http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/amsterdamize/blog Just another weblog Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:41:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Almost entirely destroyed, but fortunately still locked!" - Originally uploaded by moosterbroek on Flickr http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/amsterdamize/blog/2008/07/16/amsterdamize-picture-of-the-day-wet/ Bicycle For A Day is a NYC bicycle project initiated by Matthew Modine, trying to help promote bike use among individuals, communities, governments and corporations. for all the known reasons. He features in a short film called 'The Perfect Circle' by Daniel Leeb (Cinecycle Productions), as part of the larger I-Cycle ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/amsterdamize/blog/2008/07/16/bicycle-for-a-day/ A Dutch Sparta Pickup transport bike, bought at Het Zwarte Fietsenplan. I love it to death already. More about this beauty later on, now I have to [slowly] ride into town and meet a friend at a terrace. (Click on the image, it will take you to more pictures) http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/amsterdamize/blog/2008/07/16/this-is-my-new-baby/ The Dutch Royal House of Orange. Not a subject I thought I'd let myself post about. But, as I want to highlight ALL aspects of cycling in these lowlands, I might as well include that too. If only to emphasize that you can't speak of 'a bicycle culture' here, as ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/amsterdamize/blog/2008/07/16/royal-cycle-chic-a-la-orange/ Last week, together with Mikael from Copenhagen Cycle Chic, Copenhagenize & The Slow Bicycle Movement, I was a special guest on the first Bike To Work podcast by Carlton Reid and Tim Grahl to talk about cycling in Amsterdam, as a prelude to the launch of the Bike To ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/amsterdamize/blog/2008/07/16/bike-to-work-book-podcast-nr-1/ Happy Quatorze Juillet to all the French, and I'm sure the Parisien and all those who are visiting will be storming the Vélib', the new object of true liberation...and thanks for coining your city bike program the best way possible. Image courtesy by Léah of Bike In The City http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/amsterdamize/blog/2008/07/16/velo-liberte-to-all/ Yesterday I was in London for the day and the city lived up to its reputation, the rain never stopped (I know, the weather will never cease to be a topic of conversation, sigh). I saw a few bikes parked, spotted one daring city cyclist on the road near Wimbledon ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/amsterdamize/blog/2008/07/16/amsterdamize-soaking-cycling/ 1896, Sarphatipark. Mr. J.D.B. Biengreber on his new bicycle, while the photographer's sons watch him go by. Photo by Jacob Olie. 1905, Man with bicycle and butter trader 'De Eendracht' at Amstelveld market, faced towards Kerkstraat. Photo by J.L. Scherpenisse. 1906, Rembrandt Parties, decorated bicycles for flower corso in Vondelpark. Photo by ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/amsterdamize/blog/2008/07/16/amsterdamize-classics-1895-1910/ [Cycle Chic: riding a bike in normal clothes, on a normal bike, preferably for commuting purposes] In no particular order: London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, Antwerp, Paris, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Bern, Vienna, Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, Rome, Athens and vicinity. ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/amsterdamize/blog/2008/07/16/european-cycle-chic-round-off/ My last post got me inspired to do some more research. Feeling like a history major again, I quickly opened up the online image library of the Amsterdam City Archive. Back in my college days, all was done by hand for lack of interwebs and/or no online access to anything. ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/amsterdamize/blog/2008/07/16/amsterdamize-classics-part-1-70s-cycle-jive/