Brussels: pedestrian plans get thumbs down from Master Builder

The Flemish Master Builder, Peter Swinnen, has given a big thumbs down to the plans of the City of Brussels to create a pedestrian precinct in the neighbourhood surrounding the Brussels Stock Exchange, the Beurs or Bourse. The Master Builder argues that under the plans the traffic is just being pushed 250 metres further along. He favours a pedestrian precinct covering a far greater area. Read more.