Cycling is very good for a society. The Dutch approach to cycling can help achieve accessibility, liveability, sustainability, health, and equity goals. Watch the full video by BicycleDutch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayPDlDi9Ug4 Read more in our Dutch Cycling Vision: https://www.dutchcycling.nl/images/downloads/Dutch-Cycling-Vision_EN.pdf | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Cycling is very good for a society. The Dutch approach to cycling can help achieve accessibility, liveability, sustainability, health, and equity goals. Watch the full video by BicycleDutch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayPDlDi9Ug4 Read more in our Dutch Cycling Vision: https://www.dutchcycling.nl/images/downloads/Dutch-Cycling-Vision_EN.pdf | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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With over 35,000 kms of cycle paths, over a quarter of all journeys in the Netherlands are made on bicycle and the average Dutch person cycles 3km a day. This is thanks to the Netherlands’ high quality cycling infrastructure, which is based on five core principles: 🔸 Cohesion: Building well-connected network of cycling routes. 🔸 Directness: Ensuring cycling is fast and convenient by giving people the shortest route possible. 🔸 Safety: Reducing conflicts between cyclists and other road users.
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With over 35,000 kms of cycle paths, over a quarter of all journeys in the Netherlands are made on bicycle and the average Dutch person cycles 3km a day. This is thanks to the Netherlands’ high quality cycling infrastructure, which is based on five core principles: 🔸 Cohesion: Building well-connected network of cycling routes. 🔸 Directness: Ensuring cycling is fast and convenient by giving people the shortest route possible. 🔸 Safety: Reducing conflicts between cyclists and other road users.
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What is the Dutch Cycling Embassy? Watch the video to learn more about DCE and how we can help further your bicycle planning ambititions. | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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What is the Dutch Cycling Embassy? Watch the video to learn more about DCE and how we can help further your bicycle planning ambititions. | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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The Netherlands’ cycling infrastructure is a global benchmark, with over 25% of all journeys made by bike. This success is driven by five core principles: Cohesion, Directness, Safety, Comfort, and Attractiveness. 🛤 Cohesion ensures a well-connected cycling network, making travel between cities seamless. ⏱ Directness prioritizes fast, direct routes with minimal detours. 🛡 Safety reduces risks by separating cyclists from other traffic and implementing protected crossings. 🌿 Comfort provides sm
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The Netherlands’ cycling infrastructure is a global benchmark, with over 25% of all journeys made by bike. This success is driven by five core principles: Cohesion, Directness, Safety, Comfort, and Attractiveness. 🛤 Cohesion ensures a well-connected cycling network, making travel between cities seamless. ⏱ Directness prioritizes fast, direct routes with minimal detours. 🛡 Safety reduces risks by separating cyclists from other traffic and implementing protected crossings. 🌿 Comfort provides sm
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This week, the Dutch Cycling Embassy and Ministry of Infrastructure are touring Japan for public conferences on bicycles, the city, and the future of our lives. We partnered with Jan Kamensky Visual Utopias to visualize the possibilities. Learn more about the mission: https://dutchcycling.jp/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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This week, the Dutch Cycling Embassy and Ministry of Infrastructure are touring Japan for public conferences on bicycles, the city, and the future of our lives. We partnered with Jan Kamensky Visual Utopias to visualize the possibilities. Learn more about the mission: https://dutchcycling.jp/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Cycling encourages social interactions between different road users. Dutch children on their way to school are greeted by the happiest traffic guard, Johan Zandvliet! HT Marco Te Brömmelstroet | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Cycling encourages social interactions between different road users. Dutch children on their way to school are greeted by the happiest traffic guard, Johan Zandvliet! HT Marco Te Brömmelstroet | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Cycling isn't just transportation; it's liberation. The Dutch have not only created a safe and extensive network for cycling. They designed this network to make cycling safe and suitable for people of all ages, all abilities and for different types of bicycles. | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Cycling isn't just transportation; it's liberation. The Dutch have not only created a safe and extensive network for cycling. They designed this network to make cycling safe and suitable for people of all ages, all abilities and for different types of bicycles. | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Dutch cities are connected by fast, safe, and comfortable cycling routes, making long-distance cycling a viable alternative to driving. With smooth surfaces, minimal stops, and priority at intersections, these routes allow people to commute efficiently on two wheels. | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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This morning, the Dutch Cycling Embassy was invited to join the flock of students cycling to Matsuyama Higashi High School in Japan’s Ehime Prefecture. It was a joy to see the huge number of teenagers riding together, in a city where nearly 90% of secondary school students travel by bike every day. | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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To the Dutch cycling is as natural as walking, so they ride every place and for every reason. That doesn’t change when the family expands. From the moment a baby can sit upright, a special child-seat is attached to mum or dad's bicycle, and off they go! https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2015/05/19/cycling-with-babies-and-toddlers/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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To the Dutch, cycling is as normal as breathing. They don’t think about it, they just do it. After two years and hundreds of screenings around the world, the inspiring and enlightening film 'Why We Cycle' is finally available for streaming. Watch it now: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/whywecycle | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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This weekend, the Dutch Tegenwindfietsen ("Headwind Cycling") Championships took place on the Oosterscheldekering Storm Surge Barrier. 225 competitors rode the 8.5 kilometer course against 80 kilometer per hour winds on upright single-speed bikes. WATCH: https://youtu.be/iNIEAj_Wkoo | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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The Underline is transforming the land underneath Miami’s Metrorail into a 10-mile trail and 120-acre park and gallery. Inspired by NYC's Highline and informed by a ThinkBike Workshop, it connects thousands of residents to schools, shops and transit. Kurt Kaminer captured a ride down the newly open section of the project from SW 19th Avenue to 27th. Curious how this project came about? Read our Q&A with Meg Daly and Maria Debye Saxinger: https://dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/cycling-news/the-underli
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Each year, on the windiest day of the year, the Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships take place on the Oosterscheldekering Storm Surge Barrier. Over 200 competitors ride the 8.5 km course against 100 km/hr winds on upright single-speed bikes. Watch more: https://youtu.be/bb_sozJb01Q | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Delft is a typical Dutch city: 100,000 residents, with a vibrant car-free centre. Every trip is comfortable cycling distance, and—with cycle tracks standard on virtually every street—half of these trips are made by bike. See the entire video: https://youtu.be/MMmzeMrLbIQ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Cycling is now a universal mode of transportation in the Netherlands, but it wasn’t always that way. It was the outcome of decades of strategic investment in resilient and sustainable mobility. We are proud to share our VR film: 'Liveable Cycling Cities': https://dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/cycling-news/liveable-cycling-cities-vr-film-launch/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Did you know Beijing has a dedicated, elevated cycling expressway? Opened in 2019, the six-metre wide, 5.4-km long viaduct includes a counterflow lane, and six on- and off-ramps. Electric bikes are prohibited, and speed is limited to 15 km/hr. It is used by an average of 11,600 cyclists every day. | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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The Netherlands is the ultimate cycling destination. “… at the end of the day, it comes down to more than just miles of cycle paths. It’s about a whole lifestyle, and the Dutch have mastered it.” https://visiteurope.com/en/experience/cycling-lifestyle-in-the-netherlands/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Cycling is freedom. A freedom to travel, that opens up worlds for people with disabilities. And thanks to inclusive cycling infrastructure and special needs vehicles, they have access to transport, fitness, therapy, and recreation; just like anyone else. https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2018/07/03/inclusive-cycling-on-tricycles/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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“The success of Seville’s cycling transformation lies in a model prioritising not only safety but also ease and comfort for everyone. Based on Dutch, German and Danish best practice the network’s design focuses on continuity, cohesion, directness, visibility, and comfort.” https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2024/02/07/the-seville-cycling-revolution-a-blueprint-for-urban-transformation/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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The Netherlands is a cycling country par excellence. From the quietest corners of the countryside to bustling cities, you can cycle through the land with the greatest of ease. Get inspired to get pedaling and explore the most beautiful undiscovered spots: https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/travel-inspiration/cycling-lifestyle.htm | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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In the Netherlands, cycling is more than a mode of transport. From school runs to grocery trips, bikes are seamlessly integrated into everyday life. Children learn to cycle early, and entire cities are designed around safe, efficient cycling networks. This deep-rooted culture supports health, accessibility, and sustainability, setting a global example of how the bicycle can be central to urban life. 📸 @activetowns | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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One of the five principles of Dutch bicycle network design is COMFORT. The CROW Manual states cycling infrastructure should “Ensure cyclists experience minimal nuisance (vibrations, extra exertion due to height difference, trouble from other traffic) and delay (stops)”. https://dtvcapacitybuilding.com/blog/principles-for-cycling-infrastructure-design-comfort/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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When it comes to designing a successful cycling street, the devil is in dozens of details—like the asphalt, curbs and width. To get them all right the first time, Vienna decided to bring in the Dutch for a “copy, deconstruct, adapt, then paste exercise”. https://dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/general/viennas-argentinierstrase-how-a-dutch-cycling-street-found-its-place-in-the-austrian-capital/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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"Toronto takes on the Dutch-style intersection. Popularised in the Netherlands, “Dutch-style” intersections are designed to offer physical separation for bike riders and improve safety through features like priority traffic signalling and clear and colourful lane markings." https://bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsroom/2023/09/14/toronto-takes-on-the-dutch-style-intersection/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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The Dutch Grand Prix's integrated mobility plan—which prohibited private cars—led to 98% of 110,000 daily attendees arriving by foot, bike, or public transport. The details are outlined in the new film, “Car-Free Grand Prix: How the Dutch Bike to Track”. https://dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/cycling-news/car-free-grand-prix-how-the-dutch-bike-to-track/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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This time of year, we see something unusual on Dutch streets: groups of 12-year-old kids cycling in high-vis jackets. Across the country, 200,000 children will take a real-life traffic test, monitored by parents, and those who pass receive a certificate. https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/bicycle-training-in-the-netherlands/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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It’s no accident that the Dutch cycle so much. Decades of investment in safe, connected, and convenient infrastructure make cycling the easiest choice for millions. Pictured is a fietsstraat in Utrecht. These are roads where bicycles have priority, and cars are considered "guests," meaning they must yield to cyclists and adapt to their speed. | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Amsterdam-Noord is home to 90,000 people and growing. BicycleDutch captures a constant stream of people cycling to and from the ferries on a Saturday afternoon. WATCH FULL VIDEO: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2023/06/07/cycling-in-amsterdam-north/ | Dutch Cycling Embassy
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On January 7th and 8th, 2025, the Dutch Cycling Embassy participated in a high-level study visit from Japan, as part of the SIP Smart Mobility Platform: a multi-year project that hopes to promote the use of bicycles as a core element of transportation infrastructure. The delegation consisted of representatives from: the Cabinet Office, Keio University, Tohoku University, Oriental Consultants, and Mobility Innovation Alliance Japan. The program included an exchange with the TU Delft, Ministerie v
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