Photo credits: Luca Bertolini
HUGO DE GROOTKADE
Size
Location
Type
Period of time
Year
Stakeholders
Description
Purpose
IMPACTS
Mobility-related effects
Urban functions
Social
Economic
Environmental
3600 m2
Amsterdam West, Netherlands
One Month
2017
Local administration and citizens.
The Hugo de Grootkade was the first "living street" experiment in Amsterdam.
Total closure of the street for four weeks for car traffic and car parking in order to make room for social activities. Events were organised at the street by citizens. Only emergency vehicles could have access in case of emergency. The experiment carried out after the pilot focusing on social impacts and upscaling "Leefstraten" pilots.
To change the mobility function of a street in a place to stay. Objective of the pilot was to understand whether there is a need for Leefstraten and what the impact is on the neighbourhood.
More people walking
More people cycling
Safer streets
Car use decreased
The street use changed (new activities)
Community empowered
New spaces for social interaction
New spaces for play
Unknown
More greenery (temporal)
Contact
Phto credits: Het Parool