It’s 2021, and the Netherlands still invests millions to support cycling
Car-sharing
In addition to promoting active travel, other Dutch cities such as Amsterdam have focused on increasing car-sharing options in a bid to reduce the overall number of private cars on the roads.
The city has more shared cars than anywhere else in the country, and recently won the 2020 Autodeel Award – hosted by environmental groupNatuur & Milieuand theDutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management– for its efforts.
In 2020, Amsterdam installed 600 public charging points for shared electric carsand announced 700 new car-sharing parking permits that allow drivers to park and leave their shared cars for pick-up in certain designated areas.
It also incorporates shared vehicles in its municipal fleet and works closely with car-sharing services to coordinate activities across the city.
Nationally, the number of car-share users has grown to around 730,000, with the Dutch government’s target of 700,000 car-share users by 2021 through theGreen Deal – Car Sharing IIalready achieved earlier this year.
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