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Bicycles
are fun! Cycling is great. Rob van der Bijl and his
partners love cycling. Working on cycling and urban planning represents
our
favourite practice. High quality public transport (e.g. light
rail) in our view should be linked to high quality infrastructures,
bicycles and their users.
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A matter of culture - Rob van der Bijl, an urban planner in Amsterdam, said it’s a common assumption: “Well, there are (in NL) a lot of amenities, infrastructure, et cetera for bicycles — so, hence, bicycles are successful,” he said. But he argues that in reality, the opposite is true: “The existence of all these facilities and infrastructure are the result of the success, not the cause of the success.” In short, the answer to replicating the Dutch bicycling success in America might be a lot more complicated than building better bike lanes. “ In one word,” Van der Bijl said, “I would say it’s a matter of culture.” Boston Globe, September 22, 2013 |
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