Several lanes of motor traffic and parked cars in 1980, today a wide footway, ide bidirectional cycleway and a tram line
Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam in 1980 and today. All motor traffic has been removed from this street outside Amsterdam Centraal, now only for pedestrians, cycles and trams
A lovely bike-only bridge on Noordammerweg south of Amstelveen in the Netherlands. A white arch with cables supports a deck for two-way bike traffic.
The diversion to this lovely bike-only bridge would only take 3min each way.
A bicycle tunnel in the Netherlands is closed for maintenance, so a shuttle bus has been laid on every 15 minutes instead openrijk.nl/nl/provincie...
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No, I'm chilling on a bench
A side-by-side comparison of a large public square in Amsterdam across time. The top black-and-white image (1970s) shows the Royal Palace on Dam Square with car lanes The bottom image shows the same square today, bustling with people walking, sitting, and gathering, with curved paving, public art, and the car lanes removed
Dam Square in 1974 and today. It remained a large gyratory system for cars right up until the late 1990s before three sides of it were pedestrianised
My favourite Dutch ride is along the North Sea coast; miles of continuous cycle paths past endless sandy beaches and seaside towns, largely only reachable by foot or bike. The dunes serve as flood defence, but also form one of the world’s great cycling corridors.
headline "A teenage boy and girl have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a car crashed into two parked vehicles and a tree"
Headline "Man in hospital with serious injuries after cyclist crashes into him"
Reminds me of these classics that were both tweeted *on the same day*
If there is any demand I can go live on YouTube later but probably only me who finds this fun
Avant Uk train service in Zwolle
Dutch train service passing Wembley
Just realised you can spawn Dutch trains on @trainsimworld.com in the UK and vice versa. Just had a nice run from Euston to Milton Keynes and Stockport to Manchester Piccadiily on a Dutch sprinter and Zwolle to Groningen on an Avanti Evero class 805
In 1876 there are cars parked both sides and driving on the tramline. Today the street is trams and pedestrians only, although someone is riding a bike along the street
Leidsestraat, Amsterdam in 1971 and today
One road
One railway line
Three cycleways
This is what priority looks like
In 1994 the road is filled with motor vehicles with a lorry blocking cyclists. Today there is a dedicated cycle lane which a mother and young child are using
Vijzelstraat, Amsterdam in 1994 and today
Cars are parked on both sides of the bridge in 1980. Today there are no cars and tourists stand in the road taking photos
Armbrug Amsterdam in 1980 and today
Did you not watch the video?
The top image, in black and white, shows parked cars. The bottom image shows the modern-day version with trees lining the square, outdoor café seating, cyclists riding past, and no cars
Rembrandtplein, Amsterdam in 1976 and today
A city with less motor traffic works better for everyone. Safer cycling, easier access for people with mobility issues, more space for people on foot, quieter neighbourhoods for residents, and thriving local businesses. This is what streets look like when they’re designed for people, not just cars.
Very true
Everyone is turning their back on them. Strengthening their own militaries, investing in independent payment systems, and reducing reliance on US technology and infrastructure. Every western country will look for some greater level of independence from America
Not sure many Americans realise how much Trump has fucked their country. There’s no going back to how things were. The US is no longer a politically stable country, and that changes how the rest of the world has to think. We can't make plans for the future if the Republicans risk undoing everything
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In 1980 car parking lines one side of the street with bollards to stop parking on the other side. Today there are rising bollards to stop cars using this street and it is filled with pedestrians
Zeedijk, Amsterdam in 1980 and today
Most rail upgrades treat cycling as an afterthought. Harderwijk didn't.
A level crossing replaced by an underpass. Cycling designed in from the start, not bolted on later.
Infrastructure that connects people instead of cutting them off.
Orban owns the media. He controls the information environment. He rigged the electoral system to make defeat next-to impossible. The govt of the most powerful country on earth tried to bribe Hungarian voters in his favour. It didn't work.
Turns out getting JD Vance to campaign for you is a powerful voter repellent.
Brief history of DBT with gratuitous drone shots of it coming in this Sunday’s video on LTNs provided I get it edited in time
Look forward to it! Nice to meet you on Southwark Bridge last week btw!
A hanging bike path bolted onto a railway bridge above the River IJssel.
The Hattem–Zwolle route runs 5.5km with no traffic lights, barely any crossings, and priority all the way.
This is what it looks like when cycling is built to rival the car - not as an afterthought, but by design.
Split image showing De Beauvoir Town before and after traffic filtering. The top black-and-white photo shows Northchurch Road lined with parked cars. The bottom modern colour photo shows the same street with bollards blocking through traffic; a person stands with a bicycle in the road while a child cycles nearby, with more greenery and a calmer, people-focused street scene.
52 years ago today, 8 April 1974, experimental road closures were introduced in De Beauvoir Town.
They were later made permanent, creating Hackney’s first low traffic neighbourhood: safer streets to travel through, & space for families & children to play
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