January 18th, 2012
Urban Planet: How the Dutch Got Their Cycle Paths
By Hilary Best // 1 Comment
Today, World Wide Wednesday becomes Urban Planet (please no jokes!), a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.
• The Netherlands has the world's largest number of cyclists. But this low-lying country wasn't always a two-wheel paradise. This video, posted by markeniel, documents the country's tumultous cycling history: a focus on car travel, the proliferation of surface parking lots, protests, the oil crisis, and the advent of pro-cycling policies.
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I could believe the claim that The Netherlands has the most number of cyclists per capita, but I'd be surprised if China, with its population of 1.3 billion as of 2010, didn't have more cyclists. I've seen at least one estimate that about 37% of Chinese are cyclists, so even if you bring that down to a nice round figure of 25%, that's still quite a few more cyclists in China than The Netherlands. Is there a way to verify these figures?
Comment by Derek
January 18, 2012 | 1:47 pm