{"id":169990,"date":"2018-08-17T08:09:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T08:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=169990"},"modified":"2018-08-17T08:19:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T08:19:23","slug":"are-londons-mini-hollands-an-infrastructure-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/08\/17\/are-londons-mini-hollands-an-infrastructure-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Are London\u2019s Mini-Hollands an Infrastructure Success?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Britain catapulted the world from the mass-production of handmade wooden objects to the mass-production of machine-made steel. Britain\u2019s crowning achievement? The bicycle.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But when the British whole-heartedly adopted the motor-vehicle they seemed to forget about the bike. Unlike the Europeans.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Dutch model<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve just come back to London from visiting Amsterdam and the main difference is that there seems to be less traffic in Amsterdam &#8211; it\u2019s certainly quieter.\u00a0 As a tourist ambling around the streets of The \u2018Dam, I couldn\u2019t help but notice what appeared to be a startling lack of cars \u2013 but looks can be deceiving.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Astonishing results from Walthamstow MiniHolland: 10,000 fewer cars a day, traffic down 56% in village, no collisions <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OoQ2Fr8kWq\">pic.twitter.com\/OoQ2Fr8kWq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ross Lydall (@RossLydall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RossLydall\/status\/794599610677424128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>I left London at an ungodly hour of the morning, primarily to avoid traffic. Got the Eurostar to France, turned left, drove through Belgium, and arrived in Amsterdam expecting traffic. There was none. I liked this and, when I saw the thousands of bicycles, drew the conclusion that London could do with less cars.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>This could work<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I took a couple of taxis in urban Amsterdam and while the car journeys seemed to deviate from the crow\u2019s flight path, they arrived far quicker than a similar ride in London. There is less car traffic in Amsterdam, primarily because the Dutch <a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-B7sQz-UZKhs\/Ws8ZTmsh0bI\/AAAAAAAAJlY\/9f14K67lhSAmbyD0QgxSz1rpmMSV37joACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Copenhagenize%2BTraffic%2BPlanning%2BGuide%2BCafePress_rasterized-01.jpg\">prioritise bicycles<\/a> for short journeys.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=mHRHf6qRkM0 params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/mHRHf6qRkM0\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>The glorious result is clear roads for motorists. In Amsterdam, I was never stuck behind traffic.\u00a0 Rush hour was gone in minutes rather than hours. And yet, car travel was readily available. Perhaps this is why the bike-heaven that is The \u2018Dam has <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_countries_by_vehicles_per_capita\">a higher rate of car ownership<\/a> than the UK.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bring The \u2018Dam to London<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Everyone likes driving &#8211; no one likes being stuck in traffic. Everyone likes cycling, but no one likes unnecessary risk in badly planned motor-lanes.\u00a0 So, <a href=\"https:\/\/tfl.gov.uk\/travel-information\/improvements-and-projects\/cycle-mini-hollands\">three London boroughs<\/a> persuaded the London Mayor\u2019s office to invest \u00a330m in an Amsterdam-style cycle network.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=DerGQOc-fYM params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/DerGQOc-fYM\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>Since 2014, the boroughs of Enfield, Kingston-upon-Thames, and Waltham Forest have transformed the way citizens use the roads. Some streets have been closed to motor-traffic, and some streets have become shared spaces, where cycle-routes are demarcated from car traffic.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Support for the scheme was started under the Conservative mayor, Boris Johnson \u2013 but its success has guaranteed its continuation under Labour\u2019s mayor, Sadiq Khan. Although controversial, cross-party support is a testament to the fact that the \u201cMini-Hollands\u201d have succeeded in its aims.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=pTOuR51FwJ8 params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/pTOuR51FwJ8\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>A study by Dr Rachel Aldred from the University of Westminster has demonstrated that people from these boroughs are leading healthier lives by taking more journeys by bicycle. Even more encouraging was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/news\/2017\/dr-rachel-aldred-publishes-research-calling-for-more-cycle-tracks-to-fight-london-bus-delays\">Dr Aldred\u2019s conclusion<\/a> that there was \u201cno evidence that time spent in cars was increasing\u201d or that pedestrian journeys were becoming less attractive.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This experiment shows that, far from abandoning cars or pedestrian journeys, the local population adapted to use the method of transport most suitable for the length of the journey.\u00a0 Build the right infrastructure and the population will choose the right mode of transport \u2013 be it bike, car or foot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain catapulted the world from the mass-production of handmade wooden objects to the mass-production of machine-made steel. Britain\u2019s crowning achievement? 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