The Dutch Way: Bicycles and Fresh Bread - NYTimes opinion
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In the Netherlands, respect for bicycles is hard-wired into the culture.
By RUSSELL SHORTO
Published: July 30, 2011
Russell Shorto is the author of “The Island at the Center of the World” and a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine. He is working on a book about Amsterdam. Related
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AmsterdamAS an American who has been living here for several years, I am struck, every time I go home, by the way American cities remain manacled to the car. While Europe is dealing with congestion and greenhouse gas buildup by turning urban centers into pedestrian zones and finding innovative ways to combine driving with public transportation, many American cities are carving out more parking spaces. It’s all the more bewildering because America’s collapsing infrastructure would seem to cry out for new solutions.
Russell Shorto is the author of “The Island at the Center of the World” and a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine. He is working on a book about Amsterdam.
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AS an American who has been living here for several years, I am struck, every time I go home, by the way American cities remain manacled to the car. While Europe is dealing with congestion and greenhouse gas buildup by turning urban centers into pedestrian zones and finding innovative ways to combine driving with public transportation, many American cities are carving out more parking spaces. It’s all the more bewildering because America’s collapsing infrastructure would seem to cry out for new solutions.
Great NY Times article, thanks for sharing it. And I would love for Columbus to a be little more like Amsterdam when it comes to transportation. Go Amsterdam!
ReplyDeleteGreat story. Thanks for sharing this Ray.
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