Amsterdam uses flower power to make streets safer

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Amsterdam is famed for being cycle friendly, but now authorities are harnessing flower power to make the city safer for pedestrians.

Dutch officials are placing wooden plant and flower boxes along the railings of the city's iconic bridges, stopping bicycle parking on the bridges in the Damstraatjes district, a spokesperson for the city told CNN.

"Space for pedestrians is important, now more than ever. Due to the large number of parked bicycles on the bridge railings, there is less room on the already narrow sidewalks. This creates unsafe situations," deputy mayor Sharon Dijksma said in a statement.More than half of Amsterdam's residents over the age of 12 cycle at least once a day, and the city is home to some 767 km of cycle paths and bike lanes, according to the city's tourism board.

But there had been concerns that bikes chained to bridges were leading to overcrowded roads, which could harm pedestrians, a spokesperson for the city told CNN.

 

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