Thats why, this week, the Netherlands national governmentannounceda 780 million investment in cycling infrastructure.
Combined with existing municipal and provincial commitments, it brings the total investment to 1.1 billion by 2030.
This country has cycling in its veins.
Meaningful last-mile solutions
The investment commits to morecycleroutes, especially in regional areas.
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We opt not only for investments in the Randstad, they said, but also across the entire country.
Moves like this have wide knock-on effects.
Tom Schiller, co-founder ofMokumonotold me that theres nothing but smiles over here.
Tanguy Goretti co-founder of ebike brandCowboy shares similar sentiments.
And thats the key: investment in cycling sends positive ripples across the whole of Dutch society.
Whats disheartening is how few other countries seem to be taking this same route.
Story byCate Lawrence
Cate Lawrence is an Australian tech journo living in Berlin.
