EU-quarter street to get cycle-friendly facelift
Clovislaan in Brussels’ EU district will shortly undergo changes to widen its central pavement and bike paths
Traffic reduction
The largely residential street that runs from Square Ambiorix to Leuvensesteenweg has a central strip of grass, trees and flowering bushes, which will be widened with a pedestrian pavement placed in the middle of it. The street, which is part an RER cycle express network, will also be fitted with wide bike paths on both sides.
The existing single lane on both sides for traffic will remain but become narrower, freeing up space for the cycle paths and slowing traffic down. New paving stones will be laid in place of the cobblestones that currently make up the street.
Commuter traffic on the boulevard, in any case, could be a thing of the past as the city hopes to cut the street in two so that it will no longer be a through route. Drivers would be stopped at the cross street Grevelingenstraat. That idea must still be approved by the capital’s public transport operator, MIVB. Residents will still be able to park in the street, but there will be fewer spots.
Brussels-City has planned the project since the street must be torn up anyway because of renovations to a rail tunnel taking place underneath it.
Photo courtesy Brussels-City
