A short BicycleDutch video on how the Netherlands got its cycling infrastructure, including the 1970s protests and the shift away from car-centric planning. The channel later published an updated version.

Why Hacker News readers recommend it: HN uses it as the standard short answer to whether car-dominated cities can become bike-friendly, since the Dutch had to fight for it.

“There is a great video about the protest movement and the transformation of dutch infrastructure here”

View the original HN discussion

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