Friday Video: Ride The Best Bike Tunnel In the World
Take a break from U.S. transportation news in one of Norway's most iconic biking hot spots.
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12:02 AM EDT on March 21, 2025
It has, once again, been a brutal week on the U.S. transportation beat. So to recharge, let’s take a break from thinking about the Trump administration’s war on transit and sustainable transport with a soothing trip through one of the longest and best car-free tunnels in the world.
Not Just Bikes breaks down how the Norwegian city of Bergen reclaimed an underused space to create a stress-free commute that doubles as a museum for public art, a popular underground park, and perhaps the single best place on planet to teach a kid to ride a bike. And then, he explores how this project integrates with the rest of the city’s (excellent) transit system, and how it stacks up with the North American approach.
This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.
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