Lessons from the Dutch Bingo with Nic Laporte
For a few years now I’ve been visiting the Netherlands and have been sharing the design elements and techniques they use to make getting around by bicycle the natural choice. I had the opportunity to share those lessons with Nic Laporte as we crossed paths in Eindhoven and played a game of Lesson from the Dutch (LFTD) Bingo…
Watch the Video
For an hour or two in Eindhoven we played some LFTD Bingo… Watch below to see how many Dutch design elements and bicycle related behaviours we were able to tick off… The sheet is included at the end of this post if you’d like to play along…
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Read LFTD
My LFTD started back in 2015 with a trip to Amsterdam, grew a lot bigger with the Fietspad trip in 2022, and continues to expand with subsequent trips each year since… We have a lot to learn and put into practice in North America if we’re to truly meet our mode share goals for bicycle and micromobility… LFTD begins with some examples of Dutch design elements that we do have in Canada, some I’ve had the pleasure to work on, and then turns to Dutch examples of elements we still need to implement in Canada…
The zine is not for sale, but I often have a few hard copies on hand, and I’ve now provided the digital version here if you want to view on your screen… LFTD v2 is in the works and I’ll update when finished…
Play LFTD Bingo
What is LFTD Bingo? It could almost be considered a checklist (60 items in total) of things to do in your community to make cycling safer, more convenient, and more comfortable for more people… Some things you should avoid… Plus some indicators that cycling is becoming a part of the culture… I would be curious to know how your city scores… If you play along, it would be great if you could tag myself and Nic and maybe add an #LFTDbingo hashtag…