Groningen
City in the north of the Netherlands (Literary).
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| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Absolute Best Transportation for Cities (trams) | Not Just Bikes | backdrop | What a bus does to a pedestrian square, and what a tram wouldn’t. |
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The Absolute Best Transportation for Cities (trams) — Not Just Bikes (2025)
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Now compare that to the centre of Groningen.
- Role: backdrop
- In the video: The mostly pedestrianised centre has squares that had to stay open to buses, which turned them into roads with asphalt and kerbs. Groningen removed the buses, making the square better but the centre harder to reach by transit; the narrator argues trams would have avoided that trade-off.
- Why it matters: A counter-example that sharpens the case for trams.