It won’t be long before 2023 is over. With several Amsterdam residents making headlines at AT5, we look back and forward at the final days of the year. Today we do it with Myriam Corzilius, who has been fighting for a cycle bridge over the IJ for years on behalf of the Amsterdam Bicycle Museum.
“We’ve been talking about the bridge for 125 years, now we’re finally moving on to action”, says Myriam enthusiastically. He has been fighting for a cycle bridge for years, but plans to build the bridge were postponed several times until last year.
This year Myriam took a step closer to her dream, because in November it became clear that the municipality would allocate 100 million for the bridge.
Cycling demonstration
At the beginning of this year it didn’t seem that way at all. In January Myriam organized another bike rally. Along with hundreds of supporters, she braved the pouring rain to deliver a petition to traffic commissioner Melanie van der Horst at the end of the Stopera race.
Three months later it was announced that the municipality once again intended to allocate funds for a cycle bridge. These plans were also approved by the Council last November.
In retrospect, Myriam considers that last moment to be the highlight of her year. “I’m happy we took the action.” Is her work done? “No,” Myriam says firmly. “We will keep going until the bridge is built.”
2023-12-27 21:33:00
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