Tag Archives: Dutch

Hembrow slams Danish infrastructure

Posted on October 11, 2025 by jsallen

David Hembrow, of the BicycleDutch blog, criticizes the two-stage turn queing box and champions separating bicycle and motor traffic temporally using traffic signals. https://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2010/07/not-really-so-great-cycle-path-design.html

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Some Dutch roundabouts

Posted on October 4, 2017 by jsallen

(Edited and updated  March 30, 2024) Dutch roundabouts have received a lot of publicity, notably here: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/tag/roundabout/ Roundabout design in the Netherlands has seen a long process of trial and error. A design used until bicyclists complained strongly enough about … Continue reading →

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An Americanized Dutch intersection

Posted on June 13, 2014 by jsallen

The video embedded below was produced by Nick Falbo for a design competition at George Mason University. Mr. Falbo is now employed at Alta Planning and Design, a leading design firm which promotes and designs special bicycling infrastructure. Protected Intersections … Continue reading →

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All ages?

Posted on May 15, 2014 by jsallen

Bicycle industry lobbyists and populist cycling advocates are marketing an “all ages” vision of cycling to the American public. Consider this photo, which appeared in a Streetsblog post promoting “equity”. The facility shown is a two-way sidepath alongside Prospect Park, … Continue reading →

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