{"id":12051,"date":"2012-08-24T13:50:02","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T16:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingatlantic.ca\/?p=12051"},"modified":"2013-01-21T04:57:22","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T08:57:22","slug":"urban-planet-floating-cycling-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2012\/08\/24\/urban-planet-floating-cycling-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Floating Cycling Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/08\/24\/urban-planet-floating-cycling-infrastructure\/hovenring2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33059\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"hovenring2\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/hovenring2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/01\/18\/urban-planet-how-the-dutch-got-their-cycle-paths\/feature-urban-planet\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Another cycling innovation courtesy of the Dutch for you. This rural roundabout is the entrance to Eindhoven. While the original roundabout design had bike paths and traffic lights, the Dutch deemed it not quite safe enough. Thus, in early 2012, construction began on the floating bicycle roundabout &#8211; a suspended piece of cycling infrastructure that completely separates bikes from cars. (Don&#8217;t be alarmed by the cars on the cycling path &#8211; this photo was taken during construction). (<a href=\"http:\/\/bicycledutch.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/23\/spectacular-new-floating-cycle-roundabout\/\">Bicycle Dutch<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Image from <a href=\"http:\/\/bicycledutch.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/23\/spectacular-new-floating-cycle-roundabout\/\">Bicycle Dutch<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to <a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\">urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. 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