Amsterdam
Capital of the Netherlands; see also the Netherlands travel note. Hub for literary places in the city.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Absolute Best Transportation for Cities (trams) | Not Just Bikes | setting | The narrator’s home network: level boarding, signal priority, grassy tracks. |
Sub-places
- Amsterdam Centraal
- Anne Frank House
- Canals of Amsterdam
- Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
- Ferdinand Bolstraat
- IJburg
The Absolute Best Transportation for Cities (trams) — Not Just Bikes (2025)
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The tram network here in Amsterdam is pretty great.
- Role: setting
- In the video: The narrator lives in Amsterdam and uses its trams as his model: level boarding, screens, transit signal priority so a trip can pass no red lights, dedicated lanes, renewable power and grassy tracks. He also notes driver shortages, funding cuts and the possible removal of tram line 3 in March 2026.
- Why it matters: The city is the baseline the whole video measures other places against.