Editing Utrecht (section)

===Cycling===
Like most Dutch cities, Utrecht has an extensive network of [[Bicycle path|cycle paths]], making cycling safe and popular. 51% of journeys within the city are by bicycle, more than any other mode of transport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=Mark |date=2017-10-26 |title=Netherlands further builds on cycling's modal share, hitting 51% in Utrecht |url=https://cyclingindustry.news/netherlands-further-builds-on-cyclings-modal-share-hitting-51-in-utrecht/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Cycling Industry News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Waterstaat |first=Ministerie van Infrastructuur en |date=2017-10-30 |title=Mobiliteitsbeeld en Kerncijfers Mobiliteit - Kennisinstituut voor Mobiliteitsbeleid |url=https://www.kimnet.nl/mobiliteitsbeeld#personenvervoer-article12 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.kimnet.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref> (Cars, for example, account for 30% of trips).{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} Bicycles are used by young and old people, and by individuals and families. They are mostly traditional, upright, steel-framed bicycles, with few gears. There are also bucket bikes for carrying cargo such as groceries or small children. Thanks in part to the access provided by bicycles, 100% of the population lives in a [[15-minute city]] and more than 90% can get to the major destination types within 10 minutes.<ref>{{cite journal |title=A composite X-minute city cycling accessibility metric and its role in assessing spatial and socioeconomic inequalities – A case study in Utrecht, the Netherlands |journal=Journal of Urban Mobility |date=December 2023 |doi=10.1016/j.urbmob.2022.100043 |last1=Knap |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Ulak |first2=Mehmet Baran |last3=Geurs |first3=Karst T. |last4=Mulders |first4=Alex |last5=Van Der Drift |first5=Sander |volume=3 |page=100043 |s2cid=255256096 |doi-access=free }}</ref> 

In 2014, the city council decided to build the world's largest [[bicycle parking station]], near the [[Utrecht Centraal railway station|Central Railway Station]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/04/utrecht_to_build_worlds_bigges |title=Utrecht to build world's biggest bike park – for 12,500 bikes – DutchNews.nl |work=DutchNews.nl |date=27 April 2014 |access-date=29 March 2015 |archive-date=29 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329220826/http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/04/utrecht_to_build_worlds_bigges |url-status=live }}</ref> This three-floor construction cost over €30&nbsp;million and can hold 12,500 bicycles. The bicycle parking station was built in stages, with the first part opening in August 2017, and the final section (after some delay) being opened on 19 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2019/08/20/finally-fully-open-utrechts-huge-bicycle-parking-garage/ |title=Finally fully open: Utrecht's huge bicycle parking garage |work=Bicycle Dutch |date=20 August 2019 |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206092552/https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2019/08/20/finally-fully-open-utrechts-huge-bicycle-parking-garage/ |url-status=live }}</ref>