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This is a variant of the Verkeerscirculatieplan [0] introduced on September 19, 1977 in Groningen, The Netherlands. This map http://www.regiocanons.nl/beeld/Gro
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This is a variant of the Verkeerscirculatieplan [0] introduced on September 19, 1977 in Groningen, The Netherlands. This map http://www.regiocanons.nl/beeld/Groningen/Groningen/_250/Y39.jpg http://www.regiocanons.nl/beeld/Groningen/Groningen/_250/Y39... [1] shows how the old center was devided in 4 sectors (Noord, Oost, Zuid and West) and car traffic was not allowed to cross sectors borders, they had to travel out back to the canal-ring (diepenring in Groningen-language ‘diep’ ~ related to english ‘deep' = canal) first. Bicycles, buses and taxis where allowed to go from one sector to another. It was introduced by the local government consisting of young politicians who took power by a sort of a Coup in the local Social Democratic party. These young guys aged 25-30 years had the vision and courage to give back the city center to pedestrians & bicycles. They reintroduced the daily markets on the central squares (tuesday, wednesday, friday and saturday) which until then where used as parking-lots. To counter objections of local shopowners against the removal of many parking places near their shops, they negotioated with the Shell Oil pensionfund to invest in a parkingbuilding a the beginning of the Haddingestraat [2] 50m from the former parkinglot on the Vismarkt. In return Shell Oil was allowed to have gas-stations on the main exit roads of Groningen.
The Groningen Verkeerscirculatieplan has been an example to many cities in the past 40 years, now including for Barcelona.
[0] https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkeerscirculatieplan_Groningen https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkeerscirculatieplan_Groning...
[1] http://www.regiocanons.nl/groningen/groningen/verkeerscirculatieplan http://www.regiocanons.nl/groningen/groningen/verkeerscircul...
[2] https://www.google.nl/maps/place/Haddingestraat+2,+9711+KD+Groningen/@53.2167608,6.5651567,18z https://www.google.nl/maps/place/Haddingestraat+2,+9711+KD+G...