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cyclingcapital.bsky.social
Ode to Utrecht
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Heb je die borden wel goed gelezen?
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Point of the account een beetje šŸ˜‰
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CAHSR will stop in, you guessed it, Bakersfield for the foreseeable future. With the current admin, Iā€™d be surprised to even see it open for service.
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Not providing decent transit access between two world class metropolises with astronomic GDPs is very much a unique American failure. Itā€™s a prime example.
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Based on what I could find, buses run only 5 times a day and the San Joaquin doesnā€™t go past Bakersfield which is far from LA. A similar distance in Europe, say Hamburgā€“Nuremberg, takes 4.5 hours with departures roughly every 30 mins.
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Itā€™s the busiest train station in the country by passenger numbers. It feels very crowded around 5-6 pm.
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First pic looks familiarā€¦
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Keep away from the Negen Straatjes area and you should be fine. I heard Utrecht is nice and relatively quiet that time of yearā€¦
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That being said, I hope you make it all the way here.
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God, airports and flying suck. Only family or a once-in-a-lifetime month-long trip to Asia can ever drag me through that.
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Have I got the store for youā€¦ šŸ³ļøā€āš§ļø
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I read somewhere that controlled access and grade separation for major roads was an Italian invention originally but I wasnā€™t able to find the quote. Someone please look this up.
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The Netherlands removed tram services and marginalized cycling in favor of the car after WWII just like every other country in that era. The tide only turned in the 70s and 80s. Franceā€™s ā€œvĆ©lorutionā€ is even more recent.
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I like the general idea of these but theyā€™re not very inclusive to different types of bikes (cargo bikes or trikes popular among disabled cyclists) and they rely on people not vandalizing them in order to remain operational.
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A lot of the racks Iā€™ve seen in the NL are designed for max 15 kg / 33 lbs but that doesnā€™t stop Dutchies from sitting on themā€¦
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I think the turnstile might be for people and bikes go up and down the ramp. The lockers in the third pic appeared to be big enough for cargo bikes but I didnā€™t get an opportunity to observe more closely.
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Ping @cathytuttle.bsky.social
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Thomas Ć  Kempisweg. Traffic will go around the back.