CHIPS at the the TEN-T days
Posted onLast week CHIPS participated in the TEN-T Days (25-27/04/2018) in the beautiful city of Ljubljana that recently joined our "Cities and Regions for cycling" network. Read More
News
New cycle-friendly accreditation scheme for employers
Posted onNorthern Ireland is piloting a new cycle-friendly accreditation scheme for employers which was launched last week (Thursday 19 April) in Belfast. Read More
London Quietways
Posted onQuietways are a new concept in London, complementary to cycle superhighways. While superhighways often follow the main roads with separated cycle paths to provide the fastest and most direct route, quietways lead through residential streets, making use of ‘filtered permeability’, with only short connecting stretches of dedicated cycle infrastructure where necessary. Read More
Cyclists represented on the summit of the road infrastructure sector
Posted onECF Infrastructure Officer Aleksander Buczyński presented expectations of cyclists and the concept of cycle highways to representatives of road administrations and road industry sector on the international Pavement Preservation and Recycling Summit in Nice. Read More
Cycle friendly traffic calming on the F3 cycle highway
Posted onOn the F3 cycle highway connecting Brussels and Leuven, in the village of Beisem (part of municipality Herent), a section of Lodewijk van Veltem street was reconstructed in 2010-2011. Several traffic calming measures were introduced on the carriageway, while ensuring the continuity of unidirectional cycle paths on both sides of the streets. Read More
Construction works start on a new section of the F212 cycle highway
Posted onConstruction works started on a new section of planned F212 cycle highway, next to the Zellik train station. When completed, F212 will connect the municipality of Asse (32 000 inhabitants) in the province of Flemish Brabant with Brussels. Read More
Evolution of cycle superhighways in London
Posted onIntroducing high-quality fast cycling routes in one of the biggest European cities was a challenging task, but the completed ‘cycle superhighways’ attracted thousands of commuters. On the Blackfriars bridge bicycles constitute 70% of all traffic in a morning peak! Read More
A cycle bridge along a river
Posted onUsually bridges are built across rivers, but there are exceptions. On the F1 cycle highway a 100-metre cycling bridge was built along the river Vrouwvliet and under two railroad bridges. This sounds quite complicated, but in fact it provides an easy way to get to the other side of a primary railroad line. Read More
F1 to connect two biggest Belgian agglomerations
Posted onExtension of the F1 cycle highway towards Brussels is a complex task, requiring cooperation of many actors. We took a look at what is happening on a 4 km stretch near Zemst. The completed, on-going and soon starting investments include two cycling bridges, redistribution of carriageway on a national road, a new safe crossing, construction of new and upgrade of existing cycling paths. Read More
F1 – cycling on a highway along a railroad line
Posted onCycle highway F1 is an example of utilising the potential of rail corridor for high-quality cycling route. Following the railroad line between Antwerp and Mechelen, F1 offers a direct and attractive connection between municipalities along the line. Read More