<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I thought you all might be interested in this story that connects the maintenance of canals to long-term perspectives (both looking back and looking forward). I know we have at east one or two people on the list who are locals in Amsterdam - I’d be curious to hear their reactions…<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/amsterdam-collapsing/index.html" class="">http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/amsterdam-collapsing/index.html</a><br class=""><div class=""><h1 class="Article__title">Amsterdam has been collapsing for years. Now it's paying the price</h1><div class=""><div class="Paragraph__component">Cracks and sinkholes are appearing alongside the waterways of Amsterdam. </div><div class="Paragraph__component">Bicycles are tumbling into the swirling water as the canalsides vanish beneath their wheels.</div><div class="Paragraph__component">Quay walls are collapsing against houseboats. Bridges are in trouble.</div><div class="Paragraph__component">While
the recent Covid-19 restrictions have relieved the Dutch capital from
the more superficial blight of overtourism, it seems the city has a more
pressing existential crisis. </div><div class="Paragraph__component">It's in danger of crumbling into the water it's built upon. And only a makeover of enormous proportions can save it. </div><div class="HTMLEmbed__component">
</div><div class="Paragraph__component">Fortunately, no one has
been hurt yet, but unless it can work out how to carry out the millions
of dollars' worth of delicate repairs needed, some of the beautiful
medieval infrastructure that makes Amsterdam such a popular destination
could be lost. </div><div class="Paragraph__component">Amsterdam's day of reckoning shouldn't really have come as a surprise.</div><div class="Paragraph__component">The
city's children grow up with a verse: "Amsterdam, die grote stad / Die
is gebouwd op palen / Als die stad eens ommeviel / Wie zou dat dan
betalen?</div><div class="Paragraph__component">Loosely translated: "Amsterdam, big city / It is built on piles / If the city would collapse / Who would pay for that?"</div><div class="Paragraph__component">The city is now collapsing -- and the Dutch are paying.</div><div class="Paragraph__component"><br class=""></div><div class="Paragraph__component">[snip]</div><div class="Paragraph__component"><br class=""></div><div class="Paragraph__component">http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/amsterdam-collapsing/index.html </div></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Andy</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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