Different transportation choices in Flemish and Walloon regions in Belgium
By zerrinhosgor - 9/25/2009 10:03:00 AM
I was in Belgium to make a research about historical cities and sustainable transportation in them two weeks ago. I had a chance to stay both in Flemish and Wallon regions of the country. There was a big difference between these two regions in terms of life styles and city characters. I would like to make a contribution to these differences according to their transportation choices.
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| Brugge |
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| Mons |
But in most of the Walloon cities (Mons, Charleroi, Tournai, etc.) people use cars for their daily transports and you can't see any bicycle routes, streetscape and supporting infrastructure for pedestrians.
These different transportation preferences create different life styles and city structures. People are more healthy and active in Flemish region and Flemish cities are really very compact, animated and mostly crowded cities. These cities also supports sustainable transportation modes to protect their historical and cultural characters.
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| Brugge |
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| Brugge |
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| Brugge |
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| Mons |
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| Mons |
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| Mons |
You really feel the differences between in these two region of the country in this context. Flemish region are more alive than the Walloon region and it was a good chance to compare those cities from that point.
