New app to help cyclists navigate Brussels
The Brussels region’s government is working with cyclist organisations to develop an app illustrating the fastest and safest routes between two points
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A network of cycle routes was first planned in 1993, but fewer than half of the routes have been completed. The routes are intended to allow cyclists to take the quietest, safest and fastest routes between key locations.
Last year, the Cyclehack in Brussels project saw cycling organisations mapping the difficulties with cycling in the city and proposing improvements. “I’m a fervent cyclist, but I also didn’t use the routes, even though they’re often the best options,” said Eric Gijssen of Bike Brussels Better. “Brussels cyclists often have their own fixed routes between work and home, and they often include some serious climbs and descents.”
Smet now plans to ask volunteers from groups such as Fietsersbond to adopt sections of the route network and report back any dangerous situations or lack of signage.
Photo courtesy Brussels-Capital Region
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