Amsterdam Closed This Bridge to Cars (but not bikes ofc)

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Further Reading & References

Een van onze meest iconische bruggen 3 maanden dicht
https://web.archive.org/web/202303211...

Berlagebrug: vernieuwing
https://www.amsterdam.nl/projecten/br...

Berlagebrug vanaf 10 november weer open voor verkeer
   • Berlagebrug vanaf 10 november weer op...  

Bouw Berlagebrug
https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/1230...
Opening berlagebrug
https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/1236...
Bevrijdingsbeelden Amsterdam
https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/7785...

1932: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
1935: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
1951: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/d...
1968: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
1968: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
1972: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/d...
1975: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
1976: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/d...
1979: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/d...
1982: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/d...

Echte Nederlandse Fietsers Bond (ENFB) op Berlagebrug (1984)
http://hdl.handle.net/10648/ad331a52-...
http://hdl.handle.net/10648/ad331958-...

‪@BicycleDutch‬
Bicycle Dutch - Berlagebrug, Amsterdam (Netherlands) [159]
   • Berlagebrug, Amsterdam (Netherlands) ...  

I can't believe I need to credit the author for this one, but:
Banana on White Background by Justus Blümer from Deutschland
BananeUploaded by Common Good, CC BY 2.0
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Intersection upgrade: a Banana and a Chips Cone
https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/20...
   • Cycle crossing at Mr Visserplein in A...  

Bus 40 rijdt tijdelijk extra over de Berlagebrug
https://www.amsterdam.nl/projecten/br...
https://www.gvb.nl/sites/default/file...

Nog tot medio 2024 geen trams over de Berlagebrug
https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/nog-t...

Trams kunnen Berlagebrug na heropening nog maanden niet gebruiken
https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/trams...

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:51 History of Berlagebrug
1:31 Amsterdam "before the car"
2:17 Canadese Intocht 1945
2:39 Wikipedia
3:11 Surrounding streets
5:02 Plan Zuid & Berlage
5:58 From cars to bikes
6:45 The East & Amstelstation
7:29 The temporary bridge
8:54 It's nice without cars
9:39 Keeping trams running
10:42 Upgrades for cycling
11:53 The Banana & Frite Cone
13:13 Other upgrades
13:34 The opening
14:27 Buses stuck in traffic
15:04 No trams :(
16:16 Concluding thoughts
16:38 Brillant