Now for some Davefaitlemonde whiplash! From the Frank Church Wilderness, one of the most remote places in the United States to Rotterdam, one of the most progressive and modern cities in the world! This is Rotterdam’s Central Train Station, also know as the Shark Jaw.
Bike parking lot at the Central Station. Hummmm, look how much less space it takes to make a bike parking lot than a car parking lot….
That bike road takes up a lot less space than a car road too.
Street parking for bikes, no problem. Well, my appologies for what will seem like a rant during this blog but if we are truly going have a positive impact on our environment, this city and many others like it here in the EU are what it will look like.
The Netherlands has lots of water. Notice the water sculpture on the surface?
The water sculpture basically says don’t be sad you failed, just try again and fail better!
More bike infrastructure.
This is a vibrant bustling city and where are all the cars?
Lots of statues, I did not include my photo of the Butt-plug Santa….. you will need to google that one.
Covered market.
Rotterdam is the largest port city in Europe.
Orange bicycle.
Zeemeeuw.
A fun day in Rotterdam!
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The amount of bicycle transport is wonderful, but I also wonder about people who are disabled, or maybe just too old, fragile, ill or weak to ride a bike. I know Dutch transportation accomodates wheel chairs, but how do others either fragile, ill, weak or disabled manage? Even a walk or wheel chair trip of two or three blocks would be too much for many elderly people, much less a ride on public transit. Did you see any such people out and about? Or are they home bound? When I was 50, I naively assumed that if I stayed fit, exercised and didn’t gain weight, that I would be able to continue my athletic lifestyle pretty much unchanged until death. Not true – sadly, there are many steps on the path to end of life, all downward. Here, in any public place (excluding public transportation) I see many people with difficulty walking/balancing, crutches, canes, walkers, etc. in addition to wheelchairs; at least they are out and about. I don’t recall seeing many of those in Holland or some other EU countries.
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