Autumn has started, bringing plenty of rain. But does that mean the Dutch put away their bicycles for the season, as people do in so many other countries? Judge for yourself in my new short: Amsterdam Cycling in the Rain. youtube.com/shorts/CKXst...

Latest in the #Netherlands24 series. Join us on something of rite of passage for families staying at Duinrell, a ride to the nearby beach at Wassenaarse Slag. This is an enjoyable ride through the dunes (with a few surprising hills), to arrive at the lovely and not overly developed seaside #Bikesky

I'm sure this was a handy car park a few decades ago but I prefer it like this

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

New road layout outside a primary school in Utrecht. Bike parking, greenery and cycle tracks to keep kids and parents safe. Compare this to the dangerous car orientated mess that is Downham Road in Hackney!

The apple bicycle parking garage in Alphen aan den Rijn station. Of course there's a much bigger one also under the station and plenty of outdoor bike parking too.

Enjoying dinner in the pedestrian and cycle only square tonight. Got a feeling all the restaurant owners with their packed terraces, and the parents letting their children play freely don't want the cars back

Green bus stop

Born on this day, September 20, 1934: Sophia Loren, Italian screen legend. Happy #BicycleBirthday, Sophia!

An interview with the architect of the Amsterdam underwater bicycle parking garage and other interesting background information. Mostly German but English subtitles available. youtu.be/_vuggHeMIEg?...

You can't enable emergency services with narrow bike lanes. Build them wide and eliminate the gridlock caused by the inefficient geometry of cars in cities.

‘De stad is een organisch weefsel dat moet kunnen krimpen, groeien en van kleur verschieten. Je moet tijdelijkheid omarmen als iets voor altijd.’ (Michelle Provoost) De #Jutfaseweg in #Utrecht, gefotografeerd in 1987 en door mij in 2025. #stadsmens @zowasutrecht.bsky.social

Detour done well. ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

WATCH & SHARE: This is very good. A prominent youtuber is actually giddy (but also very thorough in covering the joys, advantages, issues and challenges) about how trying biking for transportation in London has changed his life. Easy to watch & more convincing probably than 99% of public campaigns.

After 15 months of work, Utrecht’s Amsterdamsestraatweg has been completely renewed. Greener, safer, and ready for the future — while still carrying its long history from Imperial Route to liveable street.

While I understand the BBC’s imperative to provide balance in stories, at times it can feel completely ludicrous. Data vs one person’s entirely anecdotal opinion isn’t balance.

After 15 months of work, Utrecht’s Amsterdamsestraatweg has been completely renewed. Greener, safer, and ready for the future — while still carrying its long history from Imperial Route to liveable street.

Amsterdam, Sept. 2025. #urbangaze #bicycles #travel #eastcoastkin #iphone #church

Morning rush hour. Stockholm.

🗺️ NEW MAP MEN VIDEO!!!!!! 🗺️ Have you ever wondered why Britain has twin towns? Or which two are the silliest? Share and enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zte_...

Utrecht by night 🤩🥰

Think cycling in the Netherlands is only big-city stuff? Take a look at Zutphen. In this small historic town, young and old, of every background, move around by bike — and in big numbers. www.youtube.com/shorts/6uEAd...

Watch this video by Hoog: "The Genius Plan to Make Amsterdam Car Centric" youtu.be/6Bx0dvjKfPk?... It almost happened...

WATCH: “My standing piece of advice for those in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets & places in Europe or want to educate colleagues/friends on what’s possible: go to Montreal. It’s much closer. They really have it all.” Via @streetfilms.bsky.social & @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social.

Cycling into the sunset. Cromvoirt (near ‘s-Hertogenbosch) Netherlands. Yes, it’s flat here.

Riding around Wassenaar, near Leiden. Rural cycle routes so good, that they put most cities to shame. More videos and photos on the blog wp.me/p6f6qW-8hS #Netherlands24 #Bikesky

“The transport revolution isn’t coming from engineers in Detroit or techies in Silicon Valley, but women taking action. Discover the personal, political, inspiring stories of streetfighters transforming neighbourhoods through sheer determination.” -J. Sadik-Khan www.modacitylife.com/women-changi...

Graveyard of parking signs (no need for signs indicating parking rules when parking on this side of the street is being eliminated for a large bike lane and a bus lane instead)

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

It was a great honour to share the stage with Jan Gehl, a pioneer of human-scale urbanism whose work has transformed the way we design and live in our cities.

In Vienna, parking is absurdly cheap: €13/month lets you block 11m² of public space with private property, even in top districts. Compared to real estate sqm prices, the city loses millions in potential income.

ICYMI, see you at The Bell House on October 28th!

Great way to present the railway map of the Netherlands. With Utrecht in the centre as the important railway hub it is

The Mrs wasn't the only person who thought biking rather than driving to the gym was a better idea this evening.

There's a bike for nearly everyone. They simply need the infrastructure.

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.

Utrecht is a great example of somewhere that's never good enough. I've been visiting for nearly a decade and there's something new every time and I'm not talking about tweaks either. Dutch liveability isn't a one-off project, it's a long term commitment.

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.

Cities designed around people enable little girls like these two to play beautiful music on their violins as people walked and biked by.

Owning one of these gets you accused of being an elitist who's imposing his lifestyle on other people.

Canadians fought for walkable streets. Montreal, August 20, 1966. Dorys Bernbaum: “Must we wait for deaths?”

Want to go for a bike ride? New video. 👇

What an insane way to build a city

Aftermath of a car crash in Utrecht, Netherlands: *The street is closed off to cars. *Police measure angles of impact and look for possible causes (to prevent future crashes). *Officers politely summarize the incident with people walking & rolling by. How are car crashes evaluated in YOUR city?

"Utrecht we are back!" MOBY Bikes (#DCEnetwork) is reviving the beloved Cargoroo service for shared electric cargo bikes. They plan to roll out up to 90 shared electric cargo bikes in both Utrecht and The Hague this month and expand this number to 150 bikes in both cities by February 2026.

With the red asphalting of the cycle paths, the extensive 15-month long roadworks on Utrecht's Amsterdamsestraatweg are now complete! The work has transformed an unattractive and unsafe car-oriented shopping street into a green, safe and attractive street for cyclists and pedestrians!

We're a small Strong Towns group now, but also a great group of people focused on building community and safer streets as our city works towards each newer version of itself. @strongtowns-carmel.bsky.social 🙂

Mixed-use development 🤝 Bike parking.