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The Netherlands is one of the few countries that has underground bicycle parking garages, and is definitely the country with the most of them! But most of these expensive infrastructure projects are new, and the Netherlands is still in a stage of exploration when it comes to building the perfect bicycle parking garage.
This video explores underground bicycle parking in the Netherlands, and some of the uniquely Dutch problems facing urban planners in the Netherlands.
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"I really wish Albert Heijn wasn't sold out of frikandelbroodjes that day"
110% integrated.
i love that clip of you going down a hill while your kids make excited noises
These may be underground but not as advanced and fast as those in Japan!!
Given the cosmic surge of moutain biking in the states I sincerely doubt the council of boogie b*ches will be able to use hills, really bumps, as an excuse to dismiss bike travel.
Some underground parking garages are not meant to be bicycled into, but it's not impossible. Like the one at the exact sciences building of the VU. Daring students just ride down the steep slope, which generally works totally fine as long as it's not wet and slippery.
Utrecht centraal my beloved
Can you embark your bike in the metro in the Netherlands?
I wonder how many people cycle through the ones your not allowed to out of convenience
Imagine walking into a parkhouse that doesn't stink
I have to say I’m shocked at how many bikes are actually parked lol
7:03 your telling me someone form the us who only rides a mountain bike, and may have forgotten to do some maintenance on my disc brakes that, that slope isn't cyclable, even with my dogey brakes I'd be comfortable going either way if those weren't stairs, even on a bike without disc brakes, hell even if I only had front brakes I'd be comfortable
Watching these videos just makes me really sad because I know the US will never accomplish something like this, at least not for many decades. And I unfortunately wouldn't wanna move to the Netherlands because I really dislike rain.
I wouldnt find my bike every again lmao
Gracias por mostrarlo desde la perspectiva ciclista, realmente es un buen video 😊
Are scooter sharing companies like Lime doing well in countries with biking infrastructure?
How do you get a bike on the upper part of the rack? Is there some kind of lifting mechanism? Do you have that shown in another video? Thanks!!
Yeah it definitely takes time to park a bike there, but can you imagine a garage with that many cars? Holy crap
These videos are putting the Netherlands pretty high on my "places to escape the US to" list.
I'm disappointed you didn't have a shot of the Nijmegen garage under Plein '44, which has a piece of 15th century city wall in it. Nijmegen is a very old city and every time they dig for foundations they find old stuff, up to roman pottery.
It's strange to see all the bikes take up so much space! But then, you could only imagine how much space would be required if all those bikes were replaced with cars.
Instead of underground bike parking–which requires excavation and shoring up against water infiltration–why not make the ground level of the building bike parking and start the office or retail or residential area one level up?
this might be a stupid question but how do i use the second floor parking that is everywhere in the vid. do i just lift the bike but i don't think i can do that consistantly. the station close to me have those and the second floor is often alsmost empty and i want to use them beacuse the buttom froor is full.
So. Many. Bikes. It's amazing.
The Dutch are just better at life.
Why not an elevator? Make it nice and big for cargobikes. Yes people would have to get off their bike, but only to stand still for a few seconds. It would not be effected by the rain, and would prevent situations like with that poor lady struggling to push her bike up stairs.
Also it would be able to access lower levels without the need for massive ramps
0:50 I just tried shopping at Albert Heijn on my vacation and its cash only if you don't have a Maestro or Debit card. You also need set up a whole address and other things that only work if you live there if you want to use the scanners to the scanning app to pay as you shop. So, this store is great for locals. We still shopped there since it was close, but Lidl was more convenient if you want to pay by card only as a visitor.
Why not automate them? like vertical car parking/storage in Japan.
I couldn't do it, I'm sure I'd lose my bike and I love my bike even though I barely use it because I stay at home 99% of the time
this is already infinite times better than anything in Canada.
I see all those bikes parked and my first thought is "Imagine how much space they'd need if they all drove though" – Yeah underground bike parking isn't cheap, but it's certainly cheaper than a car park per-space!
crazy what can be built if another McDonalds and its parking lot isn't taking the space
Everyone ages…so what happens when men and women develop sensitive body parts and are unable to be comfortable on a bike?
I've goosebumps.
dear god i want to move to the netherlands
Using a lot of Dutch sayings and words in an English video for foreigners doesnt work.
They could improve bike parking.
you could have a shorter ramp if it has narrow S curves, encouraging cyclists to slow down as they ride down.
Alter those bikes into scooters , & there u have it "TAIWAN" problem .XD
Just before this video was an advertisement of two happy fit people getting ready to ride their bikes. Just after they took them out of the trunk of their car and unfolded them at their destination. That is the American mindset of bicycles. I am admittedly a "cyclist" but I very much appreciate the videos you make and I hope more people in the United States and Canada see them and at least think.
How do you get a bike on the upper rack? It looks like you would have to lift a bike over your head!
I think there are automated underground bicycle parking in Japan. I’d love to see coverage on that: I imagine it would have a higher density and you would just leave your bike to the robot arm at the ground level.
I live in Houston and I never found a need for driving a car. It just seemed annoying to me and extra work to go through a test and learning and everything to simply get around everywhere. It is absolutely criminal that I cannot buy some sugar at the store without having to know driving, take a test, wait for a license, buy a car, and go through everything so that I can get somewhere. I’m a big fan of biking and I’m probably going to go to a Dutch city.
When I see all these parked bikes I imagine how big the parking would have been if it was cars instead…
Does anyone keep a record of the bikes in all these spaces? I imagine several are left behind – – either forgotten or left by people that relocate or die. Someone would eventually have to remove the abandoned bikes.
What are some of the languages you gotta learn to live there?
These futuristic cities look so cool…
My understanding is that Amsterdam does not allow cycle-in bike parking garages as there were accidents happening with that, e.g with the garage at De Hallen near the Kinkerstraat.
I wish we had places like this at trainstations in Germany. Sometime there are a few really small lockers, which don’t allow recumbents bike (so I can’t use them). Sadly the most of our politicians aren’t interested at all in bicycle infrastructure.
That’s why I got used to use car parking houses with my recumbent bike, cause it’s much safer in there than on the open road.
How do you get the bike parked on the upper rack?