Amsterdam Leading the Way: Towards Car-lite Cities- CLC Webinar Background
Amsterdam is welcoming growing numbers of Amsterdammers, visitors and tourists, and faces increasing pressure on its public spaces and transportation infrastructure. Deputy Mayor Sharon Dijksma, who cycles for both work and leisure, presents how Amsterdam creates safe, liveable and accessible streets, especially in light of disruptions like COVID-19.
SPEAKER
Sharon Dijksma
Deputy Mayor for Traffic and Transport, Water, and Air Quality
Geography, Architecture, Planning-Science, Engineering, Art, and Literature
To my knowledge, no professional worth his salt has ever looked at the problem of the Built Environment as holistically as I have done. Therefore, I urge you to pay attention to what I have to say with sustained keener interest.
In everything tangible that the Homo sapiens' species creates, invariably both the hemispheres of the human brain come into active play. The Right Brain caters to the emotional needs of Art [concepts, ideals, images] while the Left Brain responds to the rational imperatives of Science [materials, methods, construction].
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