No. 21 – Utrecht invests 300 million Euros in cycling infrastructure

The Dutch city of Utrecht, with around 350,000 inhabitants, is one of the most progressive cycling cities in Europe and Frans Jan van Rossem was the main cycling manager there. He had a budget of over 300 million euros and 60 employees at his side. In our episode, van Rossem talks about the sustainable transformation process of the city, about the lighthouse project “bicycle parking garage” at the main train station, about the gross bicycle product of Utrecht, which puts the city’s annual gain in life at 250 million euros and about the great Grand Depart of the Tour de France in 2015 and its positive effects on the region. You will listen to beautiful French and Dutch chansons and electronic tango. As always, we wish you good entertainment and look forward to your feedback.