The Dutch Are Building an Eco-Friendly Bike Lane Out of Recycled Wood Chips - CityLab

The Dutch Are Building an Eco-Friendly Bike Lane Out of Recycled Wood Chips - CityLab:

A city in the Netherlands is trying out what might be the most Dutch plan yet conceived: a bike path made of recycled wood. The first of its kind in the world, the proposed path near the city of Emmen would be surfaced not with the usual asphalt or tarmac but with paving slabs formed from wood chips packed together with organic resin. To give the path an even daintier carbon footprint, it will be lit with eco-dynamic LED lighting made with bio-composite that lights brightly only when passing riders trigger sensors.