{"id":11289,"date":"2025-01-01T18:40:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T17:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/?p=11289"},"modified":"2025-08-08T18:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:03:39","slug":"best-streets-in-amsterdam-for-pedestrians-in-the-red-light-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/best-streets-in-amsterdam-for-pedestrians-in-the-red-light-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Streets In Amsterdam For Pedestrians In Red Light District"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Streets_of_Amsterdam_in_Red_Light_District\"><\/span>Best Streets of Amsterdam in Red Light District<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"60_of_all_space_is_designated_for_pedestrians\"><\/span>60% of all\u00a0<strong>space is designated for pedestrians<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Netherlands is a bicycle country, but research encompassing the 20th largest municipalities shows that predominately the car gets the most public space. Both cyclists and pedestrians lose out. But for pedestrians there is most space in Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District, it has the best streets in Amsterdam and 19 other major cities.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Inhoudsopgave<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle tabel met inhoud\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/best-streets-in-amsterdam-for-pedestrians-in-the-red-light-district\/#60_of_all_space_is_designated_for_pedestrians\" >60% of all\u00a0space is designated for pedestrians<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/best-streets-in-amsterdam-for-pedestrians-in-the-red-light-district\/#Cars_Have_Primacy_in_the_Netherlands\" >Cars Have Primacy in the Netherlands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/best-streets-in-amsterdam-for-pedestrians-in-the-red-light-district\/#Research_Done_In_20_Dutch_Municipalities\" >Research Done In 20 Dutch Municipalities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/best-streets-in-amsterdam-for-pedestrians-in-the-red-light-district\/#Red_Light_District_Has_The_Best_Streets_In_Amsterdam_For_Pedestrians\" >Red Light District Has The Best Streets In Amsterdam For Pedestrians<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/best-streets-in-amsterdam-for-pedestrians-in-the-red-light-district\/#How_To_Prevent_Future_Congestion\" >How To Prevent Future Congestion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/best-streets-in-amsterdam-for-pedestrians-in-the-red-light-district\/#New_Types_Of_Bicycles_Cause_Problems\" >New Types Of Bicycles Cause Problems<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/best-streets-in-amsterdam-for-pedestrians-in-the-red-light-district\/#Also_read\" >Also read:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/best-streets-in-amsterdam-for-pedestrians-in-the-red-light-district\/#10_Sex_Shows_in_Amsterdam\" >10 Sex Shows in Amsterdam<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/best-streets-in-amsterdam-for-pedestrians-in-the-red-light-district\/#_New_Rules_for_Amsterdam_Red_Light_District\" >\u00a0New Rules for Amsterdam Red Light District<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/tour\/red-light-district-audio-tour\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Walking-Pedestrian-Area-small.jpg\" alt=\"Red Light District has best Amsterdam pedestrian area\" width=\"960\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Walking-Pedestrian-Area-small.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Walking-Pedestrian-Area-small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Walking-Pedestrian-Area-small-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>The Red Light District has the best\u00a0Amsterdam pedestrian area<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cars_Have_Primacy_in_the_Netherlands\"><\/span>Cars Have Primacy in the Netherlands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Volgens <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ad.nl\/binnenland\/fietsers-amper-plek-in-nederland-fietsland-wandelaars-meeste-ruimte-op-de-wallen~a93340ce\/\" rel=\"noopener\">this study commissioned by the Nederlandse Milieudefensie<\/a> (translated: Dutch Environment Defense) more than half of all the streets, 55% to be exact, have been reserved for cars. About a third of all street space is designated for pedestrians. The Dutch cyclist has to do with just 12 percent of all street space.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Research_Done_In_20_Dutch_Municipalities\"><\/span>Research Done In 20 Dutch Municipalities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Researchers looked at every municipality in the Netherlands, separating the square meters designated for every car, bicycle and pedestrian. Based on this they determined which type of road users get priority in every neighbourhood of all 20 municipalities.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Red_Light_District_Has_The_Best_Streets_In_Amsterdam_For_Pedestrians\"><\/span>Red Light District Has The Best Streets In Amsterdam For Pedestrians<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11330\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/tour\/red-light-district-audio-tour\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11330\" class=\"wp-image-11330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Pedestrian-Friendly-Walking-Street.jpg\" alt=\"Best streets in Amsterdam for pedestrians in Red Light District\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Pedestrian-Friendly-Walking-Street.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Pedestrian-Friendly-Walking-Street-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>This sign in Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District says that it is for pedestrians only.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Interesting detail: Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District is one of the neighbourhoods where pedestrians get most of the available space. <strong>A total of 60 percent of all space is designated for pedestrians<\/strong> making it the highest scoring neighbourhood in all of Holland and the best streets in Amsterdam to walk around.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of streets in Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District can not be reached by car and many alley&#8217;s in this area are for pedestrians only. The Old Church Square (Dutch: Oudekerksplein) is located in the heart of the Red Light District and is also only for pedestrians. Cyclists and moped riders can be fined if they ride on this square.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Prevent_Future_Congestion\"><\/span>How To Prevent Future Congestion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/tour\/red-light-district-audio-tour\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Red-Light-District-Most-Pedestrian-Friendly-Area-Amsterdam.jpg\" alt=\"Red Light District Most Pedestrian Friendly Area Amsterdam\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Red-Light-District-Most-Pedestrian-Friendly-Area-Amsterdam.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Red-Light-District-Most-Pedestrian-Friendly-Area-Amsterdam-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Red-Light-District-Most-Pedestrian-Friendly-Area-Amsterdam-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">A view of Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District during the day.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to Milieudefensie municipalities should give more space to bicyclists and pedestrians to keep the cities live-able and to improve the air quality. Campaign leader Anne Knol states that \u201cCities are increasingly more congested and the largest polluting means of transportation takes op most of the space.\u201d Saskia Kluit, director of the cyclist federation agrees with Knol: \u201cGiving more than half of all space to cars is of course bizarre.\u201d According to Kluit this research proves that cars take up an unevenly amount of space. \u201cFor a long time this worked out well because bicycles don\u2019t take up much space. But we can see now that the limited space for bicycles is starting to cause problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Types_Of_Bicycles_Cause_Problems\"><\/span><strong>New Types Of Bicycles Cause Problems<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Kluit emphasises that in the last few years many new types of bicycles have been added to the road. \u201cYou can see an ever larger variety of bicycles: from the &#8220;bakfiets&#8221; (cargo bicycle) that moves slower than average to the new speed pedelecs that reach speeds of up to 45 kilometers an hour.\u201d With wide bicycle lanes you could manage all different types of bicycles according to Kluit. \u201cOnly that rarely ever happens because there are always parked cars in the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Dutch source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ad.nl\/binnenland\/meeste-ruimte-voor-wandelaars-op-de-wallen~a93340ce\/\">http:\/\/www.ad.nl\/binnenland\/meeste-ruimte-voor-wandelaars-op-de-wallen~a93340ce<\/a>\/\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Also_read\"><\/span>Also read:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Sex_Shows_in_Amsterdam\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/10-sex-shows-in-amsterdam\/\">10 Sex Shows in Amsterdam<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/amsterdam-red-light-district-map\/\">Kaart van De Wallen van Amsterdam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/things-to-do-in-amsterdam-for-young-adults\/\">15 Things To Do in Amsterdam for Young Adults<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_New_Rules_for_Amsterdam_Red_Light_District\"><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/amsterdam-red-light-district-rules\/\">New Rules for Amsterdam Red Light District<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best Streets of Amsterdam in Red Light District 60% of all\u00a0space is designated for pedestrians The Netherlands is a bicycle country, but research encompassing the 20th largest municipalities shows that predominately the car gets the most public space. 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