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

Get Brilliant.org free for 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/notjustbikes You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula! https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-amsterdam-closed-this-bridge-to-cars-but-not-bikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive Stroads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzNZUeUHAM --- Further Reading & References Een van onze meest iconische bruggen 3 maanden dicht https://web.archive.org/web/20230321113133/https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/achtergrond/berlagebrug/ Berlagebrug: vernieuwing https://www.amsterdam.nl/projecten/bruggen/maatregelen/berlagebrug/ Berlagebrug vanaf 10 november weer open voor verkeer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VAGcXDXEkI Bouw Berlagebrug https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/1230598/Bouw_Berlagebrug Opening berlagebrug https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/1236074/Opening_berlagebrug Bevrijdingsbeelden Amsterdam https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/778514/Bevrijdingsbeelden_Amsterdam 1932: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63859637 1935: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82928244 1951: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/6b54c13a-3dfe-7299-8026-23832c98cf8d 1968: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66571374 1968: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66571351 1972: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/0a9562eb-ae51-2529-6813-09919e282e73 1975: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68103661, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68103947, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68103959 1976: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/542fc6f0-6ae1-5651-f088-2d582224e553 1979: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/1b63b055-ad7c-c860-8589-c1dc75c066ac 1982: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/a3ef00c2-9bbc-9d8c-2a0a-f2be3d20fea3 Echte Nederlandse Fietsers Bond (ENFB) op Berlagebrug (1984) http://hdl.handle.net/10648/ad331a52-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 http://hdl.handle.net/10648/ad331958-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 @BicycleDutch Bicycle Dutch - Berlagebrug, Amsterdam (Netherlands) [159] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0fR2Ul8A_4 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 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16983269 @BicycleDutch Intersection upgrade: a Banana and a Chips Cone https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2018/04/10/intersection-upgrade-a-banana-and-a-chips-cone/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZOAb11yKNI Bus 40 rijdt tijdelijk extra over de Berlagebrug https://www.amsterdam.nl/projecten/bruggen/maatregelen/berlagebrug/nieuws/bus-40/ https://www.gvb.nl/sites/default/files/omleiding_berlagebrug_v6.pdf Nog tot medio 2024 geen trams over de Berlagebrug https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/nog-tot-medio-2024-geen-trams-over-de-berlagebrug-zo-kom-je-toch-met-ov-naar-de-overkant~b1407ea6/ Trams kunnen Berlagebrug na heropening nog maanden niet gebruiken https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/trams-kunnen-berlagebrug-na-heropening-nog-maanden-niet-gebruiken~b127e9b8/ YouTube has a character limit on descriptions, so not all references can be included. You can find a complete at the Nebula link above, or at: https://notjustbikes.com/references/berlagebrug.txt This video features stock footage from Getty Images --- 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