Brent ToderianThe Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it.
PeteThe Netherlands are very flat which makes it easy to cycle, and Amsterdam's city centre is very well established, and dense, and difficult to adapt to make vehicle access easy. Bikes are the obvious solution.
Not everywhere is as conducive.