[*BCM*] STREETTALK! Bicycle Planning in the Netherlands, Nov 20!

[Jackie Douglas]

 Please distribute to your list serve, and beyond!   Thank you!!  And I hope
to see you next Thursday evening.

http://www.livablestreets.info/node/1856

*STREET TALK! **
Bicycle Planning in the Netherlands
Thursday Nov. 20, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
*by Hans Voerknecht, International Coordinator of the Dutch Bicycle Council

@ LivableStreets office space, 100 Sidney Street, Central Square, Cambridge
*[ map... ] * <http://www.livablestreets.info/node/530>

***free and open to the public, donation suggested beer/sodas provided
compliments of Harpoon Brewery!*

Learn about bicycle planning in the Netherlands from the International
Coordinator of the Dutch Bicycle Council (Fietsberaad).

The Dutch rely ever more on the humble bike for transport as pollution
concerns and high petrol prices give new impetus to traditional pedal power
in the only country with more bicycles than people. The Netherlands, home to
just over 16.3 million people, actually boasts some 18 million bicycles--
1.1 bikes per person.

Not even the wet climate seems able to put a spoke in the wheels of the
Dutch, who weave through city traffic shrouded in plastic on rainy days,
transporting anything from pets and children to groceries, musical
instruments and plants on their bikes. Many a parent can be seen negotiating
traffic with a child secured to each end of a bicycle with shopping bags and
even a briefcase secured to the sides.

*This event is cosponsored by LivableStreets Alliance and MassBike. Many
thanks to Anne Lusk and the Harvard School of Public Health for bringing
Hans to Boston.*



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Jacqueline Y. Douglas I Transportation Advocate
LivableStreets Alliance I Rethinking Urban Transportation
jackie at livablestreets.info
617.621.1746 (work)
914.318.3603 (cell)
www.livablestreets.info
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