The War Against Oil

After three weeks in the Netherlands, I am finally figuring out the difference between fietsing and cycling. In my life...

American fietsers like me are usually pointed toward Rotterdam, rather than a city like Utrecht or Amsterdam, for a very...

I came to the Netherlands for two reasons. One was to study the Dutch bicycling infrastructure and understand why it...

Before leaving for the Netherlands, I promised to share mistakes with you. I’ve made plenty. The biggest one may be...

There’s a familiar metallic roar disturbing the peace of the Netherland’s bike paths. It’s the sound of gas-powered motorcycles. They’re...

I rode a Swapfiets bike from Maarssen to a meeting in Amsterdam yesterday, as an experiment. The result was not...

I came to the Netherlands to gather material for a book on e-transport. The book is changing as I write...

This should be obvious to everyone. But for those car heads in the back, it needs to be said again...

I took one last spin through my hometown this weekend, before my coming trip to the Netherlands. I learned a...

As the number of people with e-bikes continues to rise, and as more people use them as transportation rather than...