tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post7547831278423796838..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: The bicycle cathedralDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-34190669198592735052009-10-11T01:07:37.438+02:002009-10-11T01:07:37.438+02:00@Frits B.
If you follow the second link David pro...@Frits B. <br />If you follow the second link David provided, you will read: <br /><i>‘De Fietskathedraal’ onder de toekomstige nieuwe afrit maakt onderdeel uit van een lange fietspassage onder het spoor, de afrit en de A12.</i><br />Which you will understand, but for the non Dutch speakers translates as this:<br />“The 'Bicycle Cathedral' under the future new motorway exit is part of a Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-72529371601243684392009-10-08T14:51:04.807+02:002009-10-08T14:51:04.807+02:00Wouldn't it be great if cycling infrastructure...Wouldn't it be great if cycling infrastructure was included in the planning process from the outset? I've just mentioned something like this in my blog. There used to be a planning scheme in the UK called "Percent for Art" whereby large commercial developments had to include a certain percentage of their total build spend on art - sculpture, murals, community art projects, ibikelondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-36777955578135295832009-10-08T10:36:50.409+02:002009-10-08T10:36:50.409+02:00What I don't really understand is the purpose ...What I don't really understand is the purpose of this tunnel. It is not a tunnel per se as it simply covers the open part of the underpass between two tunnels under motorways - as far as I can see from the photos. Corrugated iron is not the best material for a tunnel under a heavy mass of earth like a motorway. It would seem that this is just a nice gesture towards the users of the bike Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-7075546943590267732009-10-07T22:40:29.930+02:002009-10-07T22:40:29.930+02:00@Tim, I also tried to find out who pays for this a...@Tim, I also tried to find out who pays for this and what it costs. But it is not at all clear and as David says it is part of a major reconstruction of a freeway entrance/connection and there is also a railway involved. Since this is a state freeway I think ultimately the Ministry for Roads (Rijkswaterstaat) pays for it. They get most their money from road taxes. This is a tunnel to cross the Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-74060507057919942932009-10-07T21:52:34.799+02:002009-10-07T21:52:34.799+02:00Tim: I've no idea of the cost of this particul...Tim: I've no idea of the cost of this particular tunnel. However, it almost certainly doesn't come out of cycle path funding as it's to do with a motorway.<br /><br />23 million pounds isn't all that much given how the UK spends money. It works out as about 20 Euros (18 pounds) per person per year, but it's only available for three years, and it's <a href="http://David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-72755131385442110772009-10-07T21:27:23.233+02:002009-10-07T21:27:23.233+02:00And what do we get? A white painted bicycle on the...And what do we get? A white painted bicycle on the foot path...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094081689229845843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-25435694428439071832009-10-07T14:00:58.195+02:002009-10-07T14:00:58.195+02:00Any idea on cost? I'd like to place it in cont...Any idea on cost? I'd like to place it in context of Bristol's £23m...Tim Beadlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958070871462777000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-6818662005791305822009-10-07T13:58:50.110+02:002009-10-07T13:58:50.110+02:00It's enough to make someone still living in th...It's enough to make someone still living in the UK weep!Anthhttp://www.citycycling.co.uknoreply@blogger.com