Bergen is a city on the West coast fjords of Norway, surrounded by mountains. And they just built the best bicycle tunnel in the world.
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References & Further Reading
See Inside the World’s Longest Purpose-Built Cycling Tunnel
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-longest-purpose-built-cycling-tunnel-just-opened-in-norway-180982029/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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Bergen Historical Photos:
Opphaver: Øivind H. Berger, Fotoregistrering av Bergen. Ø.H. Berger. Rettighetsforvalter: Bergen Byarkiv. Delingslisens: cc by. Originalbilde: digitalarkivet.no (https://nye.digitalarkivet.no:/source/279931/photo/66acd182-97eb-4f2e-9d38-df7492f01f25).
Opphaver: Ukjent, Bergen kommune. Reguleringsvesenet. Rettighetsforvalter: Bergen Byarkiv. Delingslisens: cc by. Originalbilde: digitalarkivet.no (https://nye.digitalarkivet.no:/source/280137/photo/95295f63-aa33-4122-9e5f-c4bee0515342).
Author : Øivind H. Berger, Photo registration of Bergen. Ø.H. Berger . Rights manager : Bergen City Archives . Sharing license: cc by ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) . Original image: digitalarkivet.no ( https://nye.digitalarkivet.no:/search/photo ) .
Opphaver: Ukjent, Bergen kommune. Reguleringsvesenet. Rettighetsforvalter: Bergen Byarkiv. Delingslisens: cc by. Originalbilde: digitalarkivet.no (https://nye.digitalarkivet.no:/source/280154/photo/27ae5f1d-8bab-4034-a6da-ad353694911c).
Opphaver: Knud Knudsen, Schou, Einar Oscar, arkitekt. Rettighetsforvalter: Bergen Byarkiv. Delingslisens: cc by. Originalbilde: digitalarkivet.no (https://nye.digitalarkivet.no:/source/280012/photo/a17749f1-f7e0-40ec-af21-0cec61d9481e).
Opphaver: Bergen kommune. Havneingeniøren, . Rettighetsforvalter: Bergen Byarkiv. Delingslisens: cc by. Originalbilde: digitalarkivet.no (https://nye.digitalarkivet.no:/source/280132/photo/d3493f95-3b09-4107-91fa-93d1318f3c1f).
Heritage Impact Assessment of the planned Bybanen Light-Rail Extension on the World Heritage Property Bryggen / Bergen
https://www.michaelkloos.de/en/projects/heritage-impact-assessments/bybanen-light-rail-extension-bryggen/
Bybanestriden fortsetter etter ny rapport
https://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/i/X8gBRg/naa-kommer-rapporten-som-kan-avgjoere-striden-om-bryggen
The overwhelming majority of this video was filmed on location by Not Just Bikes, though a few scenes use stock footage from Getty Images
No generative AI or AI voices were used in the making of this video
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:51 How the tunnel came to be
2:00 "Architectural psychologist" is a thing?!
2:33 Season-themed rest stops & safety features
4:02 Lots of thoughtful elements all come together
6:04 The centre is the best part
6:45 This tunnel is popular!
7:52 Sorry Yanks, but the Snoqualmie tunnel doesn't count
9:03 Surrounding bicycle infrastructure
9:55 Acoustic bikes & bikeshare
11:14 The LRT line that made this possible
13:35 Before you start making excuses about oil ...
15:01 Buses in Bergen
15:57 The insane parking garage
16:30 Trains in Bergen
17:32 The original LRT line
18:22 Damage done by car-centric development
19:24 Future LRT plans and "historic preservation"
21:51 Designing for humans makes cities feel alive
22:37 Historic streets
23:24 The funicular and terrible weather
24:20 Concluding thoughts
25:05 How to support this channel (Nebula)