12:40 Please remember the canal on your left was opened 200 years ago, and some people had been living north of Amsterdam for quite a while 🙂 Have to admit though, that you reminded me of the fact that the only route to Amsterdam by water was through the Zuiderzee until then. So used to the other canal that goes straight west that you sometimes forget that only opened in the 1870s. Thank you for this lovely video.
Up to 2009 the tower with swings was the HQ for SHELL and also had a laboratorium . In 2009 the municipality bought the terrain and has since then developed housing.
Many cycle tracks, which do not directly belong to a road, are re-uses of older roads and paths such as paths that were used for centuries to walk to the church in the village, old tramways, towpaths along canals, etc., and thus do not have much history of use by cars. This is an important reason why these cycle tracks have a clear destination and are not just built for leisure.
@@ActiveTownsalso, next to the Shell plot there used to be a huge shipyard (NDSM). With Amsterdam looking for room to expand and shipbuilding going out of fashion, the northern riverside was declared the perfect place to build.
the northern part of Amsterdam was industrial with a huge warf. NDSM (Nederlandse dok en acheepvaart maatschappy = dutch dock and shipbuilding company loosly translated) the small houses were build by them to house their workers in the 1920's. after the warf went down the area was neglected untill the started to restore the area and build large offices and a cultural area and now they are building new houses to live in.
Not only rude, but a traffic violation. If a pedestrian indicates he/she wants to use the zebra crossing or intend to step on the zebra crossing (which was the case here), they have priority over other traffic, any traffic except emergency vehicles.
@@ActiveTowns Just becoming Dutch (or even worse) an Amsterdammer a little bit. Now you only have to learn how to should at these moments: "Uitkijken, Pannekoek!"
The floating bicycle parking is now empty and the two underground parking garages are open. They are planning a third one on the east side of the station. The two underground parkings already have enough capacity for all bikes coming to the station. The extra capacity is to facilitate the increased parking that is expected until 2030-2040
It's astonishing to see how much Amsterdam Centraal has changed since I was born there 37 years ago. I am glad to see it's still functioning as a major transportation hub.
Lol. In the 80s-90s the bike path/street behind CS to the ferries was a notorious heroin hooker pick up spot. The Central Stations in A'dam, R'dam and Utrecht were flooded with junks and homeless at night. De Bijlmer (A'dam SouthEast) was quite unpleasant. For those who complain that in 'the past' things were better and there is too much crime nowadays : The murder/crime rates in NL are 50% of that in 2000... The rents and housing prices were A LOt better though ... (thanx Mark Rutte ! ). ot.
It's really extraordinary how much it has changed even in the past decade since I have been visiting the area... and yes, most changing for the better and making the experience more comfortable as a major transportation hub.
Yeah, precisely why I wanted to pop over for a quick look... I've explored the area extensively in the past, but I thought it would be fun for a short loop.
Before then, it was a number of peninsulas, one of them was Amsterdam's gallows field, the space in between was filled with dredge and soil obtained when the port was built or impoldered.
Nope. In between all the apartments in De Bijlmer there is a lot of greenery. The densest neighbourhoods are in West and consist of 5 level high buildings.
I can imagine! It's where I lived until I was about 5 years old. My mom left her brand-new bicycle unlocked outside a store for less than a minute and it was stolen. I'm sure it hasn't improved since then. @@ActiveTowns
12:40 Please remember the canal on your left was opened 200 years ago, and some people had been living north of Amsterdam for quite a while 🙂 Have to admit though, that you reminded me of the fact that the only route to Amsterdam by water was through the Zuiderzee until then. So used to the other canal that goes straight west that you sometimes forget that only opened in the 1870s. Thank you for this lovely video.
You are quite welcome! Thanks you so much for watching and for the background information. 😀
10:30 originally a path for horses pulling the boats on the canal! 😉
Ah, ha... The trees on the right are much older. 😀
Yep, a so-called 'jaagweg'. Horses, or men.
Up to 2009 the tower with swings was the HQ for SHELL and also had a laboratorium . In 2009 the municipality bought the terrain and has since then developed housing.
Fascinating! Thanks so much 😀
Many cycle tracks, which do not directly belong to a road, are re-uses of older roads and paths such as paths that were used for centuries to walk to the church in the village, old tramways, towpaths along canals, etc., and thus do not have much history of use by cars. This is an important reason why these cycle tracks have a clear destination and are not just built for leisure.
Yes! Such a great point. Thanks for watching. Cheers! John
The construction sites in Noord are on a plot of land that was formerly the headquarters of Shell.
Very interesting! Thanks so much for watching and for this information. Very helpful. Cheers! John
@@ActiveTownsalso, next to the Shell plot there used to be a huge shipyard (NDSM). With Amsterdam looking for room to expand and shipbuilding going out of fashion, the northern riverside was declared the perfect place to build.
the northern part of Amsterdam was industrial with a huge warf. NDSM (Nederlandse dok en acheepvaart maatschappy = dutch dock and shipbuilding company loosly translated) the small houses were build by them to house their workers in the 1920's. after the warf went down the area was neglected untill the started to restore the area and build large offices and a cultural area and now they are building new houses to live in.
Love it! Thanks so much for watching and for this information. Great stuff. Cheers! John
3:34 that was quite rude of you, not stopping for the crosswalk with people stepping onto it 😜
Not only rude, but a traffic violation. If a pedestrian indicates he/she wants to use the zebra crossing or intend to step on the zebra crossing (which was the case here), they have priority over other traffic, any traffic except emergency vehicles.
He knows that. I was only kidding as he was barely moving and it wasn't unsafe.@@RealConstructor
Yeah, you know how I roll 😉
@@ActiveTowns Just becoming Dutch (or even worse) an Amsterdammer a little bit. Now you only have to learn how to should at these moments: "Uitkijken, Pannekoek!"
The floating bicycle parking is now empty and the two underground parking garages are open. They are planning a third one on the east side of the station. The two underground parkings already have enough capacity for all bikes coming to the station. The extra capacity is to facilitate the increased parking that is expected until 2030-2040
Yeah, I hope to get back next summer to check it out. Thanks so much for watching. Cheers! John
It's astonishing to see how much Amsterdam Centraal has changed since I was born there 37 years ago. I am glad to see it's still functioning as a major transportation hub.
Lol. In the 80s-90s the bike path/street behind CS to the ferries was a notorious heroin hooker pick up spot. The Central Stations in A'dam, R'dam and Utrecht were flooded with junks and homeless at night. De Bijlmer (A'dam SouthEast) was quite unpleasant.
For those who complain that in 'the past' things were better and there is too much crime nowadays : The murder/crime rates in NL are 50% of that in 2000...
The rents and housing prices were A LOt better though ... (thanx Mark Rutte ! ).
ot.
It's really extraordinary how much it has changed even in the past decade since I have been visiting the area... and yes, most changing for the better and making the experience more comfortable as a major transportation hub.
The Amsterdam few tourists know about. A couple of venues like the swings are changing that, but still largely tourist free.
Yeah, precisely why I wanted to pop over for a quick look... I've explored the area extensively in the past, but I thought it would be fun for a short loop.
@@ActiveTowns Appreciated!
i don't know when this is filmed, but the underground bike parking is ready, Jason Slaugther made also a video on it,
This was Nov 14th, 2022 - the last full day of my three-week stay in The Netherlands last year. Thanks for watching!
I believe this part of Amsterdam was part of the river until 1870, so quite late to become reclaimed land.
Before then, it was a number of peninsulas, one of them was Amsterdam's gallows field, the space in between was filled with dredge and soil obtained when the port was built or impoldered.
Thanks! 🙌
I believe the Bijlmer area of Amsterdam has the highest population density, because of all the high-rise residential buildings.
Nope. In between all the apartments in De Bijlmer there is a lot of greenery. The densest neighbourhoods are in West and consist of 5 level high buildings.
I've been over that way in the past... not really my cup of tea 😁
I can imagine! It's where I lived until I was about 5 years old. My mom left her brand-new bicycle unlocked outside a store for less than a minute and it was stolen. I'm sure it hasn't improved since then. @@ActiveTowns
A lot of the Bijlmer megaflats have been torn down over the last 20 years, to be replaced by rowhouses.
I see! I haven't been there in over 30 years, so that makes sense. @@rmyikzelf5604
Wikipedia article about Amsterdam North: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam-Noord
Cool! Thanks 😀