Low-carbon transportation with Dutch characteristics: train + bicycle
URBANCHINA .ORG   Nov 19.2018

Introduction

The most common way of transportation for Dutch people is by train and bicycle. Generally, companies will reimburse their employees for their train expenses, but they will not reimburse other public transportation expenses. The reason is that within a city's scale, employees can reach their destination by bike. If you work in the same city, you can ride a bike to work. If you don't work in the same city, you can ride a bicycle from your home to the train station, then take the train to another city, and finally cycle to your destination.
Low-carbon transportation with Dutch characteristics: train + bicycle

Reason to Be Selected

The mode of transporting by train and bicycle makes the urban boundaries no longer important. Different sizes of sites on the train lines become the new development center as convenient traffic attracts people to live and work nearby and then attracts developers to develop new project here. This kind of development are more easily to succeed and will not lead to a waste of investment.

Highlights:

The perfect train system and convenient bicycle system constitute the unique way of low-carbon transport. Railway station can connect to other public transportation systems, such as buses, trains, subways. The bicycle basically can reach any corner of the city and consequently low carbon concept can be practiced at a relatively low cost but the most widely way.

Details

The train system in Holland is similar to the rail transit system in China's big cities, but its whole system is better. What’s more, there are different levels of train, including: 

1) European high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris, passing through Rotterdam;

2) Dutch national high-speed train, connecting Amsterdam, Schiphol airport, Rotterdam and breda;

3) intercity trains, which are slower than high-speed trains, are mainly connected to city-level railway stations;

4) slow trains stop at small stations along the way.

5) small regional trains. Train systems of different speeds and levels offer a wide range of options, allowing people to travel by trains at any time during the day as long as the departure and destination stations are the same with the station written on the tickets. Besides ordinary train tickets, there are also day, weekend and family tickets. 

In Holland, if the sign of bicycle is drew on the door, bicycle passengers can get on the bus and take their bike to the trains and subway that provide ample parking space. Generally the bicycle needs a ticket but folding bike can be free to be carried. Therefore, many people can directly take their bike to commute or travel. People are often seen pushing bicycles of all sizes when taking trains in Holland and the convenient streamline system allows bicycles to reach all corners.

Conclusions

The mode of transporting by train and bicycle weaken the importance of city boundary, make stations far away from downtown can attract many development projects by convenient traffic as well, which makes both the goals of development and low carbon are implemented at the same time.

 

FULL STORY:

Low-carbon transportation with Dutch characteristics: train + bicycle

Published on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 
TOPICS | Amsterdam | Intelligent | Facility

Reference:

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