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3.2 The route designs
3.2.1 TILBURG
Figure 3.1: Tilburg is located in the southern part of the
Netherlands.
Tilburg is a city in the south of the Netherlands. After
the industrial revolution it became a centre for textile industries,
and because of the increase of the population
Tilburg absorbed the adjacent villages. Thus Tilburg is
an agglomeration rahter than a mono centric city. In the
1960’s and 1970’s the textile industry lost its prominent
position and many industrial sites were redeveloped. At
that time Tilburg had a population of about 150.000 inhabitants.
(In 2010 this number has increased to 204.000
inhabitants.)
Tilburg is also a university city with an emphasis on social
and economic sciences. Although Tilburg is the sixth city
of the Netherlands, its urban form reflects a rather recent
development of its urban status.
The design
The demonstration bicycle route was designed as one
stretched route connecting the outskirts of the built-up
area in the west and the east with the city centre.
Figure 3.2: Bicyle route in Tilburg.
In the eastbound direction the route was extended to
neighbouring villages Berkel-Enschot and Oisterwijk.
Thus this route has also a rural section. At relevant points
(mainly in the city centre) the project included some (relatively
short) transverse connections to open up the area.
And the connection with the villages in the east looks like
an ongoing alignment to Oisterwijk with two transverse
connections to Berkel-Enschot.
Figure 3.3: Main route (above) and transverse connections (below) inside the city of Tilburg.
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