Skip to main content

See how Amsterdam built a massive underwater bike-parking facility

Share

The first of two newly built underwater bike-parking facilities is now open to the public in Amsterdam.

And building it was no small task. Workers had to pump water out of the Open Havenfront, right beside Amsterdam's central transit station.

A timelapse video released by the city shows the four-year construction of the underground facility.

The first underground shed can hold 7,000 bikes, and a second 4,000-space bike-parking facility, also underground, is scheduled to open in February.

The city says it aims to become more pedestrian-friendly by removing the bicycle racks on its streets in the area around Central Station.  

The streets in front of the station have been car-free since 2018.

Amsterdam is known to be one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world, with 400 kilometres of cycle paths around town. More than 60 per cent of its population rides by bike in their daily commute.

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

BREAKING

BREAKING Honda to get up to $5B in govt help for EV battery, assembly plants

Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric vehicles, all part of a $15-billion project that is expected to include up to $5 billion in public money.

Secret $70M Lotto Max winners break their silence

During a special winner celebration near their hometown, Doug and Enid shared the story of how they discovered they were holding a Lotto Max ticket worth $70 million and how they kept this huge secret for so long.

Local Spotlight