Evaluation on the adjustment period cut Weesperstraat
What was the traffic development like during the adjustment period (first 4 weeks of the pilot)?
The cut Weesperstraat pilot took place in Amsterdam from June 12 to July 23, 2023. The assumption behind the cut was that road users will adjust their normal behavior, sometimes immediately, and sometimes only later.
In addition, the first period was necessary to implement the traffic measures, including the settings of
the traffic lights can be properly adjusted. The starting point was that only after a run-up period can anything be said about the actual effect of the Weesperstraat cut. That is why an adjustment period of 4 weeks was chosen, followed by a measurement period of 2 weeks. The purpose of this analysis is to show the extent to which the traffic image has changed during the entire implementation period of the Weesperstraat cut. To get a good picture of this, a network analysis and a sensitivity analysis were done. You can read the research below (Dutch).