From the streets
Ceintuurbaan
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Amsterdam‘s version of the European phenomenon of the ‘ring‘ is the 30-metre-wide Ceintuurbaan. The street connects all 19th-century expansion districts and, in terms of functions and public, is the most diverse street in the entire city. The profile is in principle simple: a street with a tramway in the middle, one lane of vehicular traffic in each direction, and wide pavements with rows of sycamores. Separating the tramway and introducing separate cycle lanes led to a visible struggle to redefine the street profile along its entire length. Trees had to be retained, while pedestrians had no lobby. The result was a succession of sloppy interventions that, viewed in a positive light, lent a material element to the whole varied ensemble in terms of pavement edges, tree crowns and raised pavement slabs.
the street
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