Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 15m✅ Low-car city-centre streets ✅ Protected cycle tracks on main roads ✅ Ample cycle parking at shops and huge underground bike parking at the station = Streets safe enough for families to cycle, quieter neighbourhoods for residents and more welcoming cities for visitors. 📍 Delft, the Netherlands 072
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Goes, Netherlands. The Terwellegang underpass opened in 2020, replacing a nearby level crossing. It includes a cycleway connecting the railway station and city centre with neighbourhoods south of the railway, with cyclists getting priority at every junction and roundabout. 36711
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ginnekenmarkt, Breda in 1974 and today 210124
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026No sign of the Social & Environmental justice gang here? How odd? 0172
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Gerard Douplein, Amsterdam in 1987 and today 214427
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hemonystraat, Amsterdam in 1985 and today 15414
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Fannius Scholtenstraat, Amsterdam in 1983 and today. The reason we have bollards is because drivers can't be trusted to park responsibly. 1448
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Oudezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam in 1980 and today 0306
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ginnekenmarkt, Breda in 1978 and today 528346
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam in 1981 and today 16714
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Car-free streets aren’t empty streets, they are full of life. People walking, cycling, browsing market stalls, sitting outside cafés, chatting and enjoying being in their city. Remove the cars, and you make space for people. 📍Middelburg, NL. 14814
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Eerste van der Helststraat, Amsterdam, in 1982 and today. A street once dominated by parked cars to a car free place for people, with children playing, greenery and cafés making use of reclaimed outdoor space. This is what’s possible when we choose to redesign our streets for life, not storage. 39231
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Protected cycle tracks are not just for cyclists 410924
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Floating bus stops are a simple way to make busy streets work better for everyone. Buses do not get held up by cyclists, while people cycling get a continuous, protected route instead of being forced into traffic. Safer cycling, quicker bus journeys and streets that work for people. 25310
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A very common sight in the Netherlands: entire classes cycling together with their teachers on school field trips. Made possible because safe, convenient cycle routes are built into the transport network nationwide. 1236086
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Plenty of bike parking at this swimming pool in Utrecht 3509
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This bridge in Amsterdam, designed by British architects, links IJBurg with the mainland. It has a bidirectional tramway, bidirectional roadway, a bidirectional cycleway - plus space already built in for another cycleway when demand increases. Build for the future, not the past. 412531
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Separate cycle tracks alongside rural main roads give the elderly or people with mobility issues far more freedom. Someone on a mobility scooter can travel safely from town to town, without having to rely on a car or public transport. This is what accessible transport infrastructure looks like. 13441112
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The Dutch don't just build cycle tracks, they build cycle networks. Over motorways, under junctions, then branching off to the gym, football pitches & other local destinations. Safe, direct routes connecting the places people need to go. This is how you make cycling a normal part of everyday life. 917754
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A 3 minute video of me cycling along the seafront in Vlissingen, The Netherlands. Between 2025 and 2026 this road was redeveloped into a pedestrian and cycle only street, with motor traffic now prohibited. 4838
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026A bicycle roundabout inside a motor vehicle roundabout 59421
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The traffic lights at Dutch junctions have different signal timings for motor traffic and bikes to minimise conflict, reducing the need for people driving to turn across the path of cyclists. The result is a junction that's safer, less stressful and keeps everyone moving efficiently. 26720
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 05/08/2026And until the 1980s, this was a car park. Today it's a pedestrianised square, with the bikes tucked away underground. 0248
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The 1,700 capacity bike parking garage at Beursplein, Amsterdam, provides parking for the area's shops & other destinations. Open 24/7 and always staffed, it's free to park here for up to 24 hours. Bike parking isn't allowed on the surrounding streets or squares, creating more space for pedestrians. 510021
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 04/08/2026A new housing development under construction in the Netherlands The cycle infrastructure is already in place, complete with junctions ready to connect to future homes, along with dedicated bus lanes Active and sustainable travel is planned from the very beginning, not bolted on as an afterthought 619457
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 24/07/2026America Street, SE1. A former car park turned into a nice pedestrian and cycle only street. Very nice, Southwark, very nice. 1445
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Sometimes the safest way to cycle through a roundabout is to bypass it altogether 1416
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 13/07/2026At this level crossing barriers remove through motor traffic while keeping the route open for people cycling and walking. The road alongside the railway to the station is then restricted to buses and bikes, creating a direct, safe connection into the city centre. 📍Breda, The Netherlands 1192
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Rijssen station in the Netherlands: ample cycle parking, a bus stop right outside, and the quickest way to leave is by bike. Safe cycle infrastructure, including an underpass beneath the road and a turbo roundabout, lets you ride away without having to mix with motor traffic. 06514
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Plenty of cycle parking at this swimming pool in Utrecht 0444
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Vredenburg in the heart of Utrecht has one of the busiest cycleways in the Netherlands. With private cars excluded, it's reserved for buses, bikes and pedestrians and it moves tens of thousands of people every day through the city centre. Less space for cars, more space for people. 16113
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 30/06/2026However, coming off the Harwich train at Stratford, I used to post photos of how poor the cycling infrastructure was in the Olympic Park. Not anymore, this is genuinely excellent high quality infra, as good as you get in the Netherlands. Newham are building some really great things. 3376
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 30/06/2026After over two weeks of lovely, Smooth Dutch cycle routes coming back to Hackneys cycleways was a stark comparison 3445
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Cool little shopping trolley that keeps a child entertained whilst you shop 090
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Some final bitterballen before I cycle to the ferry back to the UK later this evening 3721
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Delft when I first visited in 2015 and the same view tonight. Back then the railway had just been moved underground and they were demolishing the old concrete railway viaducts. The city was one huge building site but is much nicer today 2231
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Remove car parking, replace with flowers 213727
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Close your streets to motor vehicles, open them to people (and cats) 414022
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 26/06/2026You can only leave your bike parked for six weeks in this area 0172
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 26/06/2026The heat is extremely intense in Amsterdam today so I've been making use of the official cooling spots in the city to cool down, one of which has a drag in Amsterdam exhibition 0130
Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 25/06/2026In Amsterdam graffiti artists come by boat 1142