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In the 70s and 80s urban planners looked to the US for inspiration. Let's turn this medieval square into a giant parking lot! Pave over the canals and turn them
by MomoXenosaga 4y ago
In the 70s and 80s urban planners looked to the US for inspiration. Let's turn this medieval square into a giant parking lot! Pave over the canals and turn them into roads! Giant 10 lane highways cutting straight through the city!
They've now spent billions undoing the future of the past.
- Tijdreiziger 4y agoNot Just Bikes made an interesting video on the thankfully-avoided plan to build a US-style highway system in Amsterdam: https://youtu.be/vI5pbDFDZyI https://youtu.be/vI5pbDFDZyI
- codefreeordie 4y ago
- _dain_ 4y agothat "freedom of movement" was exclusively for people in cars, and came at the expense of the freedom of movement of everyone else (not to mention safety). besides, it's not like you can't still drive in the netherlands.
- codefreeordie 4y ago
- _dain_ 4y agowhat are you basing this on? the netherlands has a system of high speed motorways, along with rapid inter-city rail and a dense network of cycle routes. cars, trains, bikes, buses, are all viable ways of getting around, both within cities and between them. why do you think the only worthwhile part of the transport network is the road network? and why do you think the only worthwhile road users are motorists? it seems like you think nobody should have any choice except to travel by motor car. lack of choice doesn't seem like freedom to me.
- BB5E7E990A84 4y ago
- codefreeordie 4y ago
- _dain_ 4y ago
- Tijdreiziger 4y agoI suggest watching Not Just Bikes' other video on the topic of walkability. https://youtu.be/F4kmDxcfR48 https://youtu.be/F4kmDxcfR48