tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post8537240989005088027..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: A secondary cycling route in UtrechtDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-68410884689270209172011-06-25T00:44:20.986+02:002011-06-25T00:44:20.986+02:00at what level of govt are bike lanes designed and ...at what level of govt are bike lanes designed and spec'd???<br /><br />is it a national law that bike lanes be placed in new neighborhoods for example??<br /><br />could a mucicipality remove a bike lane somewhere or is national approval need for that???r s thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605854547657694111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-84476077031050141212011-03-31T22:21:52.627+02:002011-03-31T22:21:52.627+02:00Mark, thank you for a very interesting film. Very ...Mark, thank you for a very interesting film. Very interesting.<br /><br />Much of the infrastructure shown is not ideal - certainly not for a primary route - and they are clearly working to improve this.<br /><br />Meanwhile, in Australia, we are seeing a trimmed down version of these facilities being rolled out on MAJOR routes (lots of cars, little room):<br /><br />- Lanes are half the width Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828401001732920598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-60167571930523892202011-03-31T19:59:55.716+02:002011-03-31T19:59:55.716+02:00A few years ago when we did a study tour in Den Ha...A few years ago when we did a study tour in Den Haag we were told that different political parties' attitudes to their excess of badly surfaced cycle paths had been the deciding factor in the local elections.<br /><br />These things do get fixed. Here in Assen, the remaining surfaces like that on one of the routes between our home and the city centre have been replaced over the last few David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-26717077524803097762011-03-31T18:59:26.322+02:002011-03-31T18:59:26.322+02:00@r s thompson, yes I expect them to be smoothed ou...@r s thompson, yes I expect them to be smoothed out any day. The city is busy all over the city with resurfacing and redesigning streets. As can be seen at the end of the video where a junction becomes a roundabout.<br />This kind of surface is not tolerated for long.Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-36098494759713665802011-03-31T18:25:46.792+02:002011-03-31T18:25:46.792+02:00Sorry, I meant Mark in my previous comment ;)Sorry, I meant Mark in my previous comment ;)Paul Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092359840040617326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-90832581792276463482011-03-31T18:20:59.843+02:002011-03-31T18:20:59.843+02:00Great video David, it's nice to see one that s...Great video David, it's nice to see one that shows such a mixture of surfaces and junctions and how they've been incorporated into existing spaces.Paul Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092359840040617326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-42368649620254455272011-03-31T16:57:56.607+02:002011-03-31T16:57:56.607+02:00Mark, thanks for the video. It seems all of your ...Mark, thanks for the video. It seems all of your streets are wide, even the secondary ones...wow. Good job holding the camera reasonably steady while riding on the bad pavement. I know from experience that's not easy to do.Micheal Bluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-37431673431742599622011-03-31T12:34:19.712+02:002011-03-31T12:34:19.712+02:00some sections looked very bumpy.
with a larger ci...some sections looked very bumpy.<br /><br />with a larger cit ylike utrecht are those to be smoothed out or replaced/resurfaced??r s thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605854547657694111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-24074635627618371972011-03-31T11:26:02.150+02:002011-03-31T11:26:02.150+02:00Cool. This could be totally sufficient design for ...Cool. This could be totally sufficient design for main cycling arterials in Prague.Vratislav Fillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946001601981456173noreply@blogger.com