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More on Bike Parking in the Netherlands
We’re back in Portland and going over our notes and photos, which will surely prove a rich source of posts for many weeks to come. One theme we’ve already discussed is the prevalence of bike parking in the Netherlands. Here are some very concrete (pun intended) examples from the town of Apeldoorn. There is an…
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School Siting and Transportation
Yesterday’s Oregonian included a cover story on the pressures to find sufficiently large sites for new schools in growing districts. The story included an aerial photo of the 64-acre Tualatin High School and the presented the debate for small school sites versus the current pattern of very large sites with playing fields, parking, etc. There…
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Lessons from the Netherlands: Fare Policy
Riding trams in the Netherlands this week, I have been struck by the number of ways to buy a fare: 1) On most trains in Amsterdam there is a conduction in a booth selling tickets. I am told that conductors were only recently added back to trains, in part to make customers feel more secure.…
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Segmenting the Pavement
These two pictures, besides demonstrating my incompetence at photo composition, show an approach sometimes used in the Netherlands. This is a street in Utrecht. The non-auto portion of the pavement is broken up into three zones. A bike lane is closest to the auto lanes. And the sidewalk of course is against the buildings. What’s…
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A Variety of Streetcar (Tram) Streets in Amsterdam
A few days ago I shared a photo of a local shopping street served by trams here in Amsterdam. I’ve compiled a set of photos of trams running on different types of streets and the variety of design treatments used. Different solutions seem to work well for different needs.