{"id":292736,"date":"2021-06-03T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=292736"},"modified":"2021-06-03T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T15:00:00","slug":"coronavirus-has-made-cycling-even-more-popular-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/coronavirus-has-made-cycling-even-more-popular-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus has made cycling even more popular in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While the Coronavirus kept some indoors, the Dutch cycling industry has soared since lockdowns started. Numbers from BoldData<\/a> indicate that as many as 10 new bicycle manufacturers started in the first half of 2021. The number of new cycling shops has also grown by 2.5 percent \u2013 which is more than the past four years combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bicycle is one of our oldest modes of transportation and is still extremely popular. In the Netherlands, it accounts for over 25 percent of all travel<\/a>. However, it is also becoming sought-after as a means of entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe breakthrough of the Dutch bicycle industry is not only due to the popularity of electric bicycles,\u201d says Daan Wolff of BoldData. \u201cIn 2021 we will see new small producers who make custom mountain bikes or circular bicycles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dutch cities lead the way for cycling in Europe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rise of bike manufacturers is not for lack of supply. The Netherlands has a population of 17 million people who own 22.5 million bicycles. But cycling is simply easier in Dutch cities. Four of the top ten most cyclable cities in the world<\/a> are in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is because municipal governments like Utrecht \u2013 the top cycling city in the world \u2013 continue to improve city cycling<\/a>. Utrecht invests 45 million euros per year on cycling infrastructure. It also recently unveiled the world\u2019s largest bicycle garage that houses 12,500 bikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may seem like a high price to other cities but the benefits seem to outweigh costs. The health and economic benefits correspond to \u20ac19 billion per year.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lessons from other European cities: Speed limits and incentives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Netherlands isn\u2019t the only country coming up with new ideas for how to make cycling more popular. In Antwerp, 30 percent of their residents commute by bike. A big reason for this is that people are meant to feel safe cycling in Antwerp. It designates specific speed limits for car lanes based on the bike infrastructure next to it. For example, 30 km\/h is for a shared road while 50 km\/h is suitable when next to a dedicated bike lane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paris is also becoming one of the world\u2019s top cycling cities. Since 2015, it has invested \u20ac146 million euro in projects and incentives for people to cycle. They even set up a subsidy program that helps pay for bike repairs and tune-ups for local residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the beginning of the pandemic, cycling has grown immensely in Paris. A lot of the growth is from new cyclists – particularly female cyclists<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read about the conundrum over the autonomous bicycle <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While the Coronavirus kept some indoors, the Dutch cycling industry has soared since lockdowns started. Numbers from BoldData indicate that as many as 10 new bicycle manufacturers started in the first half of 2021. The number of new cycling shops has also grown by 2.5 percent \u2013 which is more than the past four years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1932,"featured_media":513083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26049],"tags":[4927,61917,61919,61921,61923],"location":[6763],"article_type":[36684],"serie":[],"archives":[],"internal_archives":[],"reboot-archive":[],"class_list":["post-292736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobility","tag-bicycles","tag-bike-lanes","tag-bike-safety","tag-biking-infrustructure","tag-bolddata","location-netherlands","article_type-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":{"subtitle":"Dutch bicycle demand is way up. It is now 5th in the world for bicycle manufacturing and 70 new cycling shops have opened in 2021 alone. ","text_display_homepage":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"Alex Davidson","author_link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/author\/alex-davidson\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/france-1049333_1920.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Mobility<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Mobility<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["bicycles<\/a>","bike lanes<\/a>","bike safety<\/a>","biking infrustructure<\/a>","BoldData<\/a>"],"unlinked":["bicycles<\/span>","bike lanes<\/span>","bike safety<\/span>","biking infrustructure<\/span>","BoldData<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 years ago","modified":"Updated 5 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on June 3, 2021","modified":"Updated on June 3, 2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on June 3, 2021 5:00 pm","modified":"Updated on June 3, 2021 5:00 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1932"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292736"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=292736"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=292736"},{"taxonomy":"serie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/serie?post=292736"},{"taxonomy":"archives","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/archives?post=292736"},{"taxonomy":"internal_archives","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal_archives?post=292736"},{"taxonomy":"reboot-archive","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reboot-archive?post=292736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}