Through the humanities course this year I studied Vondelpark in Amsterdam, applying the theory of Jane Jacobs in 'The Death and Life of Great American Cities' to the nature of the park. One of her theories is the significance of sidewalks in bringing life to a city. She talks through this through three concepts, one of these is contact. Jacobs states ‘there is something everyone already knows: a well-used city street is apt to be a safe street. A deserted city street is apt to be unsafe.’ (Jacobs, 1961:44). Through this research I looked at the cycling nature of Vondelpark and how it attributed to life or death of the place. What fascinated me most was how well the park was used after nightfall by cyclists. Through more research I determined that Vondelpark is considered a safe place in Amsterdam with little crime. Applying this concept to Hulme, an aim in encouraging cycling on site would not only be to bring continued life during the day but to also make the site safer at night by cyclists using the circulation route as a main cycle route.