{"id":25135,"date":"2012-01-18T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=25135"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:27:03","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:27:03","slug":"urban-planet-how-the-dutch-got-their-cycle-paths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/01\/18\/urban-planet-how-the-dutch-got-their-cycle-paths\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: How the Dutch Got Their Cycle Paths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XuBdf9jYj7o\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25153\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Today, World Wide Wednesday becomes Urban Planet (please no <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban-planet.com\/LanguageSelection.cfm\">jokes<\/a>!), a daily roundup of\u00a0\u00a0blogs 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><em><\/em>\u2022 The Netherlands has the world&#8217;s largest number of cyclists. But this low-lying country wasn&#8217;t always a two-wheel paradise. This video, posted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XuBdf9jYj7o\">markeniel<\/a>, documents the country&#8217;s tumultous cycling history: a focus on car travel, the proliferation of surface parking lots, protests, the oil crisis, and the advent of pro-cycling policies.<\/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>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? 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