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Challenges avoided:
● Housing did not impose a challenge for a bicycle highway to be
realized here because developers intentionally kept green space for
recreational use when housing was built
● The bike highway is not interrupted by the A20 overpass because the
canal forces any intersection to be raised
● The A20 has a two-way cycle track; stairs with a bike ramp are
present and connect the bike highway to the A20 overpass
7: Spaanse Bridge to Overschie
Characteristics:
● Paved red asphalt; striped with white dashed lines; 75” wide
● Lights maintain safe biking
● Enclosed; the green barrier west of the bike highway
creates a sound barrier and separates cyclists from the
community
● Stairs and bike ramp connect the Spaanse Bridge to the
bike highway
Challenges conquered:
● Residents wanted privacy; green barrier built
● Connects to a residential area; red brick speed bump added
to slow down mopeds when entering Overschie – speed
bumps are very rare on bike paths in the NL
8: Old Delfshaven Road, Overschie
Characteristics:
● Residential; patios set up on the canal
● 119“ wide; red brick; no striping
● 15 km/h speed limit
Challenges conquered:
2015
● Google street view in 2015 shows no speed limit
● Today, speed limit signs of 15km/h and home
zone signs are posted when entering the
residential area
● Bollards present in 2015 when entering Old
Delfshaven Road from the Spaanse Bridge
have also been remove 2018 2018
Limiting Traffic
Strategies
Why?
● Motorized traffic would be unconducive for long-distance cycling
Between the canal road and the nearby highway at the Rotterdam/Hague Airport
● No easy connection directs cars away from the bike highway