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DESCRIPTION:<p>Once known as the “Kingdom of Bicycles”, China largely abandoned cycling in the 1990s, handing their streets over to the car in the name of economic prosperity. But in recent years, policymakers have done a stunning reversal, reallocating vast amounts of space in the name of urban vitality and liveability. Furthermore, this development has been directly influenced by best practice established in the Netherlands, including the famous CROW Design Manual for Bicycle Traffic. In the decade since Dutch consultants authored their 2015 bicycle strategy, Beijing has built a staggering 3,200-kilometres of dedicated bike routes, with over 200-kilometres of infrastructure being delivered each year. That impressive network is complemented by the availability of one million shared bicycles, which seamlessly combine cycling and public transport on a scale that rivals Amsterdam or Utrecht. Beijing has even adopted the idea of the Dutch “fietsstraat” (cycling street), where cyclists are treated as the main users and drivers as guests. An impressive new cycling highway designed by Dutch consultants also recently opened in the newly built district of Tongzhou. The 2.7-kilometre project was inspired by the Beijing Mayor’s travels to The Hague, and a directive from him that the neighbourhood should feature a world-class cycling infrastructure project like the regional doorfiets (“non-stop cycling”) routes found across the Netherlands. Designed using principles out of the CROW Manual, this spectacular international collaboration should be seen as a clear sign Chinese policymakers now see the humble bicycle not as something to aspire from, but something to aspire to.</p>
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SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en_us:Bridging Bicycle Kingdoms: Dutch-Sino Collaboration in China’s Cycling Resurgence
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