"The city is growing. Space is not”: Amsterdam introduces new restrictions on the movement of cars in the city

/ Urbanism /

The capital of the Netherlands is introducing restrictions on the movement of cars in the central streets of the city to relieve them.

Bloomberg edition the, that in the densely populated old city, where the main mode of transport is the bicycle, there is still a big problem with traffic jams.

To solve this problem, the Amsterdam authorities are working to reduce the number of private cars in the city center. In particular, it reduces the number of parking spaces and prohibits traffic on some streets.

Photo: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg

These restrictions will cover numerous locations in and outside the metropolitan area, including the road around the Vondelpark, in the West and East areas of Amsterdam, and four bridges over the Amstel River.

The through ban is designed to divert cars onto the A10, which will function as a ring road, allowing motorists to travel separately to each area of ​​the city.

"The city is growing. Space is not," said the Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam, Melanie van der Horst.

The official believes that with the increase in the number of the population, it is necessary to invent new ways for their comfortable life.

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