tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post3885360342838286387..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: The first Fietsroute+ in GroningenDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-21994495647087516012012-07-31T14:07:11.362+02:002012-07-31T14:07:11.362+02:00Hi David,
Do you have any information on the choi...Hi David,<br /><br />Do you have any information on the choice of materials - in some parts this appears to have a bitumen surface, and in others a concrete surface.<br /><br />I'd also like have a rough idea of the construction costs...<br /><br />The costs for similar paths very greatly (though few are as high as the LA example of Severin!). How do the Dutch municipalities keep costs downIan Perry (Cardiff, UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12322378621922129943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-7695083589315798832012-07-23T02:57:25.668+02:002012-07-23T02:57:25.668+02:00For some research about bicycling in the United St...For some research about bicycling in the United States, here's an article, written by University of California at Davis professor Susan L Handy, about the city with perhaps the highest cycling rate in the U.S. entitled <a href="http://uctc.net/access/39/access39_davis.shtml" rel="nofollow">Why do I bicycle but my neighbor doesn't?</a> <br /><br />In comparison to the 53% of Davis Dennis Hindmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217027108525416160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-44035969335478412692012-07-18T22:42:12.972+02:002012-07-18T22:42:12.972+02:00David, as you frequently have before, you have pro...David, as you frequently have before, you have provided me with another thought provoking article. <br /><br />Bike paths or mixed use paths are almost always built in parks or along creeks, rivers and railroad right-of-ways in the United States. The recently opened <a href="http://la.streetsblog.org/2012/07/16/rider-review-the-orange-line-bike-path-extension/" rel="nofollow">Orange Line BRT Dennis Hindmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217027108525416160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-89698578553013837812012-07-18T15:00:17.391+02:002012-07-18T15:00:17.391+02:00I just think it's totally awesome that you'...I just think it's totally awesome that you're riding bikes with your Mum! How cool!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523653271715366168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-42163812776715725052012-07-17T01:04:45.233+02:002012-07-17T01:04:45.233+02:00David,
In that particular case I think the cost w...David,<br /><br />In that particular case I think the cost was driven up by other factors like leveling the path or something. Though here in LA the typical costs for bike paths is estimated at 1 million dollars per mile whereas bike lanes are estimated at $50,000 per mile. It is with these cost projections that advocates and engineers push for bike lanes as they are much cheaper but if they don&Severinhttp://www.walkeaglerock.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-13877918786415397112012-07-16T11:17:28.088+02:002012-07-16T11:17:28.088+02:00Severin: How on earth did they manage to reach a p...Severin: How on earth did they manage to reach a price of $15 million per mile for bike path in Los Angeles ? The mind boggles.<br /><br />Wilfred: Thanks for the video link. It illustrates the path very well, at least so far as it was finished when you made the video.<br /><br />Daniel: Very good question. Each region seems to be doing its own thing. Standards are high, but not necessarily David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-82823581664780103532012-07-16T10:20:12.968+02:002012-07-16T10:20:12.968+02:00David, is there any difference in the specificatio...David, is there any difference in the specifications of the Fietsroute Plus and the Fietssnelwegen or are they just different brandings to mean the same?Daniel Sparinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770694012992195852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-18723586101451258302012-07-16T09:45:19.075+02:002012-07-16T09:45:19.075+02:00Whith taking pictures of the new Fietsroute+ in co...Whith taking pictures of the new Fietsroute+ in construction a couple of years ago I also made a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL5kZqtT1f8" rel="nofollow">video</a>.Wilfred Ketelaarhttp://xl-network.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-21416291818248058902012-07-16T09:40:15.966+02:002012-07-16T09:40:15.966+02:00I've had the chance to speak with bike infrast...I've had the chance to speak with bike infrastructure planners/engineers here in LA and perhaps more than our design standards, the element preventing bolder infrastructure from being implemented is funding. <br /><br />I always debate with myself– do we ask for 1 mile of quality bike path or many more miles of bike lanes?<br /><br />It's not always a case of beachside bike path vs city Severinhttp://www.walkeaglerock.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-48565668901618477932012-07-16T03:35:35.790+02:002012-07-16T03:35:35.790+02:00I liked the first video --even if I cannot underst...I liked the first video --even if I cannot understand the language-- I remain amused.<br /><br />The second video is proof once again that the Dutch cycle in all kinds of weather. No one behaved like they were melting in the rain.. In fact, no one felt put-off by it in anyway --it's part of the routine. And this was the video for the ceremonial openiing of the Fietsroute+.<br /><br />Thankhighwaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619122855480674269noreply@blogger.com