The Nether­lands is renowned for its high lev­els of mobil­i­ty and effi­cient trans­porta­tion sys­tems. Infra­struc­ture is every­where in Hol­land. In fact, the entire coun­try can be seen as one big infra­struc­tur­al project.

The Nether­lands have a high­ly devel­oped bike and pub­lic trans­port infra­struc­ture. The bicy­cle is one of the most pop­u­lar modes of trans­porta­tion. The Dutch gov­ern­ment has invest­ed heav­i­ly in cycling infra­struc­ture, with sep­a­rate bike lanes on many roads. In Dutch cities, cycling infra­struc­ture forms a con­tin­u­ous sys­tem, per­vad­ing the entire city fab­ric and reach­ing out into the countryside.

Anoth­er impor­tant form of trans­port in Hol­land is the rail­way. On an aver­age week­day, 1,3 mil­lion peo­ple com­mute between cities by train. Accord­ing­ly, the sys­tem is so dense that it resem­bles a large-scale metro net­work. The OV-chip­kaart is a smart card that can be used on all forms of pub­lic trans­porta­tion in the Netherlands.

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