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Sep. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

Cycling like a … Dutchman?

Via Karole Sutherland: Wim Bot, an official in the Dutch cyclist’s union … “Think of it this way. Car drivers…

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Jan. 09, 2019 / Colin Stein

Delft: The Whiff of Possibility (video)

Our friends at small places have produced another multi-sensory feast of city cycling splendour, this time featuring Delft, Netherlands —…

Mar. 13, 2018 / Gordon Price

Premiere: "Why We Cycle" – May 7

Modacity and HUB Cycling are proud to co-present the Vancouver premiere of the Dutch documentary “Why We Cycle” To the Dutch, cycling is…

Jan. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

Clever Dutch: A 3-D printed bike bridge

Tim Pawsey thought this was interesting: This small bridge over the Peelse Loop canal happens to be the first ever…

Jul. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Woonerf Arrives in Winnipeg

There is a little more Dutch in Winnipeg these days as that city welcomes its first “Woonerf”. As reported in…

Oct. 19, 2016 / Gordon Price

Revealing Pictures from The Netherlands

John Graham sends this along from Quora: What is that one picture that best describes your city / country /…

Jun. 16, 2016 / Gordon Price

Groningen – 6: Protecting bikes

Gordon: Bike theft is a big problem in Vancouver – as reported in The Sun: Here’s how they protect bikes…

Jun. 13, 2016 / Gordon Price

Groningen – 1

Gordon: I spent a few days at a conference on “Building a Healthy City” in Groningen, a university town of…

Jan. 07, 2016 / artitectus

Nanos gigantum humeris insidentes

Vancouver is a young city. While this means we don’t have our own Arc de Triomphe (though some seem…

Jan. 03, 2016 / artitectus

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” This was something a planning professor of mine once told me…

Jul. 30, 2015 / Gordon Price

How the Dutch do it – 2

From As Easy As Riding A Bike: … the safety record of the Netherlands for cycling is almost entirely attributable…

Jul. 30, 2015 / Gordon Price

How the Dutch do it: Cycling and Culture

From Eric Budd: Less than 1 percent of cyclists in Netherlands wear helmets they yet have one of lowest rates…

Jul. 29, 2015 / Gordon Price

Panel: Building a City for Children – Jul 29

Late notice – but worth attending. Hosted by the Dutch Urban Design Centre (DUDOC) at 1445 West Georgia Street. .…

Jun. 18, 2015 / Gordon Price

“How This Simple Landscaping Project Quiets an Airport’s Roar”

“Another neat idea from the Netherlands” from gizmodo, via Gladys We. . . Two years ago in the Netherlands, artist…

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