Parking is only expensive if you’re not a resident there. It’s also easier to travel by public transit to and fro in and around Amsterdam.
'sides, the 30 km/h is good for safety in pedestrian areas. So I feel like this measure actually improves general wellbeing.
A livable city is a city of pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transit. Cars should only be necessary for ambulances, firetrucks, police, and transport. (And while we’re at it, kick out those disgusting American monster trucks!).
Now, the housing affordability, that one’s a great and valid concern - I think we should allow squatting if people keep it clean, and push away from people owning several homes to rent at extortionate rates. We’ll need to encourage building in a lot more towns and mid-sized villages around, instead of only in the Randstad. If we want the NL to be balanced and prepared for sea level rise, we better gotta build in the south and east.
On the sex level, I disagree with Halsema’s proposal to move out the prostitution to a remote area which may be less safe for them. I think it’s better to coordinate w/ the prostitutes etc themselves to increase safety w/o laying foundations for surveillance states.
Parking is only expensive if you’re not a resident there. It’s also easier to travel by public transit to and fro in and around Amsterdam.
'sides, the 30 km/h is good for safety in pedestrian areas. So I feel like this measure actually improves general wellbeing.
A livable city is a city of pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transit. Cars should only be necessary for ambulances, firetrucks, police, and transport. (And while we’re at it, kick out those disgusting American monster trucks!).
Now, the housing affordability, that one’s a great and valid concern - I think we should allow squatting if people keep it clean, and push away from people owning several homes to rent at extortionate rates. We’ll need to encourage building in a lot more towns and mid-sized villages around, instead of only in the Randstad. If we want the NL to be balanced and prepared for sea level rise, we better gotta build in the south and east.
On the sex level, I disagree with Halsema’s proposal to move out the prostitution to a remote area which may be less safe for them. I think it’s better to coordinate w/ the prostitutes etc themselves to increase safety w/o laying foundations for surveillance states.