It’s absolutely incredible to see how Leuven changed from a car infested city 50 years ago, to a nice and walkable/cyclable city right now (especially inside the ring road). I was quite shocked when I saw the images from 50 years ago, I wouldn’t want to have lived in Leuven then.
Ladeuzeplein is the only one I don’t like. It always feel so empty.
So much stone, crazy
How i miss parking spaces
Waar moet je parkeren?
But forbiding cars resulted in some businesses going bankrupt 👻
Having moved to Leuven from the US these pictures make me sad that so little of America is moving towards pedestrian-friendly cities. I love being able to bike around the city and get wherever I need to go within ten minutes
I want to go back to those times when you were still able to drive around everywhere in good old Leuven.
It became a sad wasteland after 18 years of Tobback.
Vaartkom is a bit cheating. They didn’t really make it car-free, they just moved the road behind the buildings, as they became empty.
Result of a very deliberate urban planning. Leuven urban planners did a great job. They, together with the university, made Leuven rich (again).
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It’s absolutely incredible to see how Leuven changed from a car infested city 50 years ago, to a nice and walkable/cyclable city right now (especially inside the ring road). I was quite shocked when I saw the images from 50 years ago, I wouldn’t want to have lived in Leuven then.
Ladeuzeplein is the only one I don’t like. It always feel so empty.
So much stone, crazy
How i miss parking spaces
Waar moet je parkeren?
But forbiding cars resulted in some businesses going bankrupt 👻
Having moved to Leuven from the US these pictures make me sad that so little of America is moving towards pedestrian-friendly cities. I love being able to bike around the city and get wherever I need to go within ten minutes
I want to go back to those times when you were still able to drive around everywhere in good old Leuven.
It became a sad wasteland after 18 years of Tobback.
Vaartkom is a bit cheating. They didn’t really make it car-free, they just moved the road behind the buildings, as they became empty.
Result of a very deliberate urban planning. Leuven urban planners did a great job. They, together with the university, made Leuven rich (again).