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In preparation for the sight seeing boats, the canals of Delft are being cleaned out these weeks. As you might expect from a Dutch university city, the results are somewhat expected #bicyles

»Was sich dreht.«
A human on a bicycle Is among the most efficient forms of travel:
Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a #bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.
”#Bicyles turn humans into this hyperefficient terrestrial locomotor because they make being on land more like swimming.”
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(...) between them: mostly #playgrounds for #children in city #parks (with many #trees ) next to little streets
(mostly for #electric busses, and #bicyles (cars (all electric) only #taxis, #police, #emergency #doctors etc.)
little distances to doctors' offices, #crafts / #workshops, #shops, #schools, #swimming #pools ...
many #social #workers + trainer for several professions,
mostly employed by the #UNO
some blue-helmet- #troups from the #UNO (for #defense, if neccessary)
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/04/12/air-pollution-paris-health-cars/
The train from Antwerp to Ghent went smoothly. The most notable thing about Ghent-Dampoort station was the bicycle parking. This photo shows maybe a fifth or sixth of the bicycle parking racks there, and most of them were in use.