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Cycling tunnel
A cycling tunnel or bicycle tunnel is a tunnel designed specifically for cyclists, and can be an essential part of cycling infrastructure. Due to speed differences, cyclists should be separated from faster-moving traffic such as motor vehicles, and sometimes also from slower moving traffic such as pedestrians. To make users feel safe, tunnels should also have an open design and good lighting. It can also be beneficial to have an artificial horizon by designing one-third of the tunnel situated above ground level, and natural lighting at the ends of the tunnel. Some tunnels are also ornamented with street art.
Instead of cycling tunnels, cyclists must sometimes use shared-use tunnels with pedestrians and/or motor vehicles, which can cause conflicts or safety issues between different traffic groups. For example, the Greenwich foot tunnel is a pedestrian tunnel in East London with "No cycling allowed". Having dedicated cycling tunnels (like the Tyne cyclist tunnel in Tyne and Wear, North East England, which has a parallel pedestrian tunnel to separate traffic) follows the principle of segregating the different traffic groups (such as pedestrians and motor vehicles) from cyclists.
The longest bicycle tunnel in the world is the Fyllingsdalstunellen, it, which is located in Bergen, Norway. It is 2,9 kilometer long and has been open since April 15th, 2023.
Historically, bicycle tunnels have mostly been used in densely populated areas or areas with mountainous terrain, which otherwise prevent safe bicycle access.
Opened in 1942, the Maastunnel (1070 m) in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is an important tunnel of Rotterdam's road network connecting the banks of the Nieuwe Maas, with two tunnel tubes for the passing of about 75,000 motor vehicles daily, one tube for pedestrians, as well as a separate tube for cyclists.
The Kennedytunnel (690 m), built in 1969, is an important tunnel under the Scheldt river south of Antwerp in Belgium, with four separate tubes: Two for road traffic, one for cyclists, and one for trains. The bicycle tube is 4 meters (13 ft) wide, and pedestrians are allowed.
The tunnel de l'Étoile (380 m) in Paris is a former road tunnel that was repurposed as a bicycle tunnel in 2020. It links the avenue des Champs-Élysées to the avenue de la Grande Armée, passing underneath the place Charles de Gaulle and the Arc de Triomphe.
In 2018, the Kerem Tunnel (2100 m) in southwest Jerusalem became Israel's first cycling tunnel, based on a tunnel originally built in the 1990s. It is part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycling route, connecting the path between the valley of Rephaim and the valley of Motza.
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Cycling tunnel
A cycling tunnel or bicycle tunnel is a tunnel designed specifically for cyclists, and can be an essential part of cycling infrastructure. Due to speed differences, cyclists should be separated from faster-moving traffic such as motor vehicles, and sometimes also from slower moving traffic such as pedestrians. To make users feel safe, tunnels should also have an open design and good lighting. It can also be beneficial to have an artificial horizon by designing one-third of the tunnel situated above ground level, and natural lighting at the ends of the tunnel. Some tunnels are also ornamented with street art.
Instead of cycling tunnels, cyclists must sometimes use shared-use tunnels with pedestrians and/or motor vehicles, which can cause conflicts or safety issues between different traffic groups. For example, the Greenwich foot tunnel is a pedestrian tunnel in East London with "No cycling allowed". Having dedicated cycling tunnels (like the Tyne cyclist tunnel in Tyne and Wear, North East England, which has a parallel pedestrian tunnel to separate traffic) follows the principle of segregating the different traffic groups (such as pedestrians and motor vehicles) from cyclists.
The longest bicycle tunnel in the world is the Fyllingsdalstunellen, it, which is located in Bergen, Norway. It is 2,9 kilometer long and has been open since April 15th, 2023.
Historically, bicycle tunnels have mostly been used in densely populated areas or areas with mountainous terrain, which otherwise prevent safe bicycle access.
Opened in 1942, the Maastunnel (1070 m) in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is an important tunnel of Rotterdam's road network connecting the banks of the Nieuwe Maas, with two tunnel tubes for the passing of about 75,000 motor vehicles daily, one tube for pedestrians, as well as a separate tube for cyclists.
The Kennedytunnel (690 m), built in 1969, is an important tunnel under the Scheldt river south of Antwerp in Belgium, with four separate tubes: Two for road traffic, one for cyclists, and one for trains. The bicycle tube is 4 meters (13 ft) wide, and pedestrians are allowed.
The tunnel de l'Étoile (380 m) in Paris is a former road tunnel that was repurposed as a bicycle tunnel in 2020. It links the avenue des Champs-Élysées to the avenue de la Grande Armée, passing underneath the place Charles de Gaulle and the Arc de Triomphe.
In 2018, the Kerem Tunnel (2100 m) in southwest Jerusalem became Israel's first cycling tunnel, based on a tunnel originally built in the 1990s. It is part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycling route, connecting the path between the valley of Rephaim and the valley of Motza.
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