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Amsterdam's new bike garage - built underwater

If you want multimodal transport and active travel, you need to commit and be creative: no-one does this better than the Dutch, who have built a massive bicycle parking garage in front of Amsterdam Central Station. Oh, and it's beneath a lake, obviously... (and excellent video by Dutch Cycling Assembly)...
January 27, 2023

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