Last week one of my early morning #Dutch urban planning adventures took me through docklands, industrial yards, suburban tracts, and dense housing for new immigrants around #Utrecht.
I biked 30 km from #IKEA south of the city, to #CastleDeHaar to the northwest.
And all of it was safe & easy by #bike.
This is what's so special about #biking in the #Netherlands. Safe infra is not just in a few places. Everyone, everywhere has the freedom to #GoByBike
@CathyTuttle how were you able to rent a OV fiest? I thought you had to have an OV card and only residents can get those?
@eat_bike_explore I'm working on getting a Dutch work visa through the Dutch American Friendship Treaty. Slowly getting into the official system so I can spend more time in NL.
There's a lot to learn throughout the NL that I hope to share with other places as they rapidly progress towards a future with fewer cars.
@CathyTuttle Google works, but an even better way to find the best bike-route is via
https://en.routeplanner.fietsersbond.nl/
And 'best' could be: Shortest, fastest, easiest, safest (in dark), nature, etc.