http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Meanwhile in Belgium en Mon, 18 May 2026 23:00:19 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11564#post-131653 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:35:33 +0000 chdot 131653@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Belgium is a country that is all about its regions. Flanders, the northern Dutch-speaking region has a strong everyday cycling culture inspired by the bordering Netherlands. Wallonia, the southern, French-speaking part, has traditionally been more industrial, a lot hillier, and therefore less cycling- and more car-friendly – or at least, that’s what one would assume. And then there is Brussels, the capital, one of Europe’s most congested cities.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.ecf.com/news/the-world-french-speaking-belgians-like-where-cycling-is-safer-and-cars-are-slower" rel="nofollow">http://www.ecf.com/news/the-world-french-speaking-belgians-like-where-cycling-is-safer-and-cars-are-slower</a> </p>