This is unambiguously good, especially after the nonsense of required reservations this summer. One wrinkle though is connections to Amsterdam centraal will now require a transfer via metro.

From: @smveerman
https://zug.network/@smveerman/110888641813580037

Counterpoint to the people that don’t understand the 15 min city: you can have that with a beach.

From: @fuck_cars_bot
https://botsin.space/@fuck_cars_bot/110776352051343453

And Amsterdam immediately talks about following suit: https://nltimes.nl/2023/07/13/amsterdam-considering-charging-higher-parking-rates-larger-cars

From: @fietsprofessor
https://bird.makeup/users/fietsprofessor/statuses/1679042031585296384

We can't build a train system like Europe, we’re just too big!

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