The ‘Ruhrgebiet’, i.e. the Ruhr metropolis, the area between Duisburg and Dortmund in Germany is one of the cultural capitals of Europe in 2010. The area show cases its industrial cultural heritage, with Essen and its former coal industry complex Zollverein as one of the highlights. Yesterday, July 18, one of the main attractions of Ruhr 2010 was ‘Still-Leben Ruhrschnellweg A-40’ or still life with Freeway a-40. The A-40 is one of the major freeways in the Ruhr metropolis. But last Sunday all motorized traffic was banned over a 60 km stretch, and the freeway was turned into a 60 k picnic table on one side, and a 60 k cycling freeway on the other. Millions of cyclist came to experience the ‘still life’, with major bicycle traffic jams as a result. Click here for some pictures.
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