The Dutch railway infrastructure operator ProRail is waging a war on the level crossing. They want to eradicate all level crossings. Near Baarn, they have built a footbridge to be able to close three nearby unprotected level crossings. This footbridge does not connect to any path. Next to it is a level crossing, still open […]
The Afsluitdijk was designed to hold the sea back and reduce flood risk along the then Zuiderzee – but has as side-effect that it connects the Dutch provinces of Noord-Holland and Friesland. When the Afsluitdijk – together with the Amsteldiepdijk – was planned in the late 1920’s, rail was still the major long-distance carrier for […]
Close to my house, there’s a road, the Kromwijkdreef, with a left-turn lane. If you go left you’ll end up … in the grass. Or down an embankment. Or, if you really step on it, in someone’s living room. Or balcony! Vlak bij mijn huis is een weg, de Kromwijkdreef, met een voorsorteervak naar links. […]