tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post6928946617229349808..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Transformation in the centre of HoogeveenDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-28012182016454650422010-09-19T13:58:46.396+02:002010-09-19T13:58:46.396+02:00Not a huge fan of unnavigable artificial algae and...Not a huge fan of unnavigable artificial algae and mosquito breeder strips. Plant some grass and let people sit on it.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-45677401996454950392010-09-12T00:58:51.923+02:002010-09-12T00:58:51.923+02:00Looks awfully like the centre of Bristol, where a ...Looks awfully like the <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=tramway+centre+bristol&oe=utf-8&rls=com.ubuntu:en-GB:unofficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1020&bih=511" rel="nofollow">centre of Bristol</a>, where a whole branch of the harbour was paved over to widen the inner ring road. So far the city has taken Joe Dunckleyhttp://waronthemotorist.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-21219124045887071292010-09-07T12:49:51.708+02:002010-09-07T12:49:51.708+02:00This makes Oxford Street look like the congested, ...This makes Oxford Street look like the congested, smelly gauntlet that it is. They don't even have ASLs for taxis to use. Can we have something like this?christhebullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058394246399615754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-49239503270087922792010-09-07T08:01:34.551+02:002010-09-07T08:01:34.551+02:00James: Motorists lost more than just "a few p...James: Motorists lost more than just "a few parking spaces." They lost the whole road.<br /><br />However, it's not really a loss. Like everywhere else in the Netherlands, everyone cycles. What actually happened is that everyone gained a more pleasant cycling and walking environment in the centre of the city.<br /><br />I don't know for certain if bus routes were diverted, David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-2360527839368642622010-09-06T18:11:59.507+02:002010-09-06T18:11:59.507+02:00Yeah, definitely agree with James S. This is the k...Yeah, definitely agree with James S. This is the kind of stuff that keeps me inspired and motivated in LA, these transformations. However, one thing that may be a problem is bus routes.... Bus routes can be changed of course, especially if it means getting something like you shared with us. This post also reminds me we shouldn't battle for just bike lanes, stuff like this is far more Severinhttp://www.walkeaglerock.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-8832041685890456902010-09-06T00:56:41.337+02:002010-09-06T00:56:41.337+02:00Great comparison David. One thing that people seem...Great comparison David. One thing that people seem to misunderstand here in North America is that they seem to think that the Netherlands has *always* been bicycle friendly. They say that North American cities "could never" be like the Netherlands. <br /><br />But this is absurd. We can do it just as well as the Netherlands - we just need the political willpower, and spend a little bit James D. Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454437680686627778noreply@blogger.com