Streetfilms in Amsterdam: Remove Parking and Watch a City Bloom
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Amsterdam's plan to remove 10,000 parking spaces will change the city for the better — and maybe point the way for New York.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Netherlands
Streetfilms: More Incredible Bike Porn from Holland!
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This is the second in Clarence Eckerson Jr.'s series of films about how the Dutch reclaimed their streets from the automobile. Today's topic: The low-lying nation's busiest bike path: The Vredenburg in Utrecht.
The Netherlands Bike Montage Megamix
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Over the past five years, I've visited several great cities for cycling in the Netherlands. One thing you'll notice if you go to places like Amsterdam, Groningen, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and Nijmegen is that there are a lot of kids biking.
Rotterdam: A Post-War Central City Moves Beyond the Automobile
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Even though much of central Rotterdam was built during the era of mass motoring, the city is taking major steps to shift away from cars and toward transit, biking, and walking.
The City That Tamed Cars So People Can Walk and Bike Where They Please
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Nijmegen, a small Dutch city, was never on my radar. But I found myself in town last month for the Velo-City 2017 conference, and it was a marvel. The extent to which Nijmegen has prioritized walking, biking, and transit -- and kept car traffic at bay -- is something every city should strive for.
A Tour of Dutch Bicycle Streets and Intersections
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The 2017 Velo-city conference in the Netherlands this June was full of excitement, information, and enlightenment. And the pinnacle was seeing Dutch bike infrastructure first-hand, with guides who know it inside and out.