The municipality of Amsterdam is preparing experiments with three boat-related measures to see if they can reduce inconvenience for residents and business owners in the crowded city center. The first is a pleasure boat ban on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal in the afternoon and evening, AT5 reports.
Oudezijds Voorburgwal
Dec 5 '17 14:10
Amsterdam Centrum wants to reduce traffic problems in the Red Light District by closing certain roads to taxis at night. The district proposed a 6 month experiment in which taxis will not be allowed on several streets around the Red Light District between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. from Thursday night to Monday morning, Het Parool reports.
Jun 19 '17 12:25
The city of Amsterdam is launching an experiment on Monday in which surveillance cameras and WiFi sensors will be used to snap pictures in the Red Light District to monitor crowds. In this way the municipality wants to find out whether it is necessary to better manage the flow of people through the area, to prevent unmanageable crowds, AD reports.
The experiment starts Monday and lasts for four weeks. It will be done in Stoofsteeg, Oudekennissteeg and part of the Oudezijds Voorburgwal.
Jan 10 '17 09:56
The Amsterdam police are being flooded with complaints about taxis, the Amsterdam Centrum-Burgwallen department said on Facebook. Most complaints come from the Amsterdam city center and Red Light District area.
According to the police, residents and companies complain about taxi drivers stopping wherever they want to pick up and drop off passengers. They park where no parking is allowed, on the sidewalk or simply in the middle of the road.
Nov 25 '16 08:43
An inattentive man had an icy bath in Amsterdam early this morning. The man was peeing in the canal on Oudezijds Voorburgwal and fell into the water. He was rushed to the hospital with hypthermia, RTV Noord-Holland reports.
Bystanders saw what happened and called the emergency services. The man was pulled out of the water and resuscitated.
A trauma doctor checked him over at the scene before he was rushed to the hospital.
Sep 16 '16 17:10
A 54-year-old man died after jumping into an Amsterdam canal just after midnight. Bystanders jumped in after hi and got him out of the water. He was rushed to a hospital, where he passed away
Dec 9 '14 18:16
A 54-year old coffee shop owner from Amsterdam may be sentenced to 8 years in jail for the murder of his 44 year-old cousin, who passed away in January.
