Fast bicycle connection Enschede (Eastern Netherlands)
The F35 is a fast, safe and non-stop bicycle connection of 62 kilometers in Eastern Netherlands. For the past ten years, we helped the county of Overijssel with this innovative and awardwinning project.
About the F35
The F35 is a fast, safe, and non-stop bicycle connection of 62 kilometers, which runs from Nijverdal to the German border with side branches from Almelo to Vriezenveen and from Enschede to Oldenzaal. This bicycle highway runs roughly parallel to the A35 highway. The width of 4 meters, few intersections, and the good quality asphalt make the F35 a high-quality, fast, and unique bicycle path for the Netherlands.
The F35 serves multiple purposes: reduction of traffic jams, carbon dioxide and noise, connecting cities and all kinds of neighborhoods, fewer road casualties and healtier people. In 2019 it won the price ‘Best cycle highway in the Netherlands (ANWB).
From masterplan to realisation
Because of our long-term involvement, we have been involved in both planning, securing grants and realising the cycle highway. We then also conducted research into usage: which turned out to have increased enormously since the F35 was commissioned.
Client: County of Overijssel
Year: 2009 - now
Involved advisors
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Richard ter Avest
urban mobility consultant
