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Idea #7: A 'Woonerf' approach to street design

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Mar 30, 2026
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THEY pretty much always find a way, on Amsterdam’s ‘Woonerf’-style streets in the city’s Old Town districts.

Whether small van, car, sit-up-and-beg bicycle, cargo bike or fat-tyred electric bike, the weaving in and out seems to just work.

If there is anything to be concerned about, it is most likely with the electric bikes, which can be ridden at some spe…

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