VELO CITY LEIPZIG

Like previous years, we will be present at Velo City again this year!

Folkersma Routing and Sign will be part of the Dutch Cycling Pavilion together with many other cycling professionals during this week.

Velo City takes place from Tuesday 9 May to Friday 12 May 2023 at Congress Center Leipzig (CCL). We are looking forward to an inspiring week!

THE CYCLING JUNCTION NETWORK IN BRUSSELS IS A FACT!

In the past few months we installed the cycling junction network in the Brussels Capital Region. The blind spot in the Belgian cycling junction network is eliminated by adding 220 kilometer of cycling routes and 65 junctions throughout Brussels. From now on cyclists can cycle throughout the whole city and discover it’s uniqueness.

After finalizing the network a group of enthusiastic volunteers carried out an inspection on all the new signs.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE CYCLE JUNCTION NETWORK IN DENMARK

Dansk Kyst- og Naturturisme (Danish Coastal and Nature Tourism Agency) aims to make cycle tourism more attractive in Denmark.

It should become easier for Danish people and tourists to get on a bicycle and discover the beautiful Danish landscape. For this reason, a bicycle route network will be developed in which attractive, safe and accessible bicycle routes are connected with Points of Interest.

Together with Mobycon, ONDRAF/NIRAS and Cyklistforbundet (Danish Cycling Federation), we will realise a cycling network in three pilot areas, after which hopefully the rest of Denmark will follow and a nationwide network will emerge.

EXPANSION OF TOP NETWORK FRIESLAND

By order of the Marrekrite Recreation Board, we have added two new TOPs (Tourist Transfer Points) to the growing network of these locations.

In early March, the locations in Firdgum and Harlingen were festively unveiled. At both locations you can start the nicest walking or cycling route to discover the beautiful surroundings. How about the Zeedijkenroute on the pedals or the walking route Lokroep van het Wad from Firdgum?

The TOP in Harlingen can be found at the car park on the Westerzeedijk in Harlingen. The TOP in Firdgum is situated at the Yeb Hettingamuseum at the Camstrawei.

MANAGEMENT OF ROUTE NETWORKS IN SOUTH-HOLLAND

Cycling and walking network

For some time, we have been managing and maintaining the cycling and rambling network in the province of Zuid-Holland. This concerns approximately 2700 km of the cycling network and another 4000 km where walking networks are concerned.

We like to carry out the maintenance rounds as efficiently as possible and thus have a minimal impact on the environment. We achieve this because we can ride the routes with our RAW Bike, which creates no CO2 emissions.

OPTIMISATION OF THE ARNHEM-NIJMEGEN CYCLING NETWORK

During the past few months, we have realised various route changes within the Arnhem Nijmegen cycling junction network. In this beautiful area, beautiful paths have been added to the network and here and there paths have been adjusted and removed. All information panels have been given a new layout and are all being replaced. Each information panel is unique and tells something interesting about the area, for example about the history or the nature.

BAMBOO BIKE PEDAL QUEIMADOS

Cycling for the future

Queimados, near Rio de Janeiro, was in 2018 the city with the highest crime rate in Brazil. The Pedal Queimados foundation started the project Cycling for the future. Within this project bamboo bikes are made by the community with the aim to create new jobs, sell bicycles and have a role in society. Folkersma recently bought a bamboo bicycle to support the project in Brazil. It has arrived in the Netherlands and has a nice spot in the office.