Good Cycling Facility of the Week: 23rd February 2017

This week's Good Facility is a Cycle Street (or Fietsstraat) on the outskirts of 's-Gravenzande in the Netherlands.

This is a residential road designated as a Fietstraat. The crucial detail is that this is not a through route for motor traffic. The road has been 'filtered' by means of a bollard half-way along it, meaning that while it forms a useful connection for people walking and cycling, the only motor traffic on this street will be residents and drivers accessing properties. 

The surface of the road is the customary red asphalt, used to indicate cycling infrastructure in the Netherlands, with an 'overrun' area at the sides - not designed to be driven on, but to allow overtaking.

The final detail is the street lighting, regular and even, to ensure good social safety, at all times of the day.