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 I recently discovered Not Just Bikes on YouTube and I'm obsessed.
His videos are both hopeful and maddening for me.
This one about how much different (and better) business parks are in the Netherlands is fascinating:
https://youtu.be/SDXB0CY2tSQ

