Yes. Do you know that in the old days, my childhood, it was common to leave your bike somewhere on the canal or station square. If it wasn't attached to a fence or post, it would often spontaneously disappear. But about the closed Jaarbeurspleinstalling check the municipality website from time to time to stay informed: www.utrecht.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/fietsenstalling-jaarbeursplein-dicht-voor-onderzoek
The Dutch just cycle to get around easily, they have done so since the 'safety bicycle' came over from England. Government wanted to turn the Netherlands into a car paradise post WWII, the people weren't having it and since government has accomodated the many cyclists more and more. This was not created by government, the Dutch do not not wear helmets because infrastructure is safe but because a bicycle is not a dangerous mode of transport, nor does it a helmet make it safe. Take whatever experience or design for your own city but don't pretend this was a government project.
I guess “sustainable safety” is not a government program either then? Sure, it was initiated by the demands of citizens, but you simply can’t say that the government didn’t have a hand in designing our great urban environments. Lastly, our urban environments are also great because we aren’t government VS citizens, but government AND citizens. When we (urban planners) are tasked with (re)designing an area, we always discuss our plans with local businesses and residents so it works for everyone.
@@coenogo Government certainly had a hand in it and it's great how it's all integrated in a long term plan for continous improvement and meeting demand. Let's not forget the influence of the judiciary either, who made the effective liability rulings by themselves and took quite a lot of initiative on that. The first big strides were not made by building but by road signs, directing cars away from Groningen city centre, the cyclists were already there, still there, to take their place. So I think it is a bit of a wishful misrepresentation of how this came about.
That parking garage in Utrecht, they found some hair cracks in the concrete, so yeah, it’s closed now. (Oct 2024).
It's the smaller bike parking garage at the jaarbeursplein that is closed.
Not that huge bike parking garage with 3 levels .
Yes. Do you know that in the old days, my childhood, it was common to leave your bike somewhere on the canal or station square. If it wasn't attached to a fence or post, it would often spontaneously disappear.
But about the closed Jaarbeurspleinstalling check the municipality website from time to time to stay informed: www.utrecht.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/fietsenstalling-jaarbeursplein-dicht-voor-onderzoek
if it ain't dutch it ain't much... 😉
@@mandje2002 thanks for the smile of the day 👍
It’s getting tedious though…
The Dutch just cycle to get around easily, they have done so since the 'safety bicycle' came over from England. Government wanted to turn the Netherlands into a car paradise post WWII, the people weren't having it and since government has accomodated the many cyclists more and more.
This was not created by government, the Dutch do not not wear helmets because infrastructure is safe but because a bicycle is not a dangerous mode of transport, nor does it a helmet make it safe. Take whatever experience or design for your own city but don't pretend this was a government project.
I guess “sustainable safety” is not a government program either then?
Sure, it was initiated by the demands of citizens, but you simply can’t say that the government didn’t have a hand in designing our great urban environments.
Lastly, our urban environments are also great because we aren’t government VS citizens, but government AND citizens. When we (urban planners) are tasked with (re)designing an area, we always discuss our plans with local businesses and residents so it works for everyone.
@@coenogo Government certainly had a hand in it and it's great how it's all integrated in a long term plan for continous improvement and meeting demand. Let's not forget the influence of the judiciary either, who made the effective liability rulings by themselves and took quite a lot of initiative on that. The first big strides were not made by building but by road signs, directing cars away from Groningen city centre, the cyclists were already there, still there, to take their place.
So I think it is a bit of a wishful misrepresentation of how this came about.
Thank you for your thoughtful reaction! You’ve captured the essence of cycling in the Netherlands in a great way.