Cathy Tuttle

This is morning rush hour just outside of the city center of Utrecht, NL.

About 60% of people enter center city #Utrecht by bike, 17% by walking, 14% by transit, and the smallest fraction by car.

It's an important reason why the city works well for everyone.

#bikeTooter

Mar 27 at 6:47amWeb
Show threadJuggling With Eggs1d ago

@CathyTuttle

I love Dutch cities, particularly Utrecht. They are walkable, bikeable and breathable…and their public transport is pretty amazing too. What’s not to like?

Show threadVincent van Itallie1d ago
@JugglingWithEggs @CathyTuttle Citizen"from Utrecht here: You are absolutely right, although our public transport system"in Utrecht has became a mess since an other company took over and the province demanded all busses should be electrjc.
Show threadJuggling With Eggs1d ago

@vitallie @CathyTuttle

When I searched ‘Utrecht electric buses’, I got the following initial response:

‘Utrecht is aggressively transitioning to a fully zero-emission public transport system, aiming for a fully CO2-neutral bus fleet by 2028.’

This was from Solaris Bus…and I sense there is some political tension in the phrase ‘aggressively transitioning’.

I live in a UK city with electric buses that have come online in past 2 years. It’s brilliant.

Show threadNicolai von Neudeck1d ago
@CathyTuttle time to swap. Cars get the red bike path, bikes get the road
Show threadPeter Brown1d ago
@CathyTuttle it would be marvellous if the bicycles in Edinburgh travelled at that speed.
Show thread__Miguel_1d ago
@CathyTuttle That rush hour feels both not very rushed nor crowded. Which is impressive, honestly!
Show threadFeyter1d ago

@CathyTuttle I love this... but from where are people entering Utrecht by bike? It's at least a 1h bike ride from every other bigger city like Amersfoort.

So for this to work I guess you need 60% of people "entering the city" actually living just outside the city / on the city borders.