Cycling for Everyone - how the Dutch do it

[Sardine]

Thanks for sharing this. The Dutch and Danes are miles ahead of the rest of us. I just hope that our city planners and government start to follow their example.

By the way, this article appeared some weeks back in a UK paper and caused a certain amount of bemusement http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ing-congestion

[tulip]

I wonder why I don't move back to Paris...why, oh why?

[Rebecca19804]

I think David Hembrow hit the nail on the head here:
http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2011/02/...-one-post.html

The Dutch have not got some magic advantage over the rest of it - except perhaps with regard to political will and less tolerance for B*ll Sh*t?

[Sardine]

I think David Hembrow hit the nail on the head here:
http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2011/02/...-one-post.html

The Dutch have not got some magic advantage over the rest of it - except perhaps with regard to political will and less tolerance for B*ll Sh*t?

Indeed. There is no reason why we can't do the same thing here or anywhere else. Many campaigners have argued this for many years and continue to do so but progress has been slow and as you point out, there has been a lack of political will because the car lobby still rules. Perhaps our campaign strategy and tactics need to change. There has been progress in London since the mid 90s, especially after the introduction of congestion charging and more bus and bike lanes, but it's not a success by any stretch of the imagination. The growth in the numbers of people cycling in particular has done a lot to make other road users etc. more aware of cyclists and this has helped to create a safer cycling environment. Note that I say 'safer' and not safe.

[bmccasland]

Let's see - post WWII, Europe was rebuilding, where we came home and expanded (in more ways than one ). I wonder what we'd do if we paid European prices for gas? I believe that's part of the reason for the high price is to subsidize public transit, done some in this country but not as heavily.
Just a thought.

Thought #2 - TE Group vacation in Holland!

[Pax]

Let's see - post WWII, Europe was rebuilding, where we came home and expanded (in more ways than one ). I wonder what we'd do if we paid European prices for gas? I believe that's part of the reason for the high price is to subsidize public transit, done some in this country but not as heavily.
Just a thought.

Thought #2 - TE Group vacation in Holland!

Agree 100% As long as we're paying artificially low fuel prices only minor inroads will be made into alternative transportation options. Big Oil is greedy, not stupid.