@passenger @jackofalltrades @largess @subjacentish And the paving of the canals met a not-entirely-peaceful opposition of immigrants and leftists, and again the very progressive government of the time recanted.
A municipality (Gemeente) here is run by a lot of competent, practical, educated people who realistically want to improve life, and so they are always putting their fingers on the scale for bikes - you can bike everywhere, park everywhere.
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