[872] Another tourist attraction for cycling was opened near Maasmechelen in Limburg, Belgium. It is called: "Cycling through the heathland" (Fietsen over de heide in Dutch). More information in the blog post: bicycledutch.w...
"Strangely enough, there isn't enough space at the top for all the people wanting to enjoy the view." Yup, that sounds like Belgian infrastructure design right there. Nice intentions, but no eye for detail. (I live in Belgium, so I'm talking from own experience.)
Hmmm - not sure about this. It looks a tad claustrophobic with those needlessly tall sides at the start and end. I do like the 'cycling through the water' - though not a 'new' idea; it reminds me of the Moses Bridge at Fort de Roovere near Bergen op Zoom.
Agreed. It looks unfinished now. They should upgrade the entrance with Limburg themed totem poles, a wooden cathedral entrance or work it down into the ground in the same style.
Love the wood design of the structure but it is too bad they didn’t make a viewing space area on top! There are some beautiful country landscapes there in Belgium and the Netherlands. I wish we could build cycling structures for 1.5 million euros here, we are just finishing up a bike path structure over a major highway and it ended up being about 6.5 million dollars! We have a bit of grade to deal with here though and this structure is concrete which drives up the price.
love the content, but could it be possible to get a more consistent naming system on your videos. i enjoy the commentary, but not the riding videos. its hard to tell which one is which. just a suggestion.
The commentary is definitely great and some consistency in naming would be nice. Just my own opinion, but I think all of his videos are great. As someone who lives in the US I love seeing the everyday street scenes and seeing all of the improvement types along a route. If I ever want to show someone I work with an example of say a protected bike lane intersection or continuous sidewalk, I know I can always pull up one of his ride videos and put them right there in the Netherlands!
@@bikequestwithmikewest if you want to show someone an example of some such specific element, the RU-vid channel NotJustBikes has some very good short explanatory videos on those, aimed at an American and Canadian audience, and contrasting the Dutch and North-American ways of dealing with those situations. But if they have the time and patience to watch a bot longer, BicycleDutch's videos are, as you say, very good at showing the Dutch experience.
I haven't gotten around to updating it yet, but a couple of months ago I made a playlist of all of the BicycleDutch videos with commentary: ru-vid.com/group/PLE1ontHRB2ge84HBD4MVc9vZhbkgW08TA -- maybe that'd be helpful?
Can anyone tell me what the surface is? It appears to be approximately 800mm panels. The panels/decking do not appear to be made of wood. I assume it some sort of light weight composite material.
I see your comment after two months, I hope it’s not to late to answer your question. It is made of concrete with special holes in it to drain the water directly below.
Goed dat het zo heel breed is, zodat ook minder mobiele mensen met driewielers er kunnen komen. O nee, die kunnen mekaar amper kruisen. Goed om te zien dat de overheid ons belastinggeld zo verstandig investeerd...
