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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 months

A six-lane highway ran through here 15 years ago #Utrecht

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Utrecht's newest mural just dropped

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Jere M.

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2 years

Home is where you can open the window without deafening noise pollution from traffic

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Jere M.

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3 years

Probably my favorite Delft fact: you can approach the city from any direction you want and bike all the way to the city center without encountering a single traffic light.

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1 year

Just another evening in a 15-minute city

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2 years

If this much space isn't enough, then maybe the whole concept is flawed.

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2 years

Urban living at its best

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Jere M.

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1 year

Would you live here?

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Jere M.

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11 months

The fact that a random small city somewhere in the Netherlands is a lot nicer than your hometown can be a tough pill to zwolle

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

When the bike path is wider than the car road

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Utrecht shows how EV charging is done right: not on the sidewalk but between parking spots.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

3 years

No fuel shortage here in the Netherlands 🤤

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

We need more bike paths like this

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

The Netherlands has entered the chat

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2 years

@FT More Musk on induced demand: “If adding roads just increases traffic, why don't we delete them and decrease traffic? I think you'd have an uproar if you did that."

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Belgium banned drivers from passing cyclists on a bike street.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Imagine this being your commute 🚲

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Jere M.

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1 year

15-minute city, a paradise 24/7

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Call me basic but I could see myself living in a suburb like this. 📍Vathorst, Amersfoort

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

1 vehicle vs 7

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Who's still in favor of parking minimums? Show of hands.

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Jere M.

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2 years

Nice chicanes. They keep people safe. #Utrecht

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Jere M.

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2 years

It's cozy streets like this that give me endless inspiration

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Peak street design

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Seeing lots of bike infrastructure hate on Twitter lately. Post good bike paths to trigger the weirdos.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

1 year

I see one spot that is red and this is at 8 am. Not exactly a carmageddon.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Removing just one (1) parking spot can transform a street

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Strategically placed rocks are probably my favorite type of traffic calming. #Utrecht

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Can't do this in America

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

1 year

A connection between two different suburbs of Utrecht 🐑🌳🚲🚶🚊

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

4 months

@AerotyneLtd @dashcam311 Perfect positioning. Never ride close to car doors that can swing open any second.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

1 year

The sweet spot for me: dense enough to live within walking and biking distance of your daily needs but quiet enough to sleep with the windows open

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

The bridge wasn't too narrow for bike infrastructure. It was too narrow for two car lanes.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

One more lane 😉

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

The Dutch ride bikes because they happen to have the ideal conditions for it

robyn

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2 years

cycling is so beautiful 🤍

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Traffic engineer: "Where do you want the red asphalt?" Gemeente Utrecht: "Yes."

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Getting groceries in downtown Utrecht

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Jere M.

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2 years

Friday night in Utrecht

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

3 years

In Groningen, they call this bike garage old-fashioned and insufficient.

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Jere M.

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1 year

Utrecht looking very stunning tonight

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Jere M.

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2 years

Commuting doesn't have to suck 🚲

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Wouldn't you hate to live on this street?

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

10-lane highway crossing a major river. And yes, you guessed it, a segregated bike path because this is the Netherlands.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

✅ Homes upstairs ✅ All the shops and cafés you need downstairs ✅ Accessible and child-friendly ✅ Car(e)free streets and squares ✅ Bike parking right by the door ✅ Public space where you can hang out without spending money You can't get this if you keep building malls.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

3 months

Driving directions in Utrecht be like

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

3 years

How the Dutch stop speeding without enforcement: ✅ single travel lanes only unless turning lanes are needed (ie. no passing slower drivers) ✅ gentle chicanes before intersections ✅ lots of trees to give you a sense of speed ✅ line of bricks in the gutter (visual narrowing)

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

There used to be a highway here

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

3 years

Delft really gets mobility

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

10 months

Bike infrastructure level: Utrecht

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

It's cozy density like this or parking minimums. You can't have both. #Amersfoort

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

6 months

No words

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

I bet these houses are really cheap because no one would ever want a home without parking.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Here it is then: the OV e-bike! 🔵🟡⚡

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

3 years

Gouda looks like a cute town but where do you park your car?!

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

1 year

First day of Amsterdam experiment with a more comprehensive circulation plan. The last stroad cutting the city center in half, Weesperstraat, just got a modal filter for the summer. Insane how peaceful this traffic sewer became overnight.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

You could have this in your city 🚲

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Dutch greenways 🧡

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

How arterials are designed in Utrecht ✅🚶👨‍🦽🧑‍🦯 ✅🚲🚴 ✅🚏🚌 ✅🚗🚑 ✅🌳🕊️🐝💐

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

These new apartment blocks could have easily had more street parking but the planners had taste. There was no canal here 5 or so years ago. 👌🌷

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

1 year

Would you bike here?

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

5 months

Most livable city I’ve ever lived in #Utrecht

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

The start of a 4 km long straight line. A suburban bike path which starts at the very edge of the city and ends close to downtown. #Utrecht

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

I couldn't be happier that my 16-year-old self realized that I wasn't going to be mentally or physically well in the future unless I lived somewhere that invited me to spend lots of time outdoors 🌆

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

3 years

There's suburbia in the Netherlands, too. It just looks a bit different. Some houses are built wall to wall, there are car-free communal zones with paths for bikes and pedestrians, stormwater collection, businesses and services nearby (2-5 min by 🚲)...

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

3 years

Park boats in front of your house, not cars. #Delft

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Now the north entrance (Smakkemaarsveld) to the Utrecht bike garage is open too

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

If we're going to build more suburbs, then let's not make them car-dependent

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Jere M.

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2 years

Dutch residential neighborhoods, old and new #Utrecht

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Edge lane roads with pinch points every 50-100 m or so seem to work pretty well if you ask me

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Jere M.

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3 years

When you understand that posted speed limits aren't good enough.

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Jere M.

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2 months

Berlin Hbf is a crazy cool train station. There are trains on different levels.

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Jere M.

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1 year

Utrecht in full Oulu mode today

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Jere M.

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3 years

A segregated bike lane is only as good as its junctions with minor streets.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

The number of trains leaving from Utrecht Centraal at rush hour is pretty inspiring

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1 year

Cyclists 10% off

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Jere M.

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7 months

No such thing as too many bollards #Utrecht

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3 years

@Babysnames

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Jere M.

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2 years

Not the best infrastructure but very photogenic

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Jere M.

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2 years

Brand new brick on the west side of Utrecht

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

Hate paying so much at the pump? Don't worry: there's an easy way around the problem.

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Jere M.

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6 months

Find yourself a city that makes you go “damn, aren’t I glad to live here” #Utrecht

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2 years

Utrechters enjoying the canalside

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

5 months

Safe residential streets in just one neighborhood of Utrecht

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@JerppaM

2 years

Had to see Marsdijk for myself 🚲🐎

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

3 years

@JSMaldonadoPics @transpontiff Ok vroomer

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

1 year

Safe bike infrastructure along major arterial roads is of course very important. But let's not forget that calming neighborhoods and residential streets is what makes short bike trips — the low-hanging fruit — doable.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

But parking? 😳

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

1 year

“Dutch people cycle because the country is flat and the climate is ideal.” Meanwhile in the Netherlands:

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Jere M.

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1 year

Morning walk through downtown ☀️

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

4 months

Car-free residential street in central Utrecht

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

If you're a mayor or a city councillor, ask yourself this: Do people visit your downtown because they need to be there or is it because they actually enjoy spending time there?

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

While Utrecht feels small after living in larger cities all my life, I do appreciate the fact that scenery like this is only a short bike ride away. Good cities don't ruin the countryside with sprawl.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

1 year

In some cities, a bike commute might be the most stressful thing you do all day. In some others, it's the most relaxing thing you can do after work.

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

10 months

Amsterdam’s streets looked quite pleasant today.

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Jere M.

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3 months

Utrecht at its utrechtiest 🚲🌸

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Jere M.

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5 months

As much as I enjoyed living in a blue state and think of it fondly, now that I’ve finally found a great burrito joint, I’m really struggling to come up with a single thing that was better there than here in the Netherlands

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5 months

Living in a blue state in America is by far the best quality of life on Earth

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

2 years

If I sees no cars I sits

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Jere M.

@JerppaM

3 years

One of my favorite bike streets (fietsstraat) in my city, sandwiched between grassy tram tracks and a canal. One way for cars, bidirectional for bikes. #DenHaag