{"id":18029,"date":"2011-01-31T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecolocalizer.com\/?p=18029"},"modified":"2011-01-31T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2011-01-31T21:00:07","slug":"dutch-improving-cycle-networks-building-fast-cycle-lanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikocity.com\/dutch-improving-cycle-networks-building-fast-cycle-lanes\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Improving Cycle Networks, Building Fast Cycle Lanes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Dutch are already well-known for having the best bicycle facilities in the world (well, there is a bit of competition between the Netherlands and Denmark, but the two nations are clearly on top of the world when it comes to this matter). Now, the Dutch are actually planning to improve their cycle networks<\/a> with some faster, high-quality, high-capacity cycle routes. Here’s more from BikeRadar (full repost):<\/h3>\n

In a bid to persuade citizens to switch to pedal power for their regular commute, the Dutch are to build a series of high quality, high-capacity cycle routes between towns and cities where traffic jams are a regular headache.<\/p>\n

The concept is known as Fiets Filevrij \u2013 or \u2018queue-free cycling\u2019 \u2013 and at the end of 2010 the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and the Environment pledged \u20ac21 million for cycle lane building programmes along 16 routes linking places suffering from chronic congestion.<\/p>\n

This is just the latest instalment in the long-running programme \u2013 it began back in 2006 with the selection of five \u2018rapid cycling\u2019 routes. The final investment total, supplemented by local councils, is expected to be around \u20ac80m.<\/p>\n

The aim is to lure drivers out of their cars by reducing delays along the cycle routes \u2013 including things like waiting times at lights \u2013 and by improving the quality of the cycling itself through such measures as smooth tarmac, good lighting and the construction of new bridges and tunnels.<\/p>\n

Five of the 16 routes are already complete, including Arnhem to Nijmegen and The Hague to Leiden. The majority of the routes are in the densely populated central area of the country and will facilitate journeys of up to 15km between major population centres. That’s the distance the authorities believe people will readily cycle if suitably fast, high quality routes are provided.<\/p>\n

Of course, the Netherlands isn’t short of cycle routes \u2013 there are two national systems, one of recreational routes (LF routes), signed in green and white, and one of \u2018door to door\u2019 utility routes, signed in red and white.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Photo Credit: Zachary Shahan (me)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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