{"id":1068,"date":"2012-08-15T22:35:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T20:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\/?page_id=1068"},"modified":"2014-08-12T00:25:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T22:25:11","slug":"rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\/?page_id=1068","title":{"rendered":"Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_847\" style=\"width: 544px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/top-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-847\" data-attachment-id=\"847\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\/?attachment_id=847\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/top-1.jpg?fit=534%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"534,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"top (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/top-1.jpg?fit=534%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-847\" title=\"top (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/top-1.jpg?resize=534%2C144\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/top-1.jpg?w=534&amp;ssl=1 534w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/top-1.jpg?resize=300%2C81&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Erasmus bridge, Rotterdam. A strategic investment and a beautiful landmark<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rotterdam is a city that, like Glasgow in Scotland, has had a lot of changes in its economy and\u00a0tries hard. \u00a0Urban management is very active, and the city is seeking to brand itself as a &#8220;world port, world city&#8221;. \u00a0A shift from strong employment in port activities to high unemployment linked to automation in the port, coupled with a high immigrant population, has stimulated considerable energy and innovation in developing the city.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Rotterdam new Central Station development\" href=\"http:\/\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\/?p=706\">Rotterdam Central Station\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rotterdam Central Station photos. \u00a0Click for captions<\/p>\n<div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-1876\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-lazy-loading-enabled envira-layout-grid envira-gallery-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div class=\"envira-loader\"><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-1876\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-1-columns envira-clear\" data-envira-id=\"1876\" data-gallery-config='{\"columns\":\"1\",\"gutter\":10,\"margin\":10,\"crop\":0,\"crop_width\":960,\"crop_height\":300,\"classes\":[\"\"],\"title\":\"Rotterdam Central Station Photos\",\"slug\":\"1876\",\"keyboard\":1,\"mousewheel\":1,\"gallery_id\":1876}' data-gallery-images='[{\"status\":\"active\",\"src\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/2012-02-02-15-24-23-Rotterdam-Central-Station0233-12-m.jpg\",\"title\":\"Rotterdam Central Station under construction 2012.\",\"link\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/2012-02-02-15-24-23-Rotterdam-Central-Station0233-12-m.jpg\",\"alt\":\"Rotterdam Central Station 2012 under construction\",\"thumb\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/2012-02-02-15-24-23-Rotterdam-Central-Station0233-12-m-75x50_c.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Rotterdam Central Station under construction 2012.\",\"index\":0,\"id\":1877,\"video\":false,\"opts\":{\"caption\":\"Rotterdam Central Station under construction 2012.\",\"thumb\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/2012-02-02-15-24-23-Rotterdam-Central-Station0233-12-m-75x50_c.jpg\",\"title\":\"Rotterdam Central Station under construction 2012.\"},\"gallery_id\":\"1876\"},{\"status\":\"active\",\"src\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/2012-09-25-17-36-12-Rotterdam-Central-Station-FD-m.jpg\",\"title\":\"Rotterdam Central Station 2012\",\"link\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/2012-09-25-17-36-12-Rotterdam-Central-Station-FD-m.jpg\",\"alt\":\"\",\"thumb\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/2012-09-25-17-36-12-Rotterdam-Central-Station-FD-m-75x50_c.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Rotterdam Central Station 2012\",\"index\":1,\"id\":1878,\"video\":false,\"opts\":{\"caption\":\"Rotterdam Central Station 2012\",\"thumb\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/2012-09-25-17-36-12-Rotterdam-Central-Station-FD-m-75x50_c.jpg\",\"title\":\"Rotterdam Central Station 2012\"},\"gallery_id\":\"1876\"},{\"status\":\"active\",\"src\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/20120623-Rotterdam-Calypso-00882-m.jpg\",\"title\":\"Rotterdam Central Station under construction 2012\",\"link\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/20120623-Rotterdam-Calypso-00882-m.jpg\",\"alt\":\"\",\"thumb\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/20120623-Rotterdam-Calypso-00882-m-75x50_c.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Rotterdam Central Station under construction 2012\",\"index\":2,\"id\":1882,\"video\":false,\"opts\":{\"caption\":\"Rotterdam Central Station under construction 2012\",\"thumb\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/20120623-Rotterdam-Calypso-00882-m-75x50_c.jpg\",\"title\":\"Rotterdam Central Station under construction 2012\"},\"gallery_id\":\"1876\"},{\"status\":\"active\",\"src\":\"http:\\\/\\\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/2014-07-14-12-38073-Rotterdam-Central-bike-storage-m.jpg\",\"title\":\"Rotterdam Central Station bike storage.  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The station is an important part of city centre renewal.\" data-envirabox='1876' itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" style=\"padding-bottom: 31.25%;\" data-envira-changed=\"false\" data-width=\"960\" data-height=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forbesdavidsonplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/2014-07-14-12-41049-Rotterdam-Central-bike-storage-m.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rotterdam Central Station; transportation planning\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-6    envira-lazy\" height=\"300\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-1880\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"Rotterdam Central Station 2014 shortly after completion.  The station is an important part of city centre renewal.\" width=\"960\" data-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rotterdam Central Station 2014 shortly after completion.  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