Delft: Cycle Paths & Water

Monday began very rainy but the group was eventually able to start our bike ride to the last set of transportation stops.

The group crossed the Symbiobrug or Symbio bridge, the winner of a design competition for the way its shape fits into the landscape.

Gonzaga students also saw a few examples of how cycle paths are being designed in the suburbs of Delft. The designs seen consisted of:

• A bike highway, a two-way bike path with a centerline that has lights and runs parallel to a main road but is not right next to it.
• A country road with a single car lane for two-way traffic, flanked on each side by a one-way bike lane going in opposite directions. If two cars happen to approach each other, they can slowly enter the empty bike lanes to get around each other.
• A side street next to the main street for both bike travel and local car access.

In the afternoon, the students gave two short presentations on an introduction to water management. The first (pictured) was on one of the eight Delta works. The second was on one of the core pillars of the Delta Programme: sustainability, solidarity, and flexibility.

Finally, the students heard a lecture from Dr. Kyle Shimabuku, one of the Gonzaga Civil Engineering professors traveling with students, on urban heat islands in preparation for tomorrow’s trip to Amersfoort.

A group of the students ended the day with a group dinner in the community kitchen.