Designing Bicycle Culture in the UK
The undulations of NEXT Architects Dafne Schippers bike bridge conveys cyclists over the Amsterdam Rhine Canal to glide over the roof of a local school and descend down through the treetops of a local park. This is one piece of infrastructure that definitely creates a Read More …
A nearly five mile long commuter cycleway has been built in China, connecting the main residential areas of Xiamen with key transport nodes in the city. Authorities are turning to cycle infrastructure as a way of mitigating the polluted conditions of Chinese cities, and accommodating Read More …
Winner of the James Dyson award for student invention, this ‘next generation’ Lumos bike helmet aims to increase the safety and visibility of road city cyclists at night. While this probably won’t take off in Holland, it could be a valuable innovation in cities Read More …
The creation of a cohesive macro structure; a dense grid of cycleways intertwined through a crowded, intricate urban environment, necessitates the creation of bike tunnels, bridges, cycle viaducts; and the repurposing of existing, abandoned, and outdated elements of the cityscape. Examples abound of potential infrastructure Read More …
The Government have received criticism for not encouraging cycling in Hong Kong, but change is coming slowly. Cycling initiatives are a key part of new developments at Yuen Long South and Hung Shui Kiu, along with longer intra city cycleways connecting the New Territories and Read More …