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The municipality is closing part of the Meent to motorized traffic and placing containers with plants and trees. The pilot project will run until August 30th.
Rotterdam closes busy shopping street to cars in bid to curb traffic chaos
Despite criticism from coalition parties, Rotterdam alderman Pascal Lansink-Bastemeijer is going to close the Meent, a busy shopping street in Rotterdam, to vehicles for the whole summer. Nuisance caused by badly behaving drivers on the Meent and other streets has been an important political issue in Rotterdam for years. Surprisingly, a large part of the opposition is supporting the measure. The PvdA, GroenLinks, and Partij voor de Dieren think …
Part of the Meent street in Rotterdam's city center has been closed to all motorized traffic since Friday morning. The reason? To keep out antisocial types. Business owners in the street are happy: "It reduces the noise considerably," say the residents.
Drugs, street harassment, fireworks, or youth nuisance: Breda is going to tackle ten hotspots. The municipality has presented a so-called nuisance list. Law enforcement officers will be stepping up patrols at these locations. "It's desperately needed," sighs a 51-year-old resident of the 'hotspot' Brabantplein. "You see them dealing right here in front of my door. They also just whizz past on fat bikes," says the 51-year-old man. "If you say any…
Despite criticism from coalition parties, Rotterdam's traffic alderman, Pascal Lansink-Bastemeijer (VVD), will close the Meent, a busy shopping street in the city center, to traffic for the entire summer. Traffic nuisance caused by antisocial behavior on the Meent and other streets has been a major political issue in Rotterdam for years.
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