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 shared bikes to take up the scarce public space", Traffic alderman Pieter Litjens said in the statement. Removing shared bikes from public spaces is a temporary measure with which the city wants to "take a stand", a spokesperson for the city council said to the broadcaster.

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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 …

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, …

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 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 …

Green party wants to ban cars from Amsterdam city center
7 years, 6 months ago

Green party wants to ban cars from Amsterdam city center

NL Times  

The GroenLinks faction in Amsterdam wants to ban all cars from the city center, according to a draft election program that will be presented to the Amsterdam city council on Thursday, AT5 reports. GroenLinks also pleads for expanding the environmental zone - the area where old diesel cars with high emissions are not allowed - and for only allowing emission-free …

On your bike: Amsterdam to take action on shared cycle schemes
7 years, 7 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 …

New bicycle parking planned for Amsterdam CS; to hold 4,000 bikes
8 years ago

New bicycle parking planned for Amsterdam CS; to hold 4,000 bikes

NL Times  

The municipality of Amsterdam is planning to build a new large bicycle parking garage on the IJ, near Amsterdam Central Station that will be able to hold over 4 thousand bicycles. The new parking garage will be located underground and will replace the rusty bicycle platform on the northwest side and the current bicycle ferry directly behind the train station. …

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 …

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 …

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