They say “We can’t do that. We’re not #Amsterdam.” You respond “Amsterdam wasn’t always like that either,” showing before & after transformations illustrating that the cities we admire made CHOICES. And they’re still making choices TODAY. They make more tired excuses. You don’t accept them either. (1e van der Helststraat, 1978 & 2005) #Dutch #Cityplanning #urbanplanning #streets #urbandesign #cities #streetsforpeople
@BrentToderian That's only half the battle. Much of the city centre where I live has been pedestrianised for decades, and there is public art and green street furniture but the shops and whatever just aren't interesting enough to give rise to that street culture you see elsewhere. Too many tax-dodge, here-today-gone-next-week American candy shops, vape outlets, £1-stores etc.