Cycling in Amsterdam & Noord-Holland

Amsterdam is the city that the rest of the world is trying to replicate when it builds cycling infrastructure. Approximately 900,000 people in a metropolitan area of 1.1 million ride bikes daily — not because of some progressive policy experiment, but because the cycling network has been comprehensively built to make it the fastest, most convenient, and most enjoyable way to move. Separated cycle paths on every major route, traffic signals calibrated to prioritise cyclists, a cultural expectation that drivers defer to bikes — the Amsterdam cycling experience is simply unlike anything in a country where cycling is treated as a transport afterthought.