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Category: Lessons from the Dutch

Posts inspired by Matt’s studies in the Netherlands.

Bicycle Streets Beyond Europe: NACTO Bicycle Boulevard

Is the NACTO bicycle boulevard a bicycle street? Let’s compare against the Dutch fietsstraat and find out.

bicycle street, Cities, cycling, design, fietsstraat, NACTO, transportation, transportation planning

What is a Bicycle Street?

Bicycle streets flip the natural hierarchy and make bicyclists the dominant user of the street, while motorists must act as “guests”.

Cities, cycling, fietsstraat, planning, transportation, urban planning

Signals for Change: Ideas from the Dutch for Improving Traffic Lights

Dutch traffic signals are more efficient and safe for all road users than their Canadian and US counterparts. We have … More

engineering, Safety, traffic, traffic engineering, transportation, urban planning

Interview on the Outspoken Cyclist Podcast

Last week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Diane Jenks on the 502nd episode of the Outspoken Cyclist podcast.

Cities, cycling, Safety, transportation, walking

The Dutch Bike in the ‘Burbs Too

Think the suburbs are doomed to be an auto-dominated sprawling mess? The Dutch suburbs will make you think twice.

Cities, cycling, suburbs, Sustainable Transportation, transportation, urban planning

Something, but Almost Nothing: The Origin of Bike-Sharing

The original vision for bike-sharing was quite simple: free and universal transportation for all.

amsterdam, bike-sharing, bikeshare, capitalism, cycling, history

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