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Straying off-topic with your example, there may be fewer trees in the square now (though I think it only seems that way because they're less mature and all the

Straying off-topic with your example, there may be fewer trees in the square now (though I think it only seems that way because they're less mature and all the cars are gone). That's a valid criticism. However, I don't see how you can call the change "overly optimistic" unless you were a die-hard fan of driving an automobile through there. Especially when you take into account the accompanying change to Boulevard Anspach. It's not ostensibly more inviting for pedestrians, it's definitively so.

Tade0 5y ago
The overly optimistic part was in how the photos were timed and angled. Here's the original pair of photos: https://mobile.twitter.com/QAGreenways/status/1472687194988945409 https://mobile.twitter.com/QAGreenways/status/14726871949889... And for comparison a webcam overlooking the location: https://www.worldcamera.net/en/webcams/europe/belgium/237-brussels-place-de-brouckere https://www.worldcamera.net/en/webcams/europe/belgium/237-br... That "best shot" is obviously from before the renovation. If you look at the current state(live), most of the trees are gone - there's one row and a few closer to the middle, but that's it. Worst part is that there's a perfect explanation why this happened - greenery requires maintenance and is therefore expensive.