Zeno Swijtink
06-16-2008, 07:44 PM
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Netherlands' Groningen wants to create city without cars (https://www.gulfnews.com/world/The_Netherlands/10219268.html)
Compiled by Mohammad Jihad/Community Journalist
Published: June 08, 2008, 00:06
Groningen, the sixth largest city in the Netherlands with a population of 170,000, is aiming to create a car-free city centre.
The decision was made last year as a result of its success in the past.
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Currently 57 per cent of the city's inhabitants travel by bicycle, making it the place with the highest bicycle usage in the West.
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The move started back in 1977 when greenery, pedestrian areas, cycle paths and bus lanes replaced a six-lane motorway intersection in the city centre.
According to Gerrit van Werven, a senior city planner, the practice is not only intended to be an environmental programme, but also an economic initiative. Requests now regularly arrive from shopkeepers in streets where 'cyclisation' is not yet in force, to ban cars on their roads.
https://www.nu.nl/img.db/490453+s(350!x263!)
https://www.weekendplanner.nl/pics/groningen2.jpg
New houses are only accessible by bicycles, buildings in the city centre must provide cycle garages and out-of-town shopping centres are banned.
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Hendrikje van Andel, a Dutch woman who was the oldest person in the world when she died at age 115 in 2005 appeared sharp right up to the end, joking that pickled herring was the secret to her longevity. She called the bicycle the most beautiful invention made in here lifetime (https://www.gva.be/dossiers/-w/woinke/hendrik.asp).
Netherlands' Groningen wants to create city without cars (https://www.gulfnews.com/world/The_Netherlands/10219268.html)
Compiled by Mohammad Jihad/Community Journalist
Published: June 08, 2008, 00:06
Groningen, the sixth largest city in the Netherlands with a population of 170,000, is aiming to create a car-free city centre.
The decision was made last year as a result of its success in the past.
https://www.burohba.nl/stadsrondrit/afbeeldingen/groningen_IMG_0501.jpg
Currently 57 per cent of the city's inhabitants travel by bicycle, making it the place with the highest bicycle usage in the West.
https://www.groningerstudieblogs.nl/uploads/weblog2/60ad59ac-846c-4cbc-9c0b-06d72738e83c
The move started back in 1977 when greenery, pedestrian areas, cycle paths and bus lanes replaced a six-lane motorway intersection in the city centre.
According to Gerrit van Werven, a senior city planner, the practice is not only intended to be an environmental programme, but also an economic initiative. Requests now regularly arrive from shopkeepers in streets where 'cyclisation' is not yet in force, to ban cars on their roads.
https://www.nu.nl/img.db/490453+s(350!x263!)
https://www.weekendplanner.nl/pics/groningen2.jpg
New houses are only accessible by bicycles, buildings in the city centre must provide cycle garages and out-of-town shopping centres are banned.
https://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/297417488_78e8777164.jpg?v=0
https://www.gva.be/dossiers/-w/woinke/img/hendrik.jpg
Hendrikje van Andel, a Dutch woman who was the oldest person in the world when she died at age 115 in 2005 appeared sharp right up to the end, joking that pickled herring was the secret to her longevity. She called the bicycle the most beautiful invention made in here lifetime (https://www.gva.be/dossiers/-w/woinke/hendrik.asp).