https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/de-fiets-is-niets/
"Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. Dutch
people own more bicycles per capita than any other place in the world. The
country has more than 20,000 miles of dedicated cycling paths. International
policymakers make pilgrimages to the Netherlands to learn how to create good
bike infrastructure.
But none of that was inevitable. It wasn’t something that magically emerged
from Dutch culture.
In fact, in the 1960s and 70s, it looked like the Netherlands would follow the
same path as the United States. The Dutch had fallen in love with cars and they
were rebuilding their cities to make room for them. It was only because of a
multi-decade pro-cycling movement that cars didn’t take over the country
entirely."
Via
Future Crunch:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-rubella-south-east-asia-huma-rights-estonia-animal-canada/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
