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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
Attached: 1 image Official announcement: :ns: and :sncb: are doubling the frequency of international intercity trains from December 2024 from 16 to 32 a day/direction! There will be a fast train Amsterdam - Brussel/Bruxelles and a slower train Rotterdam - Brussel/Bruxelles. Announcement in Dutch: https://www.nsinternational.com/nl/nieuws/sneller-en-vaker-met-de-trein-naar-belgie
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
Attached: 1 image "Boomers when no car dependence: 😤😤😤" submitted by u/ClimateShitpost https://redd.it/158k61s #fuckcars
@cshentrup Amaterdam’s system of quotas by neighborhood and a lack of ability to get on waiting lists without a car create a semi-private entry point that creates a cost hump on parking in the first months/years of ownership and although not market rate has almost no areas of free parking left.
Not all of the way there but it’s a good start!
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
Amsterdam is “looking with interest” at plans in Paris to charge higher parking fees for larger and heavier cars. The French city feels that SUVs are taking up too much space, and Amsterdam faces similar problems. “Public space is scarce, and it is not a bad idea to ask for a larger contribution for cars that take up more space,” Amsterdam’s traffic alderman Melanie van der Horst told NRC.
