Assignment 4: Delft Bicycling Facilities: Peter Falsey Bike Lanes: 4: Buitenhofdreef and Martinus Nijhoflaan The first stops we visited with bike lanes were Buitenhofdreef and Martinus Nijhoflaan, which were arterial roads with one lane in each direction. These streets included one way bike lanes on each side, with car parking to the right of the rider. [...]
Bike Boulevard Biking on the bike boulevards was a calming experience. At stop 7, Buitenwatersloot, the one side for bikes had various features to aid in a feeling of security on your bike. Cars were only able to go one way on a narrow road, forcing them to go slow and pay close attention to [...]
Reflection and analysis on Dutch cycling infrastructure investigations 1. Bike Lanes The only bike lanes our group got to visit were those on Martinus Nijhoflaan and Buitenhofdreef, but these are also the form of bike infrastructure I have the most prior experience with because they are the most prevalent form in the [...]
Bicycling facilities in Delft Delft and its neighboring cities and villages have many facilities in place to make bicycle transit a pleasant, safe, and efficient experience. Below, I give examples and annotated illustrations of places where Delft planners have applied a number of different treatments, to both existing and newly developed infrastructure. Bike lane Bike lanes [...]
Assignment 4: Delft Bicycling Facilities: Hayley Greenough Bike Lanes: (1- Nassaulaan, 2- Julianalaan, 4- Buitenhofdreef, Martinus Nijhoflaan) Bike lanes are one of the cheaper options when it comes to giving bicycles space on roads. As a cheap option, the defensible space is definitely decreased, but they serve their purpose well and the space they [...]
Assignment 4: Delft Bicycling Facilities: Kristen Braley I want to apologize for the pictures as I had no other option to get the assignment done within the time constraints. My laptop broke and all I could use to edit the pictures was snapchat. For some reason my laptop only works while at school it seems, so [...]
For the last couple days we have been riding around the streets of Delft, a city in the Netherlands. We have been examining the different bike infrastructure that sets the Netherlands apart from the world in terms of bike safety. In this post I will discuss six different types of bike infrastructure that we have [...]
Bike Lanes Facility #1: A two lane road, similar to facility one, with a painted center line instead of a dividing median. The facility was slightly more stressful, as compared to the previous, due to vehicles travelling closer to bike lane to avoid the oncoming traffic. Bike lanes were wider, approximately 6-8’. Notably here were [...]
Assignment 4: Delft Bicycling Facilities Bike Lanes Locations: Nassaulaan*, Julianalaan*, Buitenhofdreef, Martinus Nijhoflaan (Delft) In terms of safety, the bike lanes provide cyclists their own lane and discourage, using dashed lines and red paint, drivers from intruding into their space. Riding on a bike lane can be stressful at times, especially when there's parking on your right and fast driving [...]
Forrest Soule: Homework 4 6/7/2016 In my first assignment on my Northeastern University 2016 Summer 2 Dialogue of Civilizations trip to Delft, Netherlands, I analyzed some of the local bicycling facilities. Our group of students toured 11 of 14 sites labeled by Professor Furth. These sites, showed examples of [...]