Cars are making people sick, I made the decision in January to stop driving everywhere and get back to biking. It takes me less than an hour to commute 16 miles on Denver’s bike path network to from home. And I get my cardio exercise and in turn more time for the family since I don’t need to drive 45 minute in traffic then do a 1 hour workout after I get home. I’ve lost 20 pounds and my whole life and health has changed because I don’t drive unless I have to. I’m setting the example for my children and family in hopes to inspire them to take better care of themselves and learn to enjoy the city rather than curse it from the congested roadways.
I wish Houston's weather is not so humid. A Norwegian friend only lasted 10 minutes on a bike and almost had a heart attack, he said it's impossible to bike in our weather. He's been riding for over 30 yrs and he thought he was fit. We went mall walking instead, lol.
@@bearmerica6668 sorry, but it doesn't matter what the circumstances are. It is a matter of what younare used to. Has to do with simple biological processes, at a greater elevation you need to change the blood chemistry because of less oxygen in the air. Same happens with moisture, temperature and the like.
hahaha, everywhere looks great from the outside looking in, the Dutch sell cannabis in stores, but have 0 control in the creating and distribution of it.
@@dion3306 ja, je kunt gewoon een bakfiets kopen. Ik ben er vrij zeker van dat ze die daar verkopen. Geloof me, het is erger in Noord-Amerika. We staan voor altijd in het verkeer.
Nice to see Mark so passionately talking about the differences, and being able to simply show the changes. It took a long time from idea (ao Richard Stolzenburg) to see the water glistening where multiple lanes of cars had flown.
Leuk, ik ben van dezelfde leeftijd als Mark, opgegroeid in Utrecht maar leef al twintig jaar in het buitenland. Was onlangs weer even terug in Utrecht. Geweldig veel positieve veranderingen. We hebben de auto achtergelaten aan de rand vd stad bij Hotel Mitland en dan lekker door de binnenstad gelopen. Croeselaan ken ik niet meer terug van vroeger. Ik heb daar nog gewerkt in de 90er jaren bij de Robabank en CvI en nog verder terug op de jaarbeurs gestaan. Daarna richting mijn oude buurtje gelopen (Hoograven). Natuurlijk mis ik daar de kinderrijke buurt wat iedereen elkaar kende en naambordjes op de deur stonden, maar naast dit jeugdsentiment zag ik daar ook veel positieve veranderingen. Eetcafeetjes, Goylaan eindelijk eens een stuk mooier, de oude Watertoren omgetovert tot een restaurant. Wat denk ik wel een uitdaging is voor dit soort buurtjes; het zijn studentenwijken geworden. Jonge mensen die er 2 tot 4 jaar blijven en dan de stad weer verlaten. Dat geeft aan de ene kant meer dynamiek aan de andere kant minder mensen die een sterke binding hebben met de stad. In ieder geval volg ik de ontwikkelingen in mijn "stadsie".
Big thing for shops is that with a road for cars you will drive trough and not even notice the shops. Maybe only park in front of the shop where you need to buy something and drive off again. With everything being pedestrian zones you go by the shops at a slow pass where you can look in, browse the window, take notice. It helps sales. This also applies to restaurants being there. Theres room for seats and tables outside, less noise and pollution because there are no cars driving by. Making it a lot more pleasant to sit outside and enjoy a drink or meal. And when other people pass by and see the fun and cosy atmosphere it'll make them want to join in quicker.
FYI: The motorway they are talking about was a part of the traffic plans of the 1960's, which includes bringing motorways as part of the city ring road to the city. But after massive protests from the people the plans were cancelled, and the shortest motorway in the Netherlands was just a useless piece of infrastructure since the opening in 1974. At least about the size of the road. And following new plans about car traffic the road was removed to replace it with a city moat as it was before, together with a small road for cars and big cycle infrastructure. Watch this video about it: 'Removing a motorway to bring back the original waterway' of BicycleDutch.
We still fight every day in Amsterdam, that VOC city is still not understanding it! Why we need to fight the VOC left wing skum weirdo government to get the house a bit saver, fight the trucks and heavy skum.... Amsterdam is not Holland!
I wish Houston's weather is not so humid. A Norwegian friend only lasted 10 minutes on a bike and almost had a heart attack, he said it's impossible to bike in our weather. He's been riding for over 30 yrs and he thought he was fit. We went mall walking instead, lol.
I think the most important point in this video is no through traffic. Local traffic if fine, everyone else goes around. That way you can plan and build for the people that are there.
Great film I think this is the future. Especially with the innovation of the electric bike. Cargo and many other forms that are being used hope to see this all over the world and soon
That’s beautiful 👍 Exeter in the UK has an estuary river through the city, they included safe cycling/walking when they updated the flood defences. It links the city with the beach 15 miles away, and all the villages in between on both sides. It’s really popular for commuting and leisure.Your video is very inspiring, a great guide for councils who are afraid to take the next steps.
Macomb, IL USA used to have a two lane state highway through the central city square where all the big semi trucks would get stuck. THAT was madness. We now have a decent route around but it still divides the town in two. Plans are to divert traffic around the city entirely which would help a lot with traffic. It has taken about 40 years.
Hi Mark I love your videos, they made me interested in coming to your wonderful country, I loved it the Dutch were so nice to me i can't wait to come back.
In my country (Costa Rica) the state is adding more and more highways because of traffic, and in my opinión, this postpones the traffic in the next years. Netherlands is a true example of not only perfectioning urban planning, but to make a connection between the society and new ways of transportation, it's incredible. I wish my country could also do that.
Great videos. More cities need to adopt to more bicycle transportation. Fossil fuels free transportation option. Safe for children and older adults. These videos need to be shared to city transportation planners.
0:35 Hey, that's Groningen, Nieuwe Ebbingestraat, didn't expect that in this video. I guess it doesn't all have to be Utrecht Footage, thought I spotted some Amsterdam too.
The fact that the city installed a fancy histogram of what’s happening says a lot about the people. Meanwhile, California USA is still purchasing residential properties to widen roads… projects that restrict the traffic flow during construction and after about 5 years, it’s new car lane is open and that same road is instantly filled to capacity and the traffic flows just as slow 🤷♂️
Exactly. Ottawa, like Hamilton and Toronto, struggles to enact urbanist policies due to the Amalgamations of the 1990's under Ontario premier Mike Harris. Now those cities include vast areas of suburban and even rural districts whose politicians have no understanding or interest in urban issues, which prevents city councils from passing policies to make cities more people-friendly.
I applaud the Dutch for having returned the town and city centres to the pedestrians and cyclists. The dramatic, stunning difference warms the heart! Nonetheless, there is a real disconnect in the Netherlands. While reorganising town and city centres, they have embraced motorway construction. Motorways now crisscross the country, and the massive number of vehicles blights the countryside and metropolitan areas. The "Randstad" now resembles the worst of Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Houston. Getting people out of cars and improving mass transit (trains, light rail) must become the aim. (Ik ben Nederlander!)
@@tg7837 u prob live in the middle of nowhere where this type of logic doesnt apply. theres plenty of enough room for where u live where ppl can walk around and still have space for cars to drive. otherwise ur 30km statement is a definite lie. also heard of public transportation as well?
@@novazephyrose6490 Ok boomer, you completely dismissed all the public transportation options and the fact that were in a global warming crisis right now.
@@hyperlazer i'm 17 and no it's only first world countries who have infrastructure that allows that. Mr.Kaloogabooga Zulul in Congo can't afford to use the public transportation system because it's non-existent but on the other hand he has a car that can drive on off-road and on on-roads which works 100x better.
Niet zo negatief, ook in België (zeker vlaanderen) zie je vooral dat de mensen het willen en zodra de eerste stappen zijn gezet, naar een mensen georiënteerde stad, krijg je toch een sneeuwbal van de berg effect.
I wish Houston's weather is not so humid. A Norwegian friend only lasted 10 minutes on a bike and almost had a heart attack, he said it's impossible to bike in our weather. He's been riding for over 30 yrs and he thought he was fit. We went mall walking instead, lol.
Well, get to work on the excessive use of bicycles and encourage more people to walk - Utrecht is not all that big and I can easily walk 3km. For longer distances, you need more tramways and the space reclaimed from bike parking can be returned to nature - it looks as if you could do with more parks!
@@Paul_C Ladies and gentleman: The pride of our nation, expert America-basher Paul C. has blessed yet another comment section with his presence! On behalf of the entire dutch population I wish to offer you our heartfelt apologies...
My business is located in Utrecht and i have to visit numerous adresses during the day, and i can’t waait to het out of the city. I accept this design is nice for residents, but for visitors it is horrible. And even for pleasure i would never go to Utrecht either. (or to Amsterdam for that matter)
This is 2020, look how inclusive it should be... Inclusive meaning cars excluded? I agree that the motorway is replaced with the original Singel, with more space for bicycles, pedestrians and trees. But inclusive???? bweeerk.
@@jaspermay5813 That would be nice, but the word is used mostly to signal virtueness, to claim moral high ground... In the context of this story there is no exclusion of people with disabilities in the old situation. The good thing is that Utrecht got rid off the dominance of car traffic in the inner city and with that creating more liveable space for pedestrians and bicyclists. That has nothing to do with inclusion/exclusion but with common sense... so without all that stupid political implications.
@@panlomito When BicycleDutch says the word 'inclusive' he points to a picture prominently displaying a person in a wheelchair. I'm sure the old situation was more stressful and dangerous than the new one for people with disabilities in particular. Who else could he be referring to? I agree that the word has been misused, but then we should reclaim it.
@@jaspermay5813 The old situation was more stressful and dangerous for all pedestrians and cyclists, including people in wheelchairs. The best result of this project is that space dedicated for high speed traffic is reclaimed for recreational space and for low speed traffic. People in wheelchairs were included anyhow, the were no special aims to accommodate them other than the existing. So for me the mentioned inclusion is only virtue signalling.
Cars are making people sick, I made the decision in January to stop driving everywhere and get back to biking.
It takes me less than an hour to commute 16 miles on Denver’s bike path network to from home. And I get my cardio exercise and in turn more time for the family since I don’t need to drive 45 minute in traffic then do a 1 hour workout after I get home.
I’ve lost 20 pounds and my whole life and health has changed because I don’t drive unless I have to.
I’m setting the example for my children and family in hopes to inspire them to take better care of themselves and learn to enjoy the city rather than curse it from the congested roadways.
GOLD STAR above!!
I wish Houston's weather is not so humid. A Norwegian friend only lasted 10 minutes on a bike and almost had a heart attack, he said it's impossible to bike in our weather. He's been riding for over 30 yrs and he thought he was fit. We went mall walking instead, lol.
@@bearmerica6668 sorry, but it doesn't matter what the circumstances are. It is a matter of what younare used to. Has to do with simple biological processes, at a greater elevation you need to change the blood chemistry because of less oxygen in the air. Same happens with moisture, temperature and the like.
That country knows what it's doing.
hahaha, everywhere looks great from the outside looking in, the Dutch sell cannabis in stores, but have 0 control in the creating and distribution of it.
@@dion3306 Haha, ga fietsen man.
@@dion3306 Ga toch bouwvakken uilskuiken.
@@dion3306 of je huurt een bakfiets 😅
@@dion3306 ja, je kunt gewoon een bakfiets kopen. Ik ben er vrij zeker van dat ze die daar verkopen. Geloof me, het is erger in Noord-Amerika. We staan voor altijd in het verkeer.
Nice to see Mark so passionately talking about the differences, and being able to simply show the changes.
It took a long time from idea (ao Richard Stolzenburg) to see the water glistening where multiple lanes of cars had flown.
Just nice to actually _see_ Mark, rather than hear him!
Leuk, ik ben van dezelfde leeftijd als Mark, opgegroeid in Utrecht maar leef al twintig jaar in het buitenland. Was onlangs weer even terug in Utrecht. Geweldig veel positieve veranderingen. We hebben de auto achtergelaten aan de rand vd stad bij Hotel Mitland en dan lekker door de binnenstad gelopen. Croeselaan ken ik niet meer terug van vroeger. Ik heb daar nog gewerkt in de 90er jaren bij de Robabank en CvI en nog verder terug op de jaarbeurs gestaan. Daarna richting mijn oude buurtje gelopen (Hoograven). Natuurlijk mis ik daar de kinderrijke buurt wat iedereen elkaar kende en naambordjes op de deur stonden, maar naast dit jeugdsentiment zag ik daar ook veel positieve veranderingen. Eetcafeetjes, Goylaan eindelijk eens een stuk mooier, de oude Watertoren omgetovert tot een restaurant. Wat denk ik wel een uitdaging is voor dit soort buurtjes; het zijn studentenwijken geworden. Jonge mensen die er 2 tot 4 jaar blijven en dan de stad weer verlaten. Dat geeft aan de ene kant meer dynamiek aan de andere kant minder mensen die een sterke binding hebben met de stad. In ieder geval volg ik de ontwikkelingen in mijn "stadsie".
Love to see these examples of biking infrastructure in the Netherlands and Denmark. Very progressive, healthy, and clean.
Love to see the crybaby outrage if this happened in the USA. Even the so called “progressives” of the USA are just stupid corporate shilling fakes.
@@KandiKlover US has true progressives? I thought they has just purple haired anti Trumpers that want anarchy??
This video is the exact definition of why I want to move to and live in the Netherlands. My favourite country by far
Big thing for shops is that with a road for cars you will drive trough and not even notice the shops. Maybe only park in front of the shop where you need to buy something and drive off again. With everything being pedestrian zones you go by the shops at a slow pass where you can look in, browse the window, take notice. It helps sales. This also applies to restaurants being there. Theres room for seats and tables outside, less noise and pollution because there are no cars driving by. Making it a lot more pleasant to sit outside and enjoy a drink or meal. And when other people pass by and see the fun and cosy atmosphere it'll make them want to join in quicker.
Ik hou van Nederlands omdat ik van fietsen hou!
I'm from the USA, I love visiting the Netherlands.
Your welcome here friend!.. :)
FYI: The motorway they are talking about was a part of the traffic plans of the 1960's, which includes bringing motorways as part of the city ring road to the city. But after massive protests from the people the plans were cancelled, and the shortest motorway in the Netherlands was just a useless piece of infrastructure since the opening in 1974. At least about the size of the road. And following new plans about car traffic the road was removed to replace it with a city moat as it was before, together with a small road for cars and big cycle infrastructure. Watch this video about it: 'Removing a motorway to bring back the original waterway' of BicycleDutch.
We still fight every day in Amsterdam, that VOC city is still not understanding it!
Why we need to fight the VOC left wing skum weirdo government to get the house a bit saver, fight the trucks and heavy skum....
Amsterdam is not Holland!
I wish Houston's weather is not so humid. A Norwegian friend only lasted 10 minutes on a bike and almost had a heart attack, he said it's impossible to bike in our weather. He's been riding for over 30 yrs and he thought he was fit. We went mall walking instead, lol.
Bicycledutch is by far the best TH-cam channel for information about Dutch cycle infrastructure.
I think the most important point in this video is no through traffic. Local traffic if fine, everyone else goes around.
That way you can plan and build for the people that are there.
Leuk om te zien. Ben heel blij dat de singel weer terug komt. Die weg midden door Utrecht was zo lelijk!
Great film I think this is the future. Especially with the innovation of the electric bike. Cargo and many other forms that are being used hope to see this all over the world and soon
That’s beautiful 👍 Exeter in the UK has an estuary river through the city, they included safe cycling/walking when they updated the flood defences. It links the city with the beach 15 miles away, and all the villages in between on both sides. It’s really popular for commuting and leisure.Your video is very inspiring, a great guide for councils who are afraid to take the next steps.
Hi Mark, we come to the Nederland 2 times a year to just go cycling we love it
Thanks a lot for all your great work! You lead by truly wonderful examples!
Macomb, IL USA used to have a two lane state highway through the central city square where all the big semi trucks would get stuck. THAT was madness. We now have a decent route around but it still divides the town in two. Plans are to divert traffic around the city entirely which would help a lot with traffic. It has taken about 40 years.
Hi Mark I love your videos, they made me interested in coming to your wonderful country, I loved it the Dutch were so nice to me i can't wait to come back.
Watching these videos just makes me despair at the knuckle-draggers here in the UK.
Your videos make me want to visit Netherlands.
In my country (Costa Rica) the state is adding more and more highways because of traffic, and in my opinión, this postpones the traffic in the next years. Netherlands is a true example of not only perfectioning urban planning, but to make a connection between the society and new ways of transportation, it's incredible. I wish my country could also do that.
Great videos. More cities need to adopt to more bicycle transportation.
Fossil fuels free transportation option. Safe for children and older adults.
These videos need to be shared to city transportation planners.
Thank you Netherlands for being a rolemodel for Germany!
0:35 Hey, that's Groningen, Nieuwe Ebbingestraat, didn't expect that in this video. I guess it doesn't all have to be Utrecht Footage, thought I spotted some Amsterdam too.
BicycleDutch!!! You are the best!!!
Way forward!
The fact that the city installed a fancy histogram of what’s happening says a lot about the people.
Meanwhile, California USA is still purchasing residential properties to widen roads… projects that restrict the traffic flow during construction and after about 5 years, it’s new car lane is open and that same road is instantly filled to capacity and the traffic flows just as slow 🤷♂️
Fascinating. It's the way we should go here in UK. Thank you Mark.
Just one problem - What a pity the commentary was drowned by the "music".
The Croeselaan used to be such a depressing road to use in the 90's.
Very good news!
I pray the US grab this concept
Saludos desde Lima Peru y bendiciones.
A wish the city council in Ottawa, Canada was more progressive like the Dutch!
Exactly. Ottawa, like Hamilton and Toronto, struggles to enact urbanist policies due to the Amalgamations of the 1990's under Ontario premier Mike Harris. Now those cities include vast areas of suburban and even rural districts whose politicians have no understanding or interest in urban issues, which prevents city councils from passing policies to make cities more people-friendly.
you don't want your leaders to be donating money to foreign countries, and loaning to it's own colonies and citizens in need xD
First time i see you mark you make me love bick and own one thank you for great vido
So you're saying I have a reason to visit Utrecht for the 3rd time next year?! :D
My old house is in this footage, croeselaan 255, i did work for Bertelsmann back then, BOL now...
I applaud the Dutch for having returned the town and city centres to the pedestrians and cyclists. The dramatic, stunning difference warms the heart! Nonetheless, there is a real disconnect in the Netherlands. While reorganising town and city centres, they have embraced motorway construction. Motorways now crisscross the country, and the massive number of vehicles blights the countryside and metropolitan areas. The "Randstad" now resembles the worst of Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Houston. Getting people out of cars and improving mass transit (trains, light rail) must become the aim. (Ik ben Nederlander!)
5:21 ah yes, the magic year
america needs your help we need bike lanes like the dutch your bike paths are awsom
No, they don't NEED a plan, they need to change the mentality. You can lead a horse to water, you can't make it drink.
@@Paul_C but you also can keep the horse away from water
excellent! an example to be followed - the. umber of cars should be reduced drastically...
Edit tip: Zorg ervoor dat de muziek op de achtergrond is als er gesproken word. En niet dat de volume hetzelfde is.
beauty!
driving habits are the trouble.
bicycles and walking are the solution.
Yea boii, can't wait to walk 30km to go shopping!
@@tg7837 u prob live in the middle of nowhere where this type of logic doesnt apply. theres plenty of enough room for where u live where ppl can walk around and still have space for cars to drive. otherwise ur 30km statement is a definite lie. also heard of public transportation as well?
@@hyperlazer Walking & Cycling is backwards, we made cars to not have to bike or walk.
@@novazephyrose6490 Ok boomer, you completely dismissed all the public transportation options and the fact that were in a global warming crisis right now.
@@hyperlazer i'm 17 and no it's only first world countries who have infrastructure that allows that.
Mr.Kaloogabooga Zulul in Congo can't afford to use the public transportation system because it's non-existent but on the other hand he has a car that can drive on off-road and on on-roads which works 100x better.
I've always wanted to see his name and what his face looks like.
Are there also new underground car parks?
We have underground car parkings yes, some are automated..
Can I use my electric unicycle there?
yes
"2020, the magic year...", yeah... about that...
Please come over to London and transform our city
~Marvellous...!
now with less vehicle noise we shall hear people cussing...lol
I live In Utrecht Overvecht
And I live in Utrecht, Leidsche Rijn.
Is het Vechten nu eindelijk Over? ;)
*cries in Ludwigshafen*
meanwhile my city raises taxes to destroy the cycle greenway
Next stop: Utrecht!! The real situation is that I would not want to live that city! Please let me go there for good!!
Kunnen we in belgistan alleen van dromen.
Niet zo negatief, ook in België (zeker vlaanderen) zie je vooral dat de mensen het willen en zodra de eerste stappen zijn gezet, naar een mensen georiënteerde stad, krijg je toch een sneeuwbal van de berg effect.
Allee avec le banana!
Polish Government-watch and learn!
Come on Paris we can do it
There's no room for my SUV😆
I wish Houston's weather is not so humid. A Norwegian friend only lasted 10 minutes on a bike and almost had a heart attack, he said it's impossible to bike in our weather. He's been riding for over 30 yrs and he thought he was fit. We went mall walking instead, lol.
We are trying to do this in Belgium as well but there are way too many conservative regressives.
mooi man dat 40m breed voetpat wat niemand gebruikt
Als je over zee uitkijkt, dan loopt daar ook niemand.
En toch is het mooi !
Af en toe heb je wat vergezichten en perspectief nodig.
Dit is heel oud. Het water ligt er allang
Filmpje gekeken?
Well, get to work on the excessive use of bicycles and encourage more people to walk - Utrecht is not all that big and I can easily walk 3km. For longer distances, you need more tramways and the space reclaimed from bike parking can be returned to nature - it looks as if you could do with more parks!
@Red Knight sure thing, you should also forbid stupid people to breed. Basically half of the American population falls in that category.
@@Paul_C Don't bother with him, he's just trolling Dutch cycling videos. I have the feeling he's jealous of cyclists because he can't cycle.
@@Paul_C
Ladies and gentleman: The pride of our nation, expert America-basher Paul C. has blessed yet another comment section with his presence!
On behalf of the entire dutch population I wish to offer you our heartfelt apologies...
My business is located in Utrecht and i have to visit numerous adresses during the day, and i can’t waait to het out of the city.
I accept this design is nice for residents, but for visitors it is horrible. And even for pleasure i would never go to Utrecht either. (or to Amsterdam for that matter)
Buh bye now
@@zuur303 ciao 👋🏻
This is 2020, look how inclusive it should be... Inclusive meaning cars excluded? I agree that the motorway is replaced with the original Singel, with more space for bicycles, pedestrians and trees. But inclusive???? bweeerk.
Inclusive for people; that is for all people.
The word inclusive is often used by religious and moral indifferentists, but there is a proper use for it, namely to include people with disabilities.
@@jaspermay5813 That would be nice, but the word is used mostly to signal virtueness, to claim moral high ground... In the context of this story there is no exclusion of people with disabilities in the old situation. The good thing is that Utrecht got rid off the dominance of car traffic in the inner city and with that creating more liveable space for pedestrians and bicyclists. That has nothing to do with inclusion/exclusion but with common sense... so without all that stupid political implications.
@@panlomito When BicycleDutch says the word 'inclusive' he points to a picture prominently displaying a person in a wheelchair. I'm sure the old situation was more stressful and dangerous than the new one for people with disabilities in particular. Who else could he be referring to? I agree that the word has been misused, but then we should reclaim it.
@@jaspermay5813 The old situation was more stressful and dangerous for all pedestrians and cyclists, including people in wheelchairs. The best result of this project is that space dedicated for high speed traffic is reclaimed for recreational space and for low speed traffic. People in wheelchairs were included anyhow, the were no special aims to accommodate them other than the existing. So for me the mentioned inclusion is only virtue signalling.