Today's parcel run. I again had lots of odd shaped parcels so took them in a trailer.
And this time the photo is from the edge of Assen's city centre. The street from here on has restricted access. It's a pedestrian area where cycling is permitted, but we are supposed to look out for pedestrians.
No cars.
Deliveries to shops can be only made in the morning.
@hembrow I see you have politicians where you live as well. (pictogram of someone shoveling bullshit :-) No neighbourhood is fixed until that problem is resolved :-)
@hembrow I live in NE FL USA. I wish we could make the transformation. Our transportation improvements are small and incremental. It will take decades to reach what you have. I don't have decades to wait. 😐
@lloydlemons It's unfortunately like that in many places, but in the Netherlands it didn't take decades. It actually only took about seven - eight years to make most of the important transformations.
The same thing could happen anywhere, with sufficient public support and sufficient political will, but most places just don't seem able to begin.
That includes the UK where I used to live, and that's why I moved here.
I wrote about how long these things take here: https://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2013/03/what-do-we-want-gradual-change-when-do.html
@ShanonRose I try as hard as I can to avoid using motorized vehicles at all and as I only have bikes all my trips for every purpose are by bike, unless I walk.
It's my business, so that's company policy as well ;-) #bancars
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