Hackney Cyclist

@hackneycyclist.bsky.social

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Hackney-based. Advocating for cycling that’s as safe, convenient, and comfortable as it is in the Netherlands. I share my own media of Dutch street life, hoping to inspire more liveable communities everywhere.

Top image shows South Bank in 1875 with County Hall and the house of Parliament in the background. In the foreground is a large car park. Today, the London Eye can be seen in the background, with a park replacing the car park
Fridge magnets from many Dutch cities
View from the ferry departing Hoek Van Holland
Shopping trolley that is a child's car toy they can sit in with shopping placed on top and behind
A serving of bitterballen
Delft in 2015, with a cycle at through a construction site
Sign in Dutch reads In this area, a maximum continuous parking period of 6 weeks applies.
Image from drag in Amsterdam exhibition
A Workcycles bike with a war on cars sticker on the front crate
Public drinking water tap in Amsterdam
A woman cycles carrying flowers
Bike lane at the back of Amsterdam Centraal station
Bike parked up and overtaken by flowers and greenery
Dusk in Utrecht
free bike bag for anyone cycling to the theme park 7 or more times per year
Sign on the bike lane saying "hand" approaching a roundabout
Historic water tap dated 1864
Traffic light system showing red for cars and mopeds and green for bicycles
A large portion of kibbeling
Grass block paving used for car parking spaces
Large tower
A flag at half mast outside a school
Bitterballen
A range of football balls, flags and toys above a fridge in a supermarket
Bike cleaner on a cycle route
Wide cycle lanes taking up the majority of the road space
A Dutch Hill
Two chocolate vla and two rolls
A sandy beach
Check in at Harwich International port
Fish and chips
Teenager cycle home from school on CS2 through a floating bus stop