On Friday, we took a break from the class and Delft/Rijiwijk to visit Amsterdam, the City of Bikes. I’d never been to Amsterdam, but I’ve been reading about it for years (I’d highly recommended the history of Amsterdam by Russell Shorto if you’re interested). It fully lived up to my expectations. There were cyclists crowding the […]

On Thursday, we were extremely lucky to receive a talk from Jan Nederveen from Gemeente Delft (Town of Delft). He spoke to us about some of the challenges an old historic city like Delft has as it tries to expand its cycling path. As in larger cities, the introduction of the motor vehicle threatened traditional patterns […]

Day two started with another introductory lecture and a more in-depth lecture on the history and design of Dutch city design as it evolved with cycling. The introductory lecture was given by Peter from TU Delft and was a basic breakdown of transportation in de Nederlands. It largely reinforced what we had read in our […]