Lijnbaan
The Lijnbaan is the main shopping street of
Flower beds, benches, statues, aviaries and protective wooden canopies were provided. In spite of the initial fears of shopkeepers, the car-free area proved successful. High-end shops thrived and it became a recreation destination, with visitors from all over the Netherlands.[1][3]
It is a complete car-free zone and has been a testcase for numerous car-free shopping streets around the world, such as the pedestrianized town center in Stevenage.
However in the 1980s there was a decline as the original shopkeepers retired or left, replaced by large chains. It became a night-time no-go area with shop windows protected by roller shutters. But in the 2010s a revival began, with it becoming a meeting area for more youthful customers.[3]
There are plans to redevelop the street as part of bigger redevelopments of the shopping district. The Beurstraverse (by de Architekten Cie) is an example of these redevelopments.
References
- ^ a b Helen Hill Miller (October 1960). "Rotterdam - Reborn from Ruins". National Geographic. 118 (4): 526–553.
- ^ Provoost, M. and Vanstiphout, W.: Lijnbaan R.I.P. Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-10-01
- ^ a b c Renate van der Zee (19 September 2018). "Walk the Lijnbaan: decline and rebirth on Europe's first pedestrianised street". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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