tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post4072997827055859923..comments2023-07-07T10:22:46.305+01:00Comments on Coventry Cyclist: Netherlands Study TourGeorge Richeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515037929935424227noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-23224383437130282622017-08-07T04:59:40.772+01:002017-08-07T04:59:40.772+01:00Thanks for sharing up–to-date on this subject! I f...Thanks for sharing up–to-date on this subject! I find it is very informative and very well written one! Keep up on this quality! <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://europestudycentre.com/country-listing/India/study-in-Netherland" rel="nofollow">Study in Netherlands for Indian Students</a>Umikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06759972005249669776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-46402319942492924802014-08-01T16:04:25.348+01:002014-08-01T16:04:25.348+01:00Couldn't agree more. Read my Coventry Telegrap...Couldn't agree more. Read my Coventry Telegraph cyclig blog at http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/lifestyle/saddle-should-wearing-helmet-compulsory-7549594Lucy Lynchhttp://www.coventrytelegraph.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-58570402929488862902014-07-04T13:27:09.759+01:002014-07-04T13:27:09.759+01:00George: Thanks for your review of the study tour.
...George: Thanks for your review of the study tour.<br /><br />On the tour we also visited Groningen. The density of that city is very close to Coventry at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen" rel="nofollow">6570 per square mile</a>.<br /><br />The issue of population density often comes up, but it's a red-herring. I once plotted <a href="http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/search/label/population%20density" rel="nofollow">a graph of population density vs. cycling modal share</a>. There's no correlation.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-58900949974997217482014-07-02T20:29:37.175+01:002014-07-02T20:29:37.175+01:00According to wikipedia, Coventry has a population ...According to wikipedia, Coventry has a population density of 8,050 people per square mile. Assen, the town we visited has a population density of only 2,100/sq mile. In Coventry about 2% of journeys are made by pedal cycle, in Assen 41% are made by pedal cycle.<br /><br />A rather low density does make distances longer, but it also makes it easier to route cycle roads though parkland or woods. Which makes for very pleasant journeys.<br /><br />David Hembrow has some photos of similar British and Dutch streets, showing how it is perfectly possible to make a far more cycle friendly urban environment within the same constraints of highway widths, car parking demand, bus stops etc:<br />http://www.hembrow.eu/studytour/comparisons.html<br /><br />Some common misconceptions:<br />http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2011/02/all-those-myths-and-excuses-in-one-post.htmlGeorge Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11515037929935424227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-35172519598155646482014-07-02T16:30:32.223+01:002014-07-02T16:30:32.223+01:00I sometimes wonder whether a contributory reason f...I sometimes wonder whether a contributory reason for the high number of cyclists might be that towns/cities are more compact and cycling distances shorter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com