Dom Cycling
@domcycling.com
Posting about urbanism and cycling in Manchester, UK and beyond. See my blog https://domcycling.com for more of this from the UK, Europe and especially the Netherlands. I take a lot of photos.
Watch out, here comes the flag shagger express
December 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Watch out, here comes the flag shagger express
Join me on a loop ride around Vlietland, from the latest #Netherlands25 post
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December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Join me on a loop ride around Vlietland, from the latest #Netherlands25 post
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Update on the work to repair the Bridgewater Canal in Bollington, following the breach. I'm actually pleasantly surprised how much it's progressing, with work due to complete by the end of 2026. Surprising for Peel, I expected them to drag their feet.
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Bridgewater Canal Breach Repair Update – December 2025 – The Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal Company has confirmed that the repair programme following the New Year’s Day breach at Little Bollington has now moved into its next phase, with stabilisation works nearing compl...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Update on the work to repair the Bridgewater Canal in Bollington, following the breach. I'm actually pleasantly surprised how much it's progressing, with work due to complete by the end of 2026. Surprising for Peel, I expected them to drag their feet.
bridgewatercanal.co.uk/latest-news/...
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Look how much more pleasant the city centre is without all that queuing traffic. Never mind Deansgate, we should be pedestrianising Cross Street, at least when the Christmas Markets are on.
December 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Look how much more pleasant the city centre is without all that queuing traffic. Never mind Deansgate, we should be pedestrianising Cross Street, at least when the Christmas Markets are on.
Really glad we got to see and meet Martin Parr at the recent talk and book signing in October. RIP.
After a fantastic dry week, the rain returns. Still, had a pleasant ride to HOME for an interesting talk and book signing with Martin Parr. Part of the literature festival.
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Really glad we got to see and meet Martin Parr at the recent talk and book signing in October. RIP.
Was in Manchester today and happened to catch the Christmas Parade. This certainly brightened up a rainy Sunday!
December 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Was in Manchester today and happened to catch the Christmas Parade. This certainly brightened up a rainy Sunday!
RIP Martin Parr
Photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
Photographer Martin Parr, whose colourful images captured British life, has died at the age of 73.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
RIP Martin Parr
This is really disappointing. Missed opportunity to create high density transit-oriented development and make a feature of the canal, like Sale Waterside. But we'll end up with single family homes and lots of car parking. Complete lack of ambition from Trafford Council.
Consent nears for £15m Stretford resi - Place North West
Trafford Council is to approve its own plans for 53 houses on the site of a former Royal Mail sorting office off Lacy Street and is also searching for a contractor to deliver the scheme.
www.placenorthwest.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This is really disappointing. Missed opportunity to create high density transit-oriented development and make a feature of the canal, like Sale Waterside. But we'll end up with single family homes and lots of car parking. Complete lack of ambition from Trafford Council.
In the latest #Netherlands25 post, join me on a leisurely ride around Vlietland, a man-made lake in Leidschendam, created from the extraction of sand. As you'd expect, there's fantastic cycling infrastructure around the lake, as well as on the way there and along the nearby Vliet canal. #Bikesky
Netherlands 25: Loop ride around Vlietland
With a bit of time to spare, while everyone was doing their own thing, I had chance for a quick afternoon ride. Being somewhere we’d briefly ridden to in 2022, I fancied exploring the area ar…
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December 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
In the latest #Netherlands25 post, join me on a leisurely ride around Vlietland, a man-made lake in Leidschendam, created from the extraction of sand. As you'd expect, there's fantastic cycling infrastructure around the lake, as well as on the way there and along the nearby Vliet canal. #Bikesky
Fantastic evening doing pottery throwing for the first time at Clay Studio in Stretford town centre. Definitely want to do some more.
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Fantastic evening doing pottery throwing for the first time at Clay Studio in Stretford town centre. Definitely want to do some more.
Coolsingel in Rotterdam giving Utrecht’s Vredenburg a run for its money!
From the latest #Netherlands25 post, Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam 👉 wp.me/p6f6qW-8Hj
From the latest #Netherlands25 post, Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam 👉 wp.me/p6f6qW-8Hj
December 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Coolsingel in Rotterdam giving Utrecht’s Vredenburg a run for its money!
From the latest #Netherlands25 post, Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam 👉 wp.me/p6f6qW-8Hj
From the latest #Netherlands25 post, Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam 👉 wp.me/p6f6qW-8Hj
Known as one of the most car-centric cities in the Netherlands, Rotterdam is actually pretty pleasant to cycle around.
This is especially true on Coolsingel, the main north to south route through the centre, which might one day give Utrecht’s Vredenburg a run for its money.
This is especially true on Coolsingel, the main north to south route through the centre, which might one day give Utrecht’s Vredenburg a run for its money.
Netherlands 25: Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam
Despite staying fairly close by, we’ve only actually been to Rotterdam twice over the years, prior to our 2025 trip. We first went there in 2013, when the kids were small, then three of us re…
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December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Known as one of the most car-centric cities in the Netherlands, Rotterdam is actually pretty pleasant to cycle around.
This is especially true on Coolsingel, the main north to south route through the centre, which might one day give Utrecht’s Vredenburg a run for its money.
This is especially true on Coolsingel, the main north to south route through the centre, which might one day give Utrecht’s Vredenburg a run for its money.
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The Netherlands is investing in better intercity cycling routes, but progress is never uniform. The F58 from Breda to Tilburg shows both the ambition and the unfinished links. I rode the entire 23.5 km and traced the remaining works — new post with details and video.
How complete is the F58? Assessing the Breda–Tilburg Intercity Route
Recently Breda announced, via a short video on Facebook, that the F58 continuous-cycle route to Tilburg had been completed. The video’s title — “Did you know the continuous cycle route from Breda to Tilburg has been finished?” — prompted quite a reaction. “Don’t make me laugh,” wrote one viewer. He also pointed out a stretch of brick pavers in Dorst, to which someone else replied: “They were either out of money or out of asphalt!” Even so, …
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December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Netherlands is investing in better intercity cycling routes, but progress is never uniform. The F58 from Breda to Tilburg shows both the ambition and the unfinished links. I rode the entire 23.5 km and traced the remaining works — new post with details and video.
So glad for this “protected” cycling infrastructure. DPD driver on Chester Rd decided to start driving at me. Roads in GM are like the Wild West and get worse daily.
December 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
So glad for this “protected” cycling infrastructure. DPD driver on Chester Rd decided to start driving at me. Roads in GM are like the Wild West and get worse daily.
Imagine if all kids' school trips were like this!
Riding through Pijnacker in the latest #Netherlands25 post Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam
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Riding through Pijnacker in the latest #Netherlands25 post Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam
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December 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Imagine if all kids' school trips were like this!
Riding through Pijnacker in the latest #Netherlands25 post Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam
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Riding through Pijnacker in the latest #Netherlands25 post Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam
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Riding into Rotterdam along Coolsingel, from latest #Netherlands25 post
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December 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Riding into Rotterdam along Coolsingel, from latest #Netherlands25 post
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Bike parking right next to the supermarket entrance and cycle lane. Not hidden, not second-class, but prioritised. Want more people to shop by bike? Then make it an easy and accessible option. Convenience drives behavior.
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Bike parking right next to the supermarket entrance and cycle lane. Not hidden, not second-class, but prioritised. Want more people to shop by bike? Then make it an easy and accessible option. Convenience drives behavior.
Riding into Rotterdam along Coolsingel, from latest #Netherlands25 post
Read more: Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam
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December 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Riding into Rotterdam along Coolsingel, from latest #Netherlands25 post
Read more: Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam
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In this week's #Netherlands25 post, we head for a day out in Rotterdam, with me riding the 35km each way from Duinrell, while the others took the train. As you'd expect, I got to ride on some pretty fantastic cycling infrastructure, even in a relatively car-centric city like Rotterdam #Bikesky
Netherlands 25: Riding from Duinrell to Rotterdam
Despite staying fairly close by, we’ve only actually been to Rotterdam twice over the years, prior to our 2025 trip. We first went there in 2013, when the kids were small, then three of us re…
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November 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In this week's #Netherlands25 post, we head for a day out in Rotterdam, with me riding the 35km each way from Duinrell, while the others took the train. As you'd expect, I got to ride on some pretty fantastic cycling infrastructure, even in a relatively car-centric city like Rotterdam #Bikesky
More cyclists dismount signs in Salford. Surely there's more than enough space there for people walking and cycling, without dismounting. And technically, that's not a footway.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
More cyclists dismount signs in Salford. Surely there's more than enough space there for people walking and cycling, without dismounting. And technically, that's not a footway.
@walkridesalford.bsky.social
@walkridesalford.bsky.social
Opened this week, Salford showing Manchester how to do decent quality walking and cycling schemes in the city centre. This is a great start for Chapel St with hopefully more to come. Full review with photos and video at the blog. #Bikesky
Walking and cycling improvements on Chapel Street, Salford
After commencing work in April this year, the walking and cycling improvements on Chapel Street have been completed ahead of schedule, at the end of November 2025. The work was originally due to be…
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November 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Opened this week, Salford showing Manchester how to do decent quality walking and cycling schemes in the city centre. This is a great start for Chapel St with hopefully more to come. Full review with photos and video at the blog. #Bikesky
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The day after the UK government announces another extension to the long-running fuel duty freeze, Dutch MPs have voted to increase their fuel duty and divert some of the money to public transport. This is what we should be doing. @jodiegoslingmp.bsky.social
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
Petrol prices set to rise next year as MPs divert funds to buses - DutchNews.nl
Petrol is set to become more expensive from January 1, after MPs backed a proposal to raise excise duties by a narrow majority. The tax on a litre of petrol will increase by 5.6 cents, with diesel up ...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The day after the UK government announces another extension to the long-running fuel duty freeze, Dutch MPs have voted to increase their fuel duty and divert some of the money to public transport. This is what we should be doing. @jodiegoslingmp.bsky.social
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
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She’s on a Mission to Make the World More Bike-Friendly
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Riding the wonderful dune route from Duinrell to the beach at Wassenaarse Slag, from this week's #Netherlands25 post.
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Netherlands 25: Evening ride to the beach at Wassenaarse Slag
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November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Riding the wonderful dune route from Duinrell to the beach at Wassenaarse Slag, from this week's #Netherlands25 post.
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