Even kids understand!

"But nobody cycles when it's dark" Infrastructure done wright excludes dark season as an excuse, making rush hour just as vivid as during daylight!

The moat in Utrecht under vibrant fall colors. Love this season! #fall #photography

Even kids understand!

My latest video: A 340-metre-long cycling bridge with a name to match its curves; Anaconda in Lelystad turns 20. I went to see how this striking structure, and its smaller neighbour, have aged in the Netherlands’ youngest province. www.youtube.com/watch?v=puHG...

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In the Netherlands, cycling is as much a social activity as it is a healthy, efficient, and sustainable way to get from A to B. The key? Good infrastructure planning and design!

Reading in Life After Cars about kids being able to get around by themselves, saving their parents time, exactly at the moment my two 11-year old sons are cycling home together from school, having a fun time together and saving me time, so I can read this great book! @thewaroncars.bsky.social

The Dutch make more than 500 million recreational cycling trips per year. This huge number didn't just come out of the blue. Behind it is a proven strategy of five core principles in the Dutch approach to cycling: ✅Cohesion ✅Directness ✅Safety ✅Comfort ✅Attractiveness @dutchcycling.nl

Periodic reminder: when it comes to bike parking facilities, size DOES matter! With three floors and 12,500 places, it's just a matter of remembering where you put your bike 😉 📍 Utrecht 🇳🇱

Storm incoming, hold on to your bikes! #StormBenjamin

Although the work is far from finished, the new intersection is now open. Without traffic lights, the flow of traffic on the main route has improved dramatically. I'll soon check out how it works during peak hours and what the new design means for traffic from the side streets. #workinprogress

Unlocking a seamless mobility combination: trains for longer range travels and bikes for door-to-door convenience. At Houten train station, the guarded bike parking facility is right under the train tracks, offering commuters a quick and easy connection.

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Cycling home after work 🤩🥰

I just love cycling in the fall! 🍁🍂🤩

Over 60 cyclists pass on this side of the street in under 30 seconds. And their flow only stops because the traffic light turned red. An efficiency impossible to match if these people were driving.

Dutch traffic lights now have a new feature: beg buttons for different sized animals. Instead of jaywalking, dogs, geese, mice and other animals of similar size can now use the designated crosswalks and cross the streets safely! (bigger animals may use the beg button for humans)

The more walkable and bikeable cities are, the more pleasant they are to visit and live in and the more healthy, prosperous and resilient they are. This visualization shows where you can walk and bike in Utrecht. The cycling and walking paths practically cover the entire city!

The design of the new Maliebaan intersection in Utrecht, which connects two bicycle streets on the main cycle route from the Central Station to the University area, is slowly taking shape. ✅more space for active travel and greenery ❌traffic lights will be removed for better traffic flow 1/2

In the Netherlands, you don't arrive by bike at the train station. Instead, you arrive at the bike station by train! 📍 Utrecht Central Station

Side-by-side tandems are a game changer for people who, for whatever reason, can no longer cycle independently. Thanks to the bike and a buddy (often a volunteer) these people can get moving again. Besides a lot of cycling happiness, this also benefits physical and mental health!

'Fietsen is de beste manier om je te verplaatsen die ooit is bedacht. Nooit ervaar je in een stedelijke omgeving een groter gevoel van vrijheid.' (Deniel Pemberton) Het #Vredenburg in #Utrecht tijdens de spits, gefotografeerd in 1965 en door mij in 2025. #stadsmens @zowasutrecht.bsky.social

In many countries autumn means the end of cycling season. Not in the Netherlands. This October I’ll share a real-time ride every Wednesday—five in total—showing everyday infrastructure as it is—sometimes dated, sometimes excellent, always rideable. The first: Laren to Hilversum.

Myth #4 "The weather makes it impossible"

Dutch urban perfection 👇🏼 👌🏼 A beautiful Fietsstraat, with greenery, benches, terraces and bike parking spaces, turns seamlessly into a dedicated cycle path shaded by trees in a schoolzone, to turn into a Fietsstraat again after the schoolzone. 📍 Amsterdam, Weesperzijde.

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Good morning, have a nice Sunday!

Every. Single. Time.

Afternoon rush hour, Utrecht.

You don't need a car if your cargo bike is too small. Just expand your cargo bike!

Heute im Zeitung: Deutsche Touristen strömen nach Utrecht, um sich über die Fahrradstaus zu wundern. „Utrecht zeigt, wie schön es sein kann, wenn Fahrräder das Straßenbild dominieren: eine lebendige, lebenswerte Stadt, in der sich Menschen frei und sicher bewegen können.“ www.ad.nl/binnenland/d...

Utrecht has presented the principles for Rijnenburg, a new neighborhood which will rise southwest of the city. Public transport, cycling, and walking will be prioritized in the neighborhood, with over 20,000 homes for 50,000 residents. Construction will start in 2035 www.utrecht.nl/wonen-en-lev...

Car-free cities are: ✅ thriving cities ✅ healthy cities ✅ care free cities ✅ fun cities ✅ active cities ✅ inclusive cities ✅ free cities #WorldCarFreeDay

Eindhoven, the fifth-largest city in the Netherlands, is redesigning its station area. Among other things, an underground bike parking facility for 5,400 bicycles will be built. Until the new facility is completed, cyclists can use the temporary facility, which has space for 3,800 bicycles.

Until a few years ago, this piece of public space served three motorists. Now there are three bicycle drums, and the same piece of public space serves four times as many cyclists. The math is simple!

In Utrecht, the modal share of cycling for travel within the city is 46% on weekdays. Together with walking, the modal share for active transport is almost 80%, compared to only 17% for cars. Today, the third Thursday of September, is known to be the busiest cycling day of the year in the city.

The Dutch school run. An endless stream of pupils starting their day in a social, active, fun and healthy way. 🚲 🚲 🚲

Today marks exactly 140 years since the first cycle path in the Netherlands was constructed on the Maliebaan in Utrecht. At the time, only those who had signed the request for its construction were allowed to use it. It wasn't until two years later that everyone was allowed to cycle on it.

No, we don't have mountains in the Netherlands. But the Dutch National Weather Service issued code yellow for today and tomorrow because of heavy wind gusts. And believe me, wind is worse than mountains...

Utrecht by night 🤩🥰

Today marks the fifth anniversary of Utrecht finishing the restauration of the Catharijnesingel 🥳 The former highway now is a beloved living space for Utrecht residents and one of the most famous and inspiring examples in the world of how cities can change for the better by undoing past choices.

"Bicycles Deliver The Freedom That Auto Ads Promise" © @tomflood.bsky.social / Rovélo Creative (public transport is definitely delivering too!)

𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗔 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗨𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗲𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 The “Do-It-Yourself-Delivery” pilot, which has been extended until early October, allows IKEA customers to rent one of two NÜWIEL eTrailers, as well as cargo bikes from Vok Bikes and Freetrailer. Booking is done via an app and the first 2 hrs are free.

Weather is not the barrier that many people claim it is when it comes to cycling. Infrastructure and good clothing are the enabler.

The end of the holidays means that rush hour traffic is back to normal in Utrecht. 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲

Drone footage showing the redesigned Amsterdamsestraatweg in Utrecht. The measures taken are clearly visible: ✅️ added greenery ✅️ speed bumps ✅️ safe pedestrian crossings ✅️ wide cycle lanes in both directions ✅️ wide sidewalks with few obstacles 📽 by @rtvutrecht.nl

New post with video: an evening rush hour ride through Utrecht’s centre. Two spots already changed since May — a detour gone after 11 years and a junction turning roundabout.

What's the best way to get to a major car-event? By train! Thanks to great efforts of the Dutch Railways (NS), which ran a train every 5 minutes, last weekend thousands of Formula 1 fans were able to travel to Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix in a sustainable way. 📽 by Tijmen Voet on LinkedIn.