Chrissie99May 5, 2023
Daniel Moser

A decade ago, the Netherlands began building a national network of bicycle garages integrated with railway stations.

The investment paid off by boosting access to jobs & education, elevating train travel, and creating more livable cities with less cars.

May 5, 2023 at 4:24amJaxBeach.Social Crossposter
Show threadMrs CloudyMay 5, 2023
@dmoser and they look nice. Have you seen the absolute monstrosities being installed around Scottish train stations? Ugly doesn't start to cover it.
Show threadGabriele PollaraMay 5, 2023
@dmoser fabulous - one thing I've always wondered is how you easily find your bike. Other than remembering exactly where you left it, geotags?
Show threadLeonoreMay 7, 2023
@dmoser @gpollara same as how it works for cars at shopping malls. at a smaller mall, you just remember, cause there’s just enough spatial differences. and at bigger malls and at airport parking lots they start using numbers, letters, symbols (was i parked at the tulip sign or at the beach ball sign). i used to take a quick picture of such a sign or from any differentiating feature with my phone when commuting before the existence of geotags. or took a maps screenshot.
Show threadGabriele PollaraMay 7, 2023
@Leonore5506
Thank you. Sounds logical. A challenge i wish was needed in London, alas...
@dmoser
Show threadJohn ChapmanMay 5, 2023
@dmoser The difference is that the Netherlands is largely flat. However electric bicycles may make a difference.
Show threaddavehodgMay 8, 2023
@dmoser @jaydax That has nothing to do with it.
Show threadDarwinMay 5, 2023

@dmoser That’s amazing. 🤩

Now if only the rest of the world would get on board… 🤔

Show threadFubaroqueMay 5, 2023

@dmoser They suck. Windy, unpleasant and often scary, concrete tunnels.

And they don’t help much to further public transport. Because our public transport has only been getting worse in the last decade. More expensive, less frequent, less destinations and less reliable. 🤮

Show threadMaggieci democracy enjoyerMay 5, 2023
@dmoser I live in a fairly walkable U.S. town, but the train station is far enough out that a bicycle ride would be perfect, except for the whole bicycle theft/no place to lock it to situation.
Show threadGATEKEEPERMay 5, 2023
@dmoser
The Netherlands is run by big oil and auto manufactors like the USA.
Show threaddavehodgMay 8, 2023
@dmoser The new bike parking is amazing.
Show threadWhatisgoingonFeb 2
@dmoser very time I see this I am amazed on how cool this is and wish it would be implemented everywhere.