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I visited Amsterdam recently and instantly noticed something weird about the road layouts there. I did some research - they differentiate between streets (meant
by josephg 3y ago
I visited Amsterdam recently and instantly noticed something weird about the road layouts there. I did some research - they differentiate between streets (meant for short distances, or getting to a local destination) and roads (meant for long distance travel - or driving past a location). As a visitor, it seems brilliant. And it makes way more sense than what a lot of roads look like here - with cyclists trying to fit in with high speed traffic.
Novel approaches to urban planning seems like an obvious thing to put in to urban planning games. What a missed opportunity.
- TRiG_Ireland 3y agoUrban planners have coined the word "stroad" for the hybrid monstrosities.
- mikepurvis 3y agoI’ve noticed this a number of times in recent travel— Kyoto, New Orleans, Quebec City, all very old places where the narrow side streets (often with little to no sidewalk and certainly no dedicated bike space) are in fact a paradise for walking and biking, despite what you might think listening to some urbanism advocacy.