

They say “We can’t do that. We’re not
#Amsterdam.” You respond “Amsterdam wasn’t always like that either,” showing before and after transformations illustrating that the cities we admire made DIFFERENT CHOICES. And they’re still making different choices TODAY. They make more tired excuses. You don’t accept those excuses either. Not if you really want your city to be better. (1e van der Helststraat, 1978 & 2005)
#Dutch #Cityplanning #urbanplanning #streets #urbandesign #cities #streetsforpeople