Dutch Cycling Embassy
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The Dutch Cycling Embassy is a public-private bicycle embassy based in the Netherlands established to promote cycling abroad.[1][2][3][4]
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| Formation | 2011 |
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| Headquarters | Netherlands |
Key people | Skadi Tirpak (managing director) |
The organization is funded by the Government of The Netherlands, and organizes workshops and tours to support adopting Dutch designs for streets, including bike lanes and intersections.[2][5][6]
Background
Prior to the oil shocks of the 1970s, cities in the Netherlands were predominantly car-centric.[7] Following the death of a child after a car accident, the Stop the Child Murder (Dutch: Stop de kindermoord) campaign led to the expansion of cycling infrastructure nationwide.[7][8]
The Dutch Cycling Embassy was founded in 2011 in response to increase demand for Netherlands-style cycling infrastructure internationally.[9][10]
