This is Rotterdam the Netherlands and along with a crazy modern architecture they have also my favorite thing grassy trams After being bombed during the second-world war They really went all out and rebuilt with some very amazing modern Infrastructure and modern architecture So I'm going to take you on a tour of the city We are going to ride in transit cycling walking and then we are going to give this city a human mobility score This is Rotterdam Central Station We can catch all the high-speed trains to Belgium and Paris as well as a lot of trains to Amsterdam the airport and the surrounding area The very big station with lots of modern glass and new stores very shiny So it's not your typical Dutch urbanism, but it's very modern this showcase is much more of what you would find in like Manhattan and the other types of world cities and what you would think of modern cities with lots of big buildings As you can see the friend the train station is almost free of any car traffic There are lots of bicycle options over there if you're from out of town for bike sharing like donkey bike and the others But if you are from in town here's a bicycle parking garage where you can rent a over a feet, which is the Dutch bike rental system Aren't grassy trams the best? In addition to being so much more beautiful for the city it also contributes to better water management and it helps reduce the noise levels around the area There are many ways to get across the river including bridges, boats, ferries But a tunnel is probably not one of the ways that comes to your mind Behind me here is a moss river and the entrance to an underground 1 kilometer tunnel That gets you as a pedestrian or cyclist over to the other side And that's one of the many ways that you can get across the city of Rotterdam What we're going to do now is we're going to go into the tunnel down a flight of escalators and take a 1 kilometer ride to the other side to see what it's like in there And here we are we made it out the other side of the tunnel and it is quite nice on this side On the sign of cheer the red signs represent commuter routes to the different destinations And that you'll notice the green sign up there that represents the more leisure routes that you can take for a recreational ride Let's look at a map of the Recreation Bike Route Network here and how this map works As you go around to the various points this is a UR here mark You aim at the next number so you could list out 57, 49, 40, 10, 15 Once you've had your route planned out then all you have to do is follow the different signs and the different numbers But what you must remember is to not lose track because if you miss one the signs then you're really lost Maybe you can help me answer a question here This bike path is clearly orange or yellow But the standard for this Dutch bike paths are usually red I'm not sure what's going on in Rotterdam here but there's definitely some differences And I think it's only on the main route to the train station So the other way to get across the Maseriver is by Bridge which is right behind me here And it is called the Ibrasmus Bridge On this bridge you have all modes of transport including trams, two lanes for automobiles, one bike lane And a fairly generous pedestrian pathway No, so we made it to the top of the bridge but now it's time for a well-deserved break So let's take a look at the Rotterdam skyline Now isn't that just beautiful This video is brought to you by the EIT Urban Mobility Academy And if you love learning about urbanism check out their new courses at urbanmobilitycourses.eu link in the description below This is Rotterdam Black Station behind me is also home to some pretty weird transit oriented development First of all you got the cube houses right there And then if you turn the other way you have this giant enclosed market hall thing To show you the underground tunnels of the Dutch train stations We're going to finally complete our trip by going from Rotterdam Black Station back to Rotterdam Centwile Where we started this trip And now we are back at the central station of Rotterdam the Netherlands And we are now ready to give this city a human mobility score So for transit I'm going to give this city a 5 out of 5 because the trams are really king here And you can see it through the street design for cycling a 4 out of 5 Which is a bit low for a Dutch city but I think it has taken a hit because of all the large buildings here It just doesn't feel very human scaled especially if you're moving on a bike Walking I'm going to give it a 4 out of 5 where there are some very fantastic neighborhoods And little canal friends where you can stroll through Plus areas of the city that have very traditional architecture It's like amazing to walk through but only in parts of it And finally bike sharing and shared mobility I'm going to have to give it a 4 out of 5 There's some options with electric scooters, electric mopeds And some donkey bike bikes here But I think predominantly the easiest option is still the Dutch system which is the Ovefeats And that gives us a total human mobility score of 17 out of 20 for the city of Rotterdam the Netherlands I hope you enjoyed this tour of Rotterdam and I hope to see you at the next city