Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands located in western Europe. It has a population of over 811,000 people in the city itself and 2.3 million in the metropolitan area. The city has prioritized bicycles as a main form of transportation, with over 800,000 bikes. In the 1970s, when driving was increasing and cycling decreasing, the city took action to promote cycling by implementing bike lanes, bike parking, and eventually banning cars in the city center on Sundays. Now over 60% of trips in Amsterdam are made by bike due to extensive cycling infrastructure and bike-friendly policies.

1. Amsterdam
By:
Tamires A. Dos Santos
Maryanne Barcelos De Faria
Vannesa Kello
Thea N. O’Lari

2. AMSTERDAM
Physical Aspects
The capital of The Netherlands
Located: Western Europe
Population: 811,000
Population of Metropolitan
Area: 2.3 Million
Amsterdam Area: 219.32 km²
Water: 53 km²
http://www.fansshare.com/gallery/photos/12528310/netherlands-map/?displaying

3. Political Aspects –
Amsterdam
Government
Eberhard van der Laan is the Mayor of
Amsterdam since 2010.
Amsterdam City
Council
The College of
Aldermem
The Mayor
http://www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/living/about-amsterdam/city-of-
amsterdam/city-government/mayor-of-Amsterdam

4. Political Aspects –
Amsterdam Government
The 8 Districts
 Centre
 Noord
 Zuidoost
 Zuid
 Oost
 Nieuw-West
 West
 Westport
Council committees

5. Amsterdam Social Aspects
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2013/01/amsterdam-city-of-bicycles.html

6. Amsterdam Social Aspects
http://www.thecitypictures.net/europe/holland/amsterdam/family-cycle-train/
http://viet.tourviet.cz/novinky/2013/2/18/on-gio-xu-n-tr-n-t-ng-goc-ph-ch-u-u.html
http://hanoilive.com/an-gi/toi-tham-thanh-pho-nhieu-xe-dap-nhat-the-gioi.html
http://blogs.iesabroad.org/ajwardpugetsound-edu/amsterdam-trip/

7. Ranstad
http://globalizacao.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/globalizacao.jpg
Idea of the world being just one city

8. http://www.senado.gov.br/NOTICIAS/JORNAL/EMDIS
CUSSAO/upload/201104%20-
%20agosto/fotos/80_Holanda.jpg
http://infalgazul.wikispaces.com/file/view/h
olanda.gif/74742633/holanda.gif

9. Green Heart
https://www.google.com/search?q=qual+e+a+distancia+entre+Rotterdam+e+Utrecht%3F&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=880&source=l
nms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=kFg8VKiYENH_sATH1oCwBg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg#tbm=isch&q=Randstad&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc
=YVaKd_t_96bm-M%253A%3BB8QiJtU-

10. Four Main Dutch Cities
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randstad#mediaviewer/File:Randstad_Population_Bubbles.svg

11. An extremely efficient network
of transportation systems
http://www.oquesefaz.com/
2011/07/04/de-amsterdam-a-
paris-a-300-kmh/
http://fotos.fot.br/page_img/14020/volvo_prata_parado_na_cidade http://www.viajesaholanda.com/holanda-en-bicicleta/

12. How the Bike System
Began
 1957 - 1975:
 Daily driving increased and cycling decreased per year
https://www.flickr.com/photos/letterlust/5021258152/
Something
needed to
change so
People
took
action!!

13. http://www.streetfilms.org/bicycle-anecdotes-from-amsterdam/
http://dutchbikeguy.wordpress.com/page/7/
http://lcc.org.uk/pages/holland-in-the-1970s

14. Car Free Sundays
http://www.corjaring.nl/home.php?template=provo_start.htm
http://thecyclingdutchman.blogspot.com/2013/08/in-city-of-bikes.html
http://www.nva.org.uk/past-projects/
witte+feitsenplan+white+bike+
plan-24/

15. http://wesleyvaughn.wordpress.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/world/europe/a-sea-of-bikes-swamps-
amsterdam-a-city-fond-of-pedaling.
html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Cycling_infrastructure

16. Bike Boxes
Jodenbreestaat
Shopping
Street
http://bikeportland.org/2013/06/14/observing-jodenbreestraat-a-lively-shopping-street-in-amsterdam-88446

17. Why It Works
http://sdate.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/amsterdam-sodom-or-eden/
http://frametoframe.ca/travels/tr
avels-netherlands/amsterdam-a-
of-world-bikes-towers/
http://www.holland.com/uk/tourism/activities/traditional/bicycles.htm

18. Canals

19. Major Canals:
• Singel
• Herengracht
• Keizersgracht
• Prinsengracht

21. Works Cited
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuBdf9jYj7o
 http://www.streetfilms.org/
 http://www.internations.org/amsterdam-expats/
guide/moving-to-amsterdam-
15398/amsterdam-districts-and-transportation-2
 http://www.iamsterdam.com/
 http://www.canallateral.com/2011/10/27/holanda-randstad/

22. QUESTIONS?