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[Video] How Amsterdam became a bicycle paradise

Oct 31, 2018

Cycling is a major means of transport in the Netherlands. Visit any Dutch city and you will be confronted with hundreds of kilometres of cycle paths and more bikes than you can shake a stick at. But, in Amsterdam, this reality could have been very different.

Thanks to YouTube channel Bloomberg, you can take a look at how Amsterdam went from a potential car paradise to a cycling one.

Do you cycle regularly in the Netherlands? Let us know in the comments below! 

By Mina Solanki