Trouble in cyclists’ paradise: Amsterdam accused of favouring pedestrians

Dutch cycling union claims city has turned on them by making centre more difficult to navigate

Its reputation is that of an idyll for cyclists, a city freed from the torment of cars. But while Amsterdam remains a model to most of the world, there are signs of trouble in paradise.

A series of developments have led the Amsterdam branch of the Fietsersbond, the Dutch cyclists' union, to claim the municipality has turned on them, unfairly prioritising pedestrians in the city's historic centre.