tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post7793759673125012272..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: What inspires Americans ?David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-42650350089270762622011-04-06T23:16:55.650+02:002011-04-06T23:16:55.650+02:00David,
What a fantastic video. It sums up how to d...David,<br />What a fantastic video. It sums up how to develop cycling in a few minutes. I wish the Australians could run this during ad breaks on prime time TV. It really isn't that difficult, all it needs is political will. Thanks for a great post, it is good to see some positive steps being taken by other counties.Gary Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221404184567537587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-37433257380169565942011-04-06T20:34:09.323+02:002011-04-06T20:34:09.323+02:00Severin,
Although videos, etc, are certainly &quo...Severin,<br /><br />Although videos, etc, are certainly "what to do, faut de mieux", there is no substitute for actually cycling the infrastructure. <br /><br />I've been to NL a few years ago, and I would love to visit again. Saving up the pennies...Kevin Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186428862833389619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-69430423303651872042011-04-06T20:04:00.297+02:002011-04-06T20:04:00.297+02:00Love seeing the US posts (hate to be reminded of t...Love seeing the US posts (hate to be reminded of the reality), and interesting to hear about your experience in trying to get officials to visit, I like that you do that. <br /><br />However, only so many visits can be made to the Netherlands/ Denmark, we definitely need the political will. LA's Mayor said the city "could do a lot better" after visiting Copenhagen. Little has Severinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-33211677917664730192011-04-06T19:12:14.648+02:002011-04-06T19:12:14.648+02:00Neil: Yes, they visited the four largest populatio...Neil: Yes, they visited the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_Netherlands_with_over_100,000_people" rel="nofollow">four largest population cities</a>.<br /><br />We do <a href="http://hembrow.eu/cycling/studytour.html" rel="nofollow">study tours</a> too, mostly based around <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/search/label/assen" rel="nofollow">Assen</a> for two reasons:David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-26336447749772013792011-04-06T17:40:18.540+02:002011-04-06T17:40:18.540+02:00Can someone bring Toronto officials to Holland, as...Can someone bring Toronto officials to Holland, as well?<br />I'm willing to contribute to the cost of the plane tickets.Micheal Bluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-57296773442587037352011-04-06T17:34:37.378+02:002011-04-06T17:34:37.378+02:00@Dave - Utrecht, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and The Hagu...@Dave - Utrecht, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and The Hague - Any comments on their choices? I presume these are the biggest od Dutch cities or amongst them?Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443493823465136241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-20752427578892302342011-04-06T14:06:06.213+02:002011-04-06T14:06:06.213+02:00See here for an update on the ongoing battle over ...See here for an update on the ongoing battle over the Prospect Park West bike lane in New York -<br /><br />http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/04/04/this-is-what-nbbl-and-jim-walden-want-to-sue-out-of-existence/<br /><br />Quite incredible that a top lawyer is working pro bono towards removing this lane. <br /><br />Thankfully it looks like the tide is turning, with regard to this lane at least. TheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com