Comments on: #1 Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/12/09/1-amsterdam-the-netherlands-great-bicycle-city-photo-tour/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cycling For Everyone — an Expose: Organically Flowing | Planetsave http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/12/09/1-amsterdam-the-netherlands-great-bicycle-city-photo-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-281521 Cycling For Everyone — an Expose: Organically Flowing | Planetsave Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:38:24 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4340#comment-281521 [...] and cyclists makes for more difficult circumstances in transit,… outside of places such as Amsterdam, the Netherlands as a whole, Copenhagen, and perhaps a few other [...] [...] and cyclists makes for more difficult circumstances in transit,… outside of places such as Amsterdam, the Netherlands as a whole, Copenhagen, and perhaps a few other [...]

]]> By: What If We All Shared the Road? http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/12/09/1-amsterdam-the-netherlands-great-bicycle-city-photo-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-280614 What If We All Shared the Road? Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:48:15 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4340#comment-280614 [...] close your garage door behind you, and drive at a slow but steady pace, alert to the fact that bicyclists and pedestrians have the same right of way as you. You don’t speed along, only slowing down [...] [...] close your garage door behind you, and drive at a slow but steady pace, alert to the fact that bicyclists and pedestrians have the same right of way as you. You don’t speed along, only slowing down [...]

]]> By: Blog My Future » Blog Archive » Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Coming to a City Near You? http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/12/09/1-amsterdam-the-netherlands-great-bicycle-city-photo-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-166675 Blog My Future » Blog Archive » Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Coming to a City Near You? Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:34:34 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4340#comment-166675 [...] don’t really get excited about cars of any sort (I’m more of a high-speed rail and bicycle guy), this is all exciting news to [...] [...] don’t really get excited about cars of any sort (I’m more of a high-speed rail and bicycle guy), this is all exciting news to [...]

]]> By: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Coming to a City Near You? – CleanTechnica http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/12/09/1-amsterdam-the-netherlands-great-bicycle-city-photo-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-166661 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Coming to a City Near You? – CleanTechnica Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:16:22 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4340#comment-166661 [...] don’t really get excited about cars of any sort (I’m more of a high-speed rail and bicycle guy), this is all exciting news to [...] [...] don’t really get excited about cars of any sort (I’m more of a high-speed rail and bicycle guy), this is all exciting news to [...]

]]> By: Carfree Day — Join In! – Planetsave http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/12/09/1-amsterdam-the-netherlands-great-bicycle-city-photo-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-148415 Carfree Day — Join In! – Planetsave Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:01:09 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4340#comment-148415 [...] people enjoying the freedom and great fun of bicycling for transportation, like the lucky people in Amsterdam (1st picture below), Copenhagen (2nd picture below), and Groningen (above) do every day. I also [...] [...] people enjoying the freedom and great fun of bicycling for transportation, like the lucky people in Amsterdam (1st picture below), Copenhagen (2nd picture below), and Groningen (above) do every day. I also [...]

]]> By: A Bicycle (Monsterbike) a Car Wouldn’t Want to Crash Into [VIDEO] : Planetsave http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/12/09/1-amsterdam-the-netherlands-great-bicycle-city-photo-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-102288 A Bicycle (Monsterbike) a Car Wouldn’t Want to Crash Into [VIDEO] : Planetsave Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:02:19 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4340#comment-102288 [...] done lengthy photo articles of bicycles numerous times, including one of Amsterdam, but not sure if I’ve ever run across a bike as cool as this. Have a cool bike photo or story [...] [...] done lengthy photo articles of bicycles numerous times, including one of Amsterdam, but not sure if I’ve ever run across a bike as cool as this. Have a cool bike photo or story [...]

]]> By: NASA Says: Automobiles Largest Net Climate Change Culprit : CleanTechnica http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/12/09/1-amsterdam-the-netherlands-great-bicycle-city-photo-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-71687 NASA Says: Automobiles Largest Net Climate Change Culprit : CleanTechnica Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:25:24 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4340#comment-71687 [...] Related Stories: 1) Transportation in 2010 2) High-Speed Rail for the US, Finally! 3) #1 Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour [...] [...] Related Stories: 1) Transportation in 2010 2) High-Speed Rail for the US, Finally! 3) #1 Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour [...]

]]> By: #1 Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour « lightngreen http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/12/09/1-amsterdam-the-netherlands-great-bicycle-city-photo-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-57830 #1 Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour « lightngreen Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:26:34 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4340#comment-57830 [...] pages to follow cover: Page #2 Tons of Bike Parking in Amsterdam Page #3 Bicycle? (known as a Penny-Farthing, High Wheeler or Ordinary Bicycle) Page #4 Tons of Bike [...] [...] pages to follow cover: Page #2 Tons of Bike Parking in Amsterdam Page #3 Bicycle? (known as a Penny-Farthing, High Wheeler or Ordinary Bicycle) Page #4 Tons of Bike [...]

]]> By: Ben http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/12/09/1-amsterdam-the-netherlands-great-bicycle-city-photo-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-57826 Ben Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:09:40 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4340#comment-57826 To Gerard, for your info many large bike manufacturers are producing bikes with electrical motors to assist you. I work in a bike shop here in Amsterdam and we sell quite a few. Perhaps in more hilly parts of the world they would be more use. However, when you have two kids and a week's worth of grocery's on your bike it can be helpful even in a place as flat as this. The bridges are pretty steep! To Don, the utter ignorance of some people amazes me. In a time when the average American is consuming so much of the Earth's resources I find it startling that you find yourself on such a moral high ground. I have lived here for the past year and consider it to be a very beautiful and happy place to live. I think that just the fact that you can get around by bike helps to large extent. I have only spent a very short time in the US and I didn't have a car. If there was to be a competition for "hell hole of a place" I would say Houston would have to be much higher up the list, even with its arcane drugs policy and health care for the rich. Give me Amsterdam anyday.... Nice photos by the way.... To Gerard, for your info many large bike manufacturers are producing bikes with electrical motors to assist you. I work in a bike shop here in Amsterdam and we sell quite a few. Perhaps in more hilly parts of the world they would be more use. However, when you have two kids and a week’s worth of grocery’s on your bike it can be helpful even in a place as flat as this. The bridges are pretty steep!
To Don, the utter ignorance of some people amazes me. In a time when the average American is consuming so much of the Earth’s resources I find it startling that you find yourself on such a moral high ground. I have lived here for the past year and consider it to be a very beautiful and happy place to live. I think that just the fact that you can get around by bike helps to large extent. I have only spent a very short time in the US and I didn’t have a car. If there was to be a competition for “hell hole of a place” I would say Houston would have to be much higher up the list, even with its arcane drugs policy and health care for the rich. Give me Amsterdam anyday….

Nice photos by the way….

]]> By: David - green thoughts http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/12/09/1-amsterdam-the-netherlands-great-bicycle-city-photo-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-57834 David - green thoughts Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:20:54 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4340#comment-57834 This reminds me of my first trip to Europe, which was to the Netherlands and the three northern Scandinavian countries. I was so impressed by the bicycle traffic in Copenhagen and Amsterdam! It seemed to me even then, at age 15, that they knew something that we had forgotten in the United Stated, that using one's own energy and determination was superior to being carried along. As with many intuitions that we all feel as youths, it was 100% correct. This reminds me of my first trip to Europe, which was to the Netherlands and the three northern Scandinavian countries. I was so impressed by the bicycle traffic in Copenhagen and Amsterdam! It seemed to me even then, at age 15, that they knew something that we had forgotten in the United Stated, that using one’s own energy and determination was superior to being carried along. As with many intuitions that we all feel as youths, it was 100% correct.

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