Around 350,000 more people commuting on bicycle due to more bike paths
1 month, 1 week ago

Around 350,000 more people commuting on bicycle due to more bike paths

NL Times  

The construction of bike paths in the Netherlands has resulted in approximately 350,000 more people cycling to work, according to the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. CPB researchers specifically looked at bike paths along busy roads with a clear separation between the road and the bike path. One of the conclusions from the study is that although bike paths often replace lanes, the number of car traffic jams does not increase. It also emerged that the arrival of bike paths has consequences for where people live and work in the Netherlands in the long term.

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How to Turn Cities Into Biketopias? Make it Harder to Drive There
2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

There was an eight percent increase in traffic jams on Dutch roads in 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

There was an eight percent increase in traffic jams on Dutch roads in 2024

NL Times  

The traffic jam severity on the roads in the Netherlands increased by eight percent in 2024 compared to 2023, ANWB reported based on traffic information from TomTom. Although it was somewhat calmer when it comes to traffic jams for the first six months, the summer and autumn led to a “significant increase in traffic jams,” according to ANWB. There were …

The Dutch are cycling more, and buying more e-bikes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Dutch are cycling more, and buying more e-bikes

Dutch News  

The Dutch are covering more kilometres by bicycle, with the total reaching 19.1 billion last year, according to new figures from transport associations RAI and Bovag. Some 56% of the 804,000 new bikes bought last year were e-bikes and they are particularly popular among older cyclists. Company cars Meanwhile, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday that the number of …

Fatbikes are making Amsterdam traffic more unsafe: survey
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Fatbikes are making Amsterdam traffic more unsafe: survey

Dutch News  

Some 83% of Amsterdammers feel that traffic in their city is becoming more dangerous, an annual survey by European traffic safety organisation Cyclorama has shown. “New urban transport”, such as e-bikes and fatbikes, were frequently mentioned as a reason for unsafe traffic situations. Improvements to the city’s infrastructure, such as broader cycle paths and roads were thought to be too …

Amsterdam starts experiment with allowing fast cyclists on public roads
11 months, 1 week ago

Amsterdam starts experiment with allowing fast cyclists on public roads

NL Times  

Amsterdam is experimenting with letting fast cyclists use the roadway to see if it will increase safety on the bike path. Letting cyclists use the road was the winning idea of the Bicycle Innovation Lab 2022 on how to deal with the different speeds on the bike paths. Cyclists who want to cycle faster than 20 kilometers per hour can …

On your bike: leave the car for short journeys, ministers say
1 year, 10 months ago

On your bike: leave the car for short journeys, ministers say

Dutch News  

The Dutch government on Monday launched a campaign to encourage people to ditch their cars and cycle short distances instead, by pointing out the benefits to keeping fit while helping the environment. Junior infrastructure minister Vivianne Heijnen kick started the project in Maastricht on Monday, saying that cycling is good as a source of exercise and for getting a breath …

Moving scooters to road decreased bicycle accidents in Amsterdam
2 years, 10 months ago

Moving scooters to road decreased bicycle accidents in Amsterdam

NL Times  

Amsterdam's decision to move scooters from bike paths to the road had a "significant positive effect" on the number of accidents involving cyclists in the capital, Erik Donkers of traffic agency VIA said to Het Parool. Of all major cities in the Netherlands, Amsterdam has made the most progress in reducing bicycle accidents in intersections, VIA concluded in a study. …

How bike-friendly ‘slow streets' are changing cities
4 years, 4 months ago

How bike-friendly ‘slow streets' are changing cities

BBC  

How bike-friendly ‘slow streets' are changing cities Alamy Bogota spawned a now-international movement called Ciclovía, in which 1.5 million people pedal across 128km of car-free streets each Sunday morning Covid-19 caused rapid shifts in travel infrastructure to make streets friendlier to bikers and pedestrians. Alamy Bogotá is infamous for having the world's worst traffic, but its cycling infrastructure is considered …

Speed limits needed on bike paths to prevent road fatalities: travelers assoc.
4 years, 9 months ago

Speed limits needed on bike paths to prevent road fatalities: travelers assoc.

NL Times  

Dutch municipalities must quickly invest in improving safety on bike paths, especially now that the coronavirus resulted in more people opting for the bicycle instead of public transit, according to travelers' association ANWB. The association suggests building more and better bike paths, and implementing speed limits on these paths, AD reports. According to ANWB director Frits van Bruggen, bike paths …

Cycle power: Bikes emerge as a post-lockdown commuter option
4 years, 10 months ago

Cycle power: Bikes emerge as a post-lockdown commuter option

Associated Press  

MADRID — Halfway through his 30-minute bike ride to work, police ordered Juan Pasamar to dismount, accusing him of breaking Spain’s coronavirus lockdown rules by exercising in public. The transition to more bike-friendly urban environments “is necessary if we want our cities to work,” said Morton Kabell, who co-chairs the European Cyclists’ Federation. “If we wait for proper infrastructure for …

Millions invested into promoting cycling in Netherlands
6 years, 4 months ago

Millions invested into promoting cycling in Netherlands

NL Times  

The Dutch provinces, transport regions and municipalities are pushing 245 million euros into getting more people to use their bicycles to get to work. In June State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven of Infrastructure announced that the government is investing 100 million euros into measures to promote cycling, RTL Nieuws reports. New bicycle shelters will be built at Amsterdam Central Station, …

Netherlands considering paying people to cycle to work in effort to cut road congestion
6 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands considering paying people to cycle to work in effort to cut road congestion

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Let’s get out of our cars and onto our bikes”, Dutch deputy infrastructure minister Stientje van Veldhoven said this …

For the first time, more cyclists are killed on the Dutch roads than people in cars
6 years, 11 months ago

For the first time, more cyclists are killed on the Dutch roads than people in cars

Dutch News  

The number of cyclists killed on the Dutch roads has outstripped the number of people killed in cars for the first time, the national statistics office CBS said on Wednesday. In total, 613 people were killed in traffic accidents last year, a drop of 16 on 2016. In addition, 201 people were killed in cars, 82 died in motorbike or …

Dutch bikes 'victims of their own success' as congestion puts off cyclists
7 years, 4 months ago

Dutch bikes 'victims of their own success' as congestion puts off cyclists

Dutch News  

The ubiquitous Dutch bicycle is threatening to become a victim of its own success. However, around one in three cyclists said they sometimes opted for a different mode of transport because of overcrowding. Secondary schoolchildren said slow riders were the reason for congestion, while racing cyclists complained about teenagers riding alongside each other in large groups and recreational cyclists who …

Dutch bikes 'victims of their own success' as congestion puts off cyclists
7 years, 4 months ago

Dutch bikes 'victims of their own success' as congestion puts off cyclists

Dutch News  

The ubiquitous Dutch bicycle is threatening to become a victim of its own success. However, around one in three cyclists said they sometimes opted for a different mode of transport because of overcrowding. Secondary schoolchildren said slow riders were the reason for congestion, while racing cyclists complained about teenagers riding alongside each other in large groups and recreational cyclists who …

Traffic jams set to increase despite road-building programmes
7 years, 5 months ago

Traffic jams set to increase despite road-building programmes

Dutch News  

Dutch roads are becoming increasingly congested and the cost to society could reach some €3.7bn a year, according to research by the infrastructure ministry’s mobility institute KIM. The increase in the financial impact of jams is due to delays experienced by both people and road transporters in reaching their destinations, as well as a rise in the number of road …

Traffic jams set to increase despite road-building programmes
7 years, 5 months ago

Traffic jams set to increase despite road-building programmes

Dutch News  

Dutch roads are becoming increasingly congested and the cost to society could reach some €3.7bn a year, according to research by the infrastructure ministry’s mobility institute KIM. The increase in the financial impact of jams is due to delays experienced by both people and road transporters in reaching their destinations, as well as a rise in the number of road …

Dutch cycling centre stage at Velocity 2017 conference
7 years, 9 months ago

Dutch cycling centre stage at Velocity 2017 conference

Dutch News  

Hundreds of cycling enthusiasts are gathered in Arnhem and Nijmegen this week for the biennial Velocity cycling congress. The Netherlands is known for having some of the best cycling infrastructure in the world, but the Dutch attitude to bikes – think no helmets, for example – can raise a few eyebrows. We are also buying more of those sneaky electric …

Traffic jams on Netherlands roads increase with more elderly drivers
7 years, 11 months ago

Traffic jams on Netherlands roads increase with more elderly drivers

NL Times  

Traffic jams in the Netherlands are increasing due to the aging population, according to figures from the ANWB. Traffic jams are especially increasing during evening rush hour due to the large amounts of recreational traffic on the roads, the ANWB concluded by comparing traffic during the first three months of this year with the same period in 2016, the Telegraaf …

The Netherlands one of safest EU countries for road use, bike deaths an issue
8 years, 11 months ago

The Netherlands one of safest EU countries for road use, bike deaths an issue

Dutch News  

Cyclists account for a higher percentage of road deaths in the Netherlands than in any other European country, according to a new report from the European Commission. Then we would have been by far the safest.’ Of the 570 road traffic deaths recorded in the Netherlands in 2014, 185 involved cyclists and cyclists also accounted for half of those seriously …

The Netherlands one of safest EU countries for road use, bike deaths an issue
8 years, 11 months ago

The Netherlands one of safest EU countries for road use, bike deaths an issue

Dutch News  

Cyclists account for a higher percentage of road deaths in the Netherlands than in any other European country, according to a new report from the European Commission. Then we would have been by far the safest.’ Of the 570 road traffic deaths recorded in the Netherlands in 2014, 185 involved cyclists and cyclists also accounted for half of those seriously …

Netherlands cyclists most likely in EU to be hurt in traffic
8 years, 11 months ago

Netherlands cyclists most likely in EU to be hurt in traffic

NL Times  

The Netherlands has the most cyclist deaths in Europe as a percentage of total traffic. According to the figures, there are 570 fatal traffic accidents in the Netherlands per year, of which 185 of the victims were on bicycles. The figures seem to indicate that the Netherlands is a horrible place for cyclists, while this may not in fact be …

Dutch city cycle lanes overcrowded at rush hour
9 years, 2 months ago

Dutch city cycle lanes overcrowded at rush hour

Dutch News  

Some cycle lanes in the bigger Dutch cities are dangerous in rush hour because they cannot cope with the volume of cyclists and because cyclists are busy with their smart phones, according to a new report by road safety experts. The traffic safety research foundation SWOV monitored four cycle lanes in Amsterdam and The Hague for several weeks and found …

Dutch city cycle lanes overcrowded at rush hour
9 years, 2 months ago

Dutch city cycle lanes overcrowded at rush hour

Dutch News  

Some cycle lanes in the bigger Dutch cities are dangerous in rush hour because they cannot cope with the volume of cyclists and because cyclists are busy with their smart phones, according to a new report by road safety experts. The traffic safety research foundation SWOV monitored four cycle lanes in Amsterdam and The Hague for several weeks and found …

Cycle lanes are getting busier, racing cyclists in more accidents
10 years, 11 months ago

Cycle lanes are getting busier, racing cyclists in more accidents

Dutch News  

The number of cyclists taken to hospital after crashes involving other cyclists rose 40% between 2008 and 2012, according to the Dutch road safety body VeiligheidNL. Busier cycle lanes At the same time, the amount of time racing cyclists spend on their bikes has dropped by 20% since 2010 and their number has remained stable at around 1.5 million. ‘There …

Cycle lanes are getting busier, racing cyclists in more accidents
10 years, 11 months ago

Cycle lanes are getting busier, racing cyclists in more accidents

Dutch News  

The number of cyclists taken to hospital after crashes involving other cyclists rose 40% between 2008 and 2012, according to the Dutch road safety body VeiligheidNL. Busier cycle lanes At the same time, the amount of time racing cyclists spend on their bikes has dropped by 20% since 2010 and their number has remained stable at around 1.5 million. ‘There …

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 …

Pushing for pedal power
12 years, 3 months ago

Pushing for pedal power

The Hindu  

Many cities are cycling towards a better future. It was widely used for commuting, and until about 1994, its share in total daily trips made in cities was as high as 30 per cent. Instead of finding ways of capitalising on this large user base, transport policies over the years overlooked bicycles and promoted private motorised transport. Apart from laying …

“Cycle lanes are a symbol of democracy''
14 years, 8 months ago

“Cycle lanes are a symbol of democracy''

The Hindu  

There used to be a time when riding the wind on a bicycle was a highpoint in one's childhood. But as the city developed and narrow cycle lanes gave way to concrete flyovers, many school-going children never get to experience the joy of cycling. Apart from a lack of cycle lanes, the Comprehensive Traffic and Transportation Study done by the …

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