Video: Groningen - The World’s Cycling City

A video about Groningen, a Dutch city with a population of 190,000 and a bike mode share of 50 percent, where cycling is easier and more natural than any other city in the world. The sheer number of people riding at any one time will astound you, as will the absence of automobiles in the city center, where cars seem extinct. It is remarkable just how quiet the city is.

Links:
> Streetfilms: Groningen - The World’s Cycling City
> A view from the cycle path: Excellent video from Streetfilms in Groningen plus more information about the city

Video: Abundant Access (Jarrett Walker)

Jarrett Walker, who authors the blog Human Transit, explains his concept of "abundant access" - designing cities so that "as many people as possible are able to reach as many destinations as possible as quickly as possible so they have as many real choices as possible and are therefore truly free.”

Links:
> Vimeo: Jarrett Walker Presentation "Abundant Access"
> Human Transit: "Abundant access": a map of a community's transit choices, and a possible goal of transit

Related BetterByBicycle Posts:
> See the access and urban freedom category.

Video: Why buses represent democracy in action (Enrique Peñalosa)

A TED talk on how Bogota was transformed with infrastructure for buses, cycling and pedestrians and the huge opportunity for emerging cities to take this path.

Links:
> TED: Enrique Peñalosa: Why buses represent democracy in action
> Big Think: Enrique Peñalosa videos
> Project for Public Spaces: Enrique Peñalosa

Video: Bicycle Culture by Design: Mikael Colville-Andersen at TEDxZurich

"The focus on re-establishing more liveable cities continues unabated. The primary problem however is that 85 years of traffic engineering revolving around the car has failed miserably. It's time for modern thinking. Design can help. Historically, streets were human spaces. Let's design our cities like we design toasters or smartphones, following the desire lines of our citizens. Using basic design principles instead of engineering is the surest route to developing thriving, human cities."

Link: Bicycle Culture by Design: Mikael Colville-Andersen at TEDx Zurich

Video: Bicycling For Life: Mark Martin at TEDxLSU

Cycling enthusiast Mark Martin argues for enhanced understanding of the multiple ways bicycling can generate positive change in our world.

Link: Bicycling For Life: Mark Martin at TEDxLSU