Observing Jodenbreestraat, a lively shopping street in Amsterdam
My favorite thing to do while visiting another city is to just observe the locals.
Europe Trip 2013
The stories below are from a reporting trip taken by Jonathan Maus in May and June of 2013. Jonathan spent a week in Copenhagen and then joined a Bikes Belong/Green Lane Project-funded study tour through several cities in the Netherlands including Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam and others.
Special thanks to Pro Photo Supply in Portland for their support with camera equipment. Check out the BikePortland Photo Gallery for images from the trip.
Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen: Proof of concept that low-car streets work
Nørrebrogade is a street in Copenhagen where biking, walking, and transit have priority over cars. And the result is extraordinary.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
The Hovenring and Rijksmuseum path: Two wonders of the bicycle world
A $30 million suspended bicycle overpass in Eindhoven. A bicycle-only path underneath the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePorltand)
In Rotterdam, a peek at Dutch road design in an American-style city
On this shared street in Rotterdam, cars are “guests” and bicycles have priority.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland
A day of ‘nice cycling’ in Den Bosch
They’re not afraid to try new things in Den Bosch, and it’s paying off in more ways than one.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) This is part of ongoing coverage of the Green Lane Project/Bikes Belong Netherlands Study Tour. ‘Lekker Fietsen’ is a promotional slogan used by ‘s-Hertogenbosch, a town about 60 miles south of Amsterdam. It … Read more
Learning the Dutch way and exploring Utrecht
This smooth, wide and direct cycle track leads from downtown Utrecht to a large housing development.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) This is part of ongoing coverage of the Green Lane Project/Bikes Belong Netherlands Study Tour. The secret to success of cycling in the Netherlands is their practical approach. Somehow, while the United States suffers from a … Read more
Photos: Cycling style in Amsterdam
An Amsterdam family dressed to ride.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland
Cycling is social in Amsterdam
If your city’s bike riders look like this, you’re doing something right.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Like I mentioned in my last post, I had a few “free” days in Amsterdam after my time in Copenhagen and before the official study tour began today (more on that later). Since I’ll be back in Amsterdam to do … Read more
Checking in from the road as our study tour begins
Amsterdam scene.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland This is part of ongoing coverage of the Green Lane Project/Bikes Belong Netherlands Study Tour. Hey everyone. Thought it would be a good time to check and let you know what’s happening with my trip. As you might have gathered, I was in Copenhagen last week. Over the weekend I … Read more
‘Flex parking’ gives space to bikes and cars
Reserved parking for bikes in the street — but only for part of the day.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) This post is part of ongoing coverage from Europe. Read more stories from my trip here. You might have a perception that everyone bikes in Copenhagen, or that the City has carte blanche to put cycle tracks … Read more
‘Cycling without age’ in Copenhagen
Ole Kassow, the founder of ‘Cycling without age,’ helps 95 year-old Else Hansen into a rickshaw.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Can you imagine spending your entire life cycling the streets of a beautiful city every day alongside your friends and neighbors; then when you reach old age you become too weak to ride, move into a … Read more
Kids are the true indicator species of a bike-friendly city
Kids are a common sight on Copenhagen’s cycle tracks.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) There’s a popular idea in bike advocacy and planning circles that women are “the indicator species” of a bike-friendly city. In the case of Copenhagen, which went well beyond “bike-friendly” years ago and where more women ride than men, the new indicator is … Read more