neighbourhood made her swerve out of its way. That often just doesn’t fit on bike paths.” Two-wheeled tradition In a city that has more bicycles than people, Amsterdam officials say safety is imperative to keep people …

Amsterdam police ask VanMoof customers to stop accusing the company of theft
1 year, 8 months ago

Amsterdam police ask VanMoof customers to stop accusing the company of theft

NL Times  

The Amsterdam police have received many accusations of criminality and questions from VanMoof customers who believe their bicycles were stolen by the the company, the Amsterdam police said on social media this week. "The customers who have bought a bicycle here or have given their VanMoof bicycle for repair, ask whether they can report the theft to the police or …

Doubts about Amsterdam's plans to expand scooter-sharing
1 year, 8 months ago

Doubts about Amsterdam's plans to expand scooter-sharing

NL Times  

The municipality of Amsterdam wants to significantly increase the number of shared scooters to achieve a better distribution of these vehicles in the city. According to traffic alderman Melanie van der Horst, many people use scooter-sharing to replace short car rides, and that is something the city wants to encourage. They grow up with shared transport, and the chance is, …

Amsterdam’s largest bicycle parking opens under Central Station
2 years, 2 months ago

Amsterdam’s largest bicycle parking opens under Central Station

NL Times  

State Secretary Vivianne Heijnen officially opened Amsterdam’s largest bicycle garage under Amsterdam Central Station on Thursday. That's why we invest in easy, safe and secure bike parking at railway stations, says @vivianneheijnen at the opening of the new Amsterdam bike parking. Over the past four years, the city also renovated scaffolding and bridges, widened footpaths and bicycle paths, replaced tram …

Nude bicyclists cycle through Amsterdam for annual Naked Bike Ride
2 years, 8 months ago

Nude bicyclists cycle through Amsterdam for annual Naked Bike Ride

NL Times  

Naked people cycled a route through Amsterdam on Sunday for the annual Naked Bike Ride, a "playful protest" against cars dominating the roads, according to NH Nieuws and the World Naked Bike Ride website. "Just cycling naked and the atmosphere here is just cozy," one cyclist told NH Nieuws. The Naked Bike Ride happens in many major cities and was …

Cyclists and pedestrians struggle to share space in 'corona-proof' cities
4 years, 8 months ago

Cyclists and pedestrians struggle to share space in 'corona-proof' cities

Dutch News  

Cars are out, bikes are in and yes, even on narrow cobblestone paths you need to keep your distance. Utrecht followed Amsterdam’s lead, announcing it would confiscate parking spaces for bike parking. Parking Another Amsterdam resident, who gave her name as Monica Hendricks, was frustrated with the lack of her parking on the street after the city turned several parking …

Amsterdam bans ‘nuisance’ beer bikes from city centre
7 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam bans ‘nuisance’ beer bikes from city centre

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Amsterdam District Court stated that “the beer bicycle may be banned from the city centre to stop it from being …

Amsterdam to remove shared bikes parked in public spaces
7 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam to remove shared bikes parked in public spaces

NL Times  

The municipality of Amsterdam will soon start removing shared bicycles left parked in public spaces, the municipality said in a press statement. Public spaces may not be used as a place of issue and bike sharing companies that do so are hindering city traffic by using up the already scarce bicycle parking, according to the city. "We do not want …

On your bike: Amsterdam to take action on shared cycle schemes
7 years, 8 months ago

On your bike: Amsterdam to take action on shared cycle schemes

Dutch News  

Amsterdam city council is planning to stem the surge in bike sharing schemes operating across the Dutch capital, the Parool said on Wednesday. ‘These shared bikes, particularly those which use a free-floating concept, threaten to take back the space we have made and we do not think this a desirable development,’ a council spokesman told the paper. D66 city councillor …

Amsterdam to ban beer bikes in city center from November
7 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam to ban beer bikes in city center from November

NL Times  

The municipality of Amsterdam plans to ban beer bikes from the city center as of November 1st, Mayor Eberhard van der Laan informed the city council on Monday, Het Parool reports. The municipality announced a beer bike ban in the city center last year, with the intent of implementing it on January 1st. The court ruled that the municipality should …

Beer bike ban in central Amsterdam from 2017
8 years, 5 months ago

Beer bike ban in central Amsterdam from 2017

Dutch News  

They inch slowly around corners and up bridges, sip by sip, as their riders intersperse pedalling with drinking. But now the controversial ‘beer bikes’ will be banned from most of central Amsterdam, reports the Parool. Eberhard van der Laan, mayor of Amsterdam, announced the ban in a letter to councillors on Monday. It said, reports the paper: ‘The ban includes …

Beer bike ban in central Amsterdam from 2017
8 years, 5 months ago

Beer bike ban in central Amsterdam from 2017

Dutch News  

They inch slowly around corners and up bridges, sip by sip, as their riders intersperse pedalling with drinking. But now the controversial ‘beer bikes’ will be banned from most of central Amsterdam, reports the Parool. Eberhard van der Laan, mayor of Amsterdam, announced the ban in a letter to councillors on Monday. It said, reports the paper: ‘The ban includes …

Amsterdam anti-car trial flops; more accidents with bikes
9 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam anti-car trial flops; more accidents with bikes

Dutch News  

An experiment in Amsterdam to close off a popular shopping area to cars resulted in more accidents involving bikes, the Parool says on Wednesday. The popular Negen Straatjes district, which is full of small boutiques and cafes, was closed to cars during the day at the weekend for two months last summer. Not a good mix The closure of the …

Amsterdam anti-car trial flops; more accidents with bikes
9 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam anti-car trial flops; more accidents with bikes

Dutch News  

An experiment in Amsterdam to close off a popular shopping area to cars resulted in more accidents involving bikes, the Parool says on Wednesday. The popular Negen Straatjes district, which is full of small boutiques and cafes, was closed to cars during the day at the weekend for two months last summer. Not a good mix The closure of the …

Amsterdam leaders ready to ban beer bikes, restrict polluting scooters
9 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam leaders ready to ban beer bikes, restrict polluting scooters

NL Times  

The Amsterdam Mayor and Aldermen submitted a proposal to the city council to ban beer bikes from the city center. Sustainability alderman Abdeluheb Choho also plans to create an environmental zone in the city center banning polluting scooters. Mayor Eberhard van der Laan and his aldermen want to ban beer bikes from streets and areas where the moving bars and …

100,000 bikes in Dutch council depots are never reclaimed
9 years, 3 months ago

100,000 bikes in Dutch council depots are never reclaimed

Dutch News  

Of the 161,000 bikes confiscated by officials in the Netherlands’ biggest 20 cities last year, over 100,000 were never picked up by their owners, the AD says on Tuesday. In Haarlemmermeer, for example, officials removed 462 wrongly parked or abandoned bikes and just six were collected, the AD says. The cycling association Fietsersbond said many people think their bikes have …

100,000 bikes in Dutch council depots are never reclaimed
9 years, 3 months ago

100,000 bikes in Dutch council depots are never reclaimed

Dutch News  

Of the 161,000 bikes confiscated by officials in the Netherlands’ biggest 20 cities last year, over 100,000 were never picked up by their owners, the AD says on Tuesday. In Haarlemmermeer, for example, officials removed 462 wrongly parked or abandoned bikes and just six were collected, the AD says. The cycling association Fietsersbond said many people think their bikes have …

Amsterdam likely to ban scooters from bike paths
9 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam likely to ban scooters from bike paths

NL Times  

Transport Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen is paving the way for Amsterdam to ban scooters from bike paths. She believes that it is possible to ban scooters from bike paths in the city "with proper care" by simultaneously introducing the local requirement of wearing a helmet. With this the years long battle to ban scooters from bike paths and introduce …

Underground parking for 7,000 bikes opening at Amsterdam Centraal
10 years, 1 month ago

Underground parking for 7,000 bikes opening at Amsterdam Centraal

NL Times  

Amsterdam mayor Eberhard van der Laan and the city's aldermen want to build a large, underground bicycle parking garage for 7,000 bikes on the south side of Amsterdam Centraal Station. Cost of the new garage has not yet been revealed, but it would likely fall under the Long-Term Cycle Plan announced last year, in which the city said it intends …

Cycling in Amsterdam: How to bike like a local
10 years, 9 months ago

Cycling in Amsterdam: How to bike like a local

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This piece, and several others on Amsterdam, complement the CNNGo TV series. More on Amsterdam plus the full show can be found here: www.cnn.com/cnngo Story highlights Amsterdam is pancake flat and crisscrossed with 4,000 kilometers of bike paths Local cyclists are said to get frustrated with tourists who dawdle or stop in the center of cycle paths Bike …

One-third of Amsterdam city trips are made by bike, pressure on parking
10 years, 11 months ago

One-third of Amsterdam city trips are made by bike, pressure on parking

Dutch News  

One-third of trips made in Amsterdam are by bike, by far the highest percentage in Europe, according to a new report on the economic and health benefits of cycling by the UN’s and the World Health Organisation’s European offices. The report says over 76 600 people would be employed in green and healthy transport every year and 10,000 lives would …

One-third of Amsterdam city trips are made by bike, pressure on parking
10 years, 11 months ago

One-third of Amsterdam city trips are made by bike, pressure on parking

Dutch News  

One-third of trips made in Amsterdam are by bike, by far the highest percentage in Europe, according to a new report on the economic and health benefits of cycling by the UN’s and the World Health Organisation’s European offices. The report says over 76 600 people would be employed in green and healthy transport every year and 10,000 lives would …

A'dam to spend €200m on bike parking, paths
11 years, 1 month ago

A'dam to spend €200m on bike parking, paths

NL Times  

The City of Amsterdam will invest a total of €200 million in the Long-Term Cycle Plan 2012-2016, to combat bicycle related parking issues and improve the cycle network in the City. Overcrowded bike racks near Central Stations and narrow bike lanes, trying to digest an increasing volume of bicycle traffic, bear witness of cycling being a popular, cheap, and important …

Amsterdam Mayor expects scooters ban in 2014
11 years, 2 months ago

Amsterdam Mayor expects scooters ban in 2014

NL Times  

In early December, four big Dutch cities – Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht – requested the government to ban scooters from bike paths and require bike riders to wear helmets. Scooter / Wikipedia Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard van der Laan is hoping that scooters will be banned this year from the city's cycle paths. Talking to current affairs show Buitenhof …

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