740 #ClimateSolutions #NorwayBergen #Cities #Bikes
"How is a Bike Tunnel this Freak'n Great!?" [27:04 min]
by Not Just Bikes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCedclz03uI
Quote by NJB:
"Mar 16, 2025
Bergen is a city on the West coast fjords of Norway, surrounded by mountains. And they just built the best bicycle tunnel in the world."
Time stamps
0:00 Intro
0:51 How the tunnel came to be
2:00 "Architectural psychologist" is a thing?!
2:33 Season-themed rest stops & safety features
4:02 Lots of thoughtful elements all come together
6:04 The centre is the best part
6:45 This tunnel is popular!
7:52 Sorry Yanks, but the Snoqualmie tunnel doesn't count
9:03 Surrounding bicycle infrastructure
9:55 Acoustic bikes & bikeshare
11:14 The LRT line that made this possible
13:35 Before you start making excuses about oil ...
15:01 Buses in Bergen
15:57 The insane parking garage
16:30 Trains in Bergen
17:32 The original LRT line
18:22 Damage done by car-centric development
19:24 Future LRT plans and "historic preservation"
21:51 Designing for humans makes cities feel alive
22:37 Historic streets
23:24 The funicular and terrible weather
24:20 Concluding thoughts
25:05 How to support this channel (Nebula)
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