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# Santa Monica Maybe it’s time we went Dutch
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-maybe-its-time-we-went-dutch-editor/
- Published: 2007-09-25T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:56:52.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Toeli Carpenter*

In Holland, the bike paths are often not between traffic and parked cars, but between parked cars and the sidewalk. This avoids bikes in car traffic.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 25, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/092507.pdf?ref=smdp.com)