“The adjustments are really nice: wide sidewalks, one-way traffic,” says Ritchie from his Surinamese sandwich shop. “A bit quieter, it’s good like this.” The municipality also thinks it’s a successful project. “More charisma, space for meeting and more greenery.” Butcher van Beek absolutely disagrees. “It’s just become a residential area, it’s no longer a shopping area, the canal street used to be alive.”
Frustration in Kanaalstraat: ‘It has become a residential area’
