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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I was in Utrecht for the annual Velo City conference last week and got to cycle slowly around the world's largest bike parking garage beneath the Centraal station. Room for 12,500 bikes and the first 24h of parking is free

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Painted bike lanes are rarely the answer but it helps when they’re wide enough for cyclists riding two abreast and a different material and color from the car lane. An additional bonus for moving the curb to the left of on-street parking. #Utrecht

Two cyclists on a wide visually separated bike lane. Wide red asphalt for cyclists, narrow strip of bricks for cars.

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Safety first = making biking safe enough that it isn’t an extreme sport that requires special safety equipment

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

My hot take is that most residential streets don’t need to be any wider than this. #Utrecht

Narrow but verdant brick street where all modes mix

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The best part of traveling is coming back home to Utrecht’s effortlessly beautiful and livable public spaces

Cargo bike in front of narrow house while a family bikes past

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

In no world should a fietsstraat ever be 60 km/h. Very few cyclists will survive a head-on collision with a car traveling at that speed and it goes completely against the concept of “cars as guest.” #Nieuwegein

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

It’s not down to flatness or coincidence #Utrecht

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

What a livable, bikeable street looks like #Utrecht

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Today, 270 roads in Utrecht had their speed limits lowered from 50 km/h down to 30 km/h (30 mph -> 20 mph). www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/40676...

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Edwin Lucas @edwinlucas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

'De stad autovrij maken is geen 'oorlog tegen de auto'. Het gaat om bevrijding. Zodra de auto's weg zijn, vraagt iedereen zich af: waarom is dit niet jaren eerder gedaan?' (Brent Toderian) De #Steenweg, #Utrecht, gefotografeerd in 1973 en door mij, 2026. #stadsmens @zowasutrecht.bsky.social

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I’ve now used Cargoroo twice since posting this and it’s such a great system. Signing up and renting are a breeze. Can recommend!

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Semi shared space residential streets like this are bike infrastructure #Utrecht

A green street where people are king. The small scale of the street combined with short blocks and a varied streetscape create a “slow” atmosphere where cycling feels encouraged.

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The bike-first design of Utrecht’s new neighborhoods 🚲

Cyclists on intersecting wide bike paths

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Utrecht nudging bike parking with projected signage

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Coffee break in Utrecht with a view 🚲

Café at a pedestrianized square with lots of bikes. Cyclists riding past the café.

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This thing moored in Utrecht. It’s a combination of a river cruise and bike rental so that you can zip around the Netherlands while the ship is in port.

River cruise ship moored by a quay. Bikes parked on the roof.

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Even after all these years, I still had never tried an electric cargo bike, only analog ones. Today, we changed that by renting an Urban Arrow to take random junk to a dump. It’s a nifty thing!

Cargaroo bakfiets riding by, carrying a load of household waste

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Utrecht being the cycling capital is not a coincidence or historical path dependency. It is a series of conscious political decisions to make the city more livable and attractive. ⬇️

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Keep your clock, keep your house, but sell your car. That’s true freedom, baby.

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

These bike&ped-oriented shopping areas in central Utrecht are supremely convenient

Parked and moving bikes, busy shopping street with old brick buildings, church spire in the background

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The type of rush hour that is actually great for your cortisol levels #Utrecht

Tons of moving and parked bikes at Vredenburg, Utrecht

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

One of the busiest bike intersections in the country, if not the world. 🚲 #Neude #Utrecht

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BicycleDutch @bicycledutch.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I went for a ride today after it had been snowing for days. Wasn’t sure if the cycleways would be clear. Guess I forgot I live in the Netherlands…

Man cycling with a cargo bike on a cycleway that has been cleared of snow and ice while all the rest of the picture is covered in snow.

City intersection with traffic lights. A cycleway crosses a side street. Both are cleared of snow. A woman crosses the street on her bicycle.

Rural cycleway. Cleared of snow while the surrounding fields are covered in snow.

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Utrecht turned into Oulu today ❄️

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

People do bike when it snows if there is infrastructure to support it #Utrecht

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

1 min of rush hour traffic outside the biggest bike parking garage in the world. #Utrecht

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

IKEA Utrecht joining the world of cargo bikes

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Another parking lot to be removed shortly… #Utrecht

C*rs taking up space at a historic square

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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/11/2025

Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incre…

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The right-wing (demissionary/caretaker) government of the Netherlands is investing €2.5B (US$2.9B) into improving long distance cycling routes and access to train stations nos.nl/l/2589946

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2,5 miljard euro voor snelle fietsroutes en betere bereikbaarheid van stations

Het was al duidelijk dat dit bedrag vrijkwam, maar nu is bekend naar welke projecten het geld gaat.

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Utrecht removed over 50 car parking spots in one neighborhood (Twijnstraat area). Results: 2x as many bike racks 4x as many ♿️ 🅿️ 4x as many delivery loading bays

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Biking to the thrift store ♻️ 🚲 🌱 #Utrecht

Thrift store with a parking lot for bikes

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Floris_C 🚲 @florissoymans.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Schöner Artikel in der SZ, in dem junge Frauen selbst zu Wort kommen und erklären, was ihnen tatsächlich ein besseres Sicherheitsgefühl in Städten geben würde: bessere Fahrradinfrastruktur #stadtbild

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Parking for dozens of restaurantgoers while the street is only roughly 3 m / 10 ft wide #Utrecht

Parked bikes outside a restaurant on a narrow street

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Sticker informing bike owners that their bike will be removed if it stays at the same parking spot for longer than 28 days. #Utrecht

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BicycleDutch @bicycledutch.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

A rainy October Tuesday morning in Utrecht (Netherlands). The 🌈 cycle path at the university campus.

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Edwin Lucas @edwinlucas.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

'Utrecht zeigt, wie man den Wandel zur Fahrradstadt schaffen kann.' ('Utrecht laat zien hoe je de omslag naar een fietsstad kunt maken.' Denise Ludwig, journalist, Neue Ruhr Zeitung) De #Voorstraat in #Utrecht, gefotografeerd in 1973 en door mij in 2025. #stadsmens @zowasutrecht.bsky.social

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

>street is too narrow for cars to pass through >still people get to park right by the door #Utrecht

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Mixed traffic lanes can be great bike infrastructure when the bike measures are traffic filters and circulation plans rather than sharrows. #Utrecht

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

The addition of car parking would not improve anything about this street. Cities are better when active travel (🚶🚲🧑‍🦽) takes center stage. #Utrecht

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Seen at the Utrecht Archives: “We should design neighborhoods so that everything is accessible by bike.” The box for “strongly agree” ran out of space.

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