US-style Sprawl Spreads In Holland
4 October 2002 - 5:00am
The Dutch are beginning to prefer more isolated, car-dependent suburban models.
"Dutch citizens don't shy away from standards and subsidies that make Americans blanch. Strict building and design codes set minimum standards for everything from height to sustainability, but architects often exceed them... The transportation system continues to fortify the Netherlands' urbanscape. Half of all Amsterdam traffic is two-wheeled, moving on safe lanes that bypass car traffic. And yet, today's Holland is no more immune to the pitfall of scattered settlements that swallow land and starve cities than it was to the 1960s high-rise craze"
Source:
The Christian Science Monitor, October 10, 2005
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