Amsterdam

===Car===
Amsterdam was intended in 1932 to be the hub, a kind of [[Kilometre Zero]], of the [[List of motorways in the Netherlands|highway system of the Netherlands]],<ref name="Autosnelweg 1930">{{Cite web |title=Autosnelweg.nl – Geschiedenis Autosnelwegen in Nederland |url=http://www.autosnelwegen.nl/asw/gs04.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310145952/http://www.autosnelwegen.nl/asw/gs04.htm |archive-date=10 March 2007 |access-date=19 April 2007 |publisher=Autosnelweg.nl |language=nl}}</ref> with freeways numbered One to Eight planned to originate from the city.<ref name="Autosnelweg 1930" /> The outbreak of the Second World War and shifting priorities led to the current situation, where only roads [[A1 motorway (Netherlands)|A1]], [[A2 motorway (Netherlands)|A2]], and [[A4 motorway (Netherlands)|A4]] originate from Amsterdam according to the original plan. The [[A3 motorway (Netherlands)|A3]] to [[Rotterdam]] was cancelled in 1970 in order to conserve the [[Groene Hart]]. Road [[A8 motorway (Netherlands)|A8]], leading north to [[Zaandam]] and the [[A10 motorway (Netherlands)|A10]] [[Beltway|Ringroad]] were opened between 1968 and 1974.<ref name="Autosnelweg 1970">{{Cite web |title=Autosnelweg.nl – Geschiedenis Autosnelwegen in Nederland |url=http://www.autosnelwegen.nl/asw/gs07.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316030152/http://www.autosnelwegen.nl/asw/gs07.htm |archive-date=16 March 2007 |access-date=19 April 2007 |publisher=Autosnelweg.nl |language=nl}}</ref> Besides the A1, A2, A4 and A8, several freeways, such as the [[A7 motorway (Netherlands)|A7]] and [[A6 motorway (Netherlands)|A6]], carry traffic mainly bound for Amsterdam.

The [[A10 motorway (Netherlands)|A10 ringroad]] surrounding the city connects Amsterdam with the Dutch [[List of motorways in the Netherlands|national network of freeways]]. [[Interchange (road)|Interchanges]] on the A10 allow cars to enter the city by transferring to one of the 18 ''city roads'', numbered S101 through to S118. These city roads are regional roads without [[grade separation]], and sometimes without a [[central reservation]]. Most are accessible by cyclists. The S100 ''Centrumring'' is a smaller ringroad circumnavigating the city's centre.

In the city centre, driving a car is discouraged. Parking fees are expensive, and many streets are closed to cars or are [[One-way traffic|one-way]].<ref name="Fiets">{{Cite web |title=Amsterdam Fietst |url=http://www.fiets.amsterdam.nl/live/main.asp?name=pagina&item_id=807 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806175414/http://www.fiets.amsterdam.nl/live/main.asp?name=pagina&item_id=807 |archive-date=6 August 2007 |access-date=19 April 2007 |language=nl}}</ref> The local government sponsors [[carsharing]] and [[carpool]]ing initiatives such as ''Autodelen'' and ''Meerijden.nu''.<ref name="cars">{{Cite web |title=Amsterdam.nl – Auto |url=http://www.amsterdam.nl/verkeer_vervoer/auto |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405100219/http://www.amsterdam.nl/verkeer_vervoer/auto |archive-date=5 April 2007 |access-date=19 April 2007 |language=nl}}</ref> The local government has also started removing parking spaces in the city, with the goal of removing 10,000 spaces (roughly 1,500 per year) by 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koops |first=Ruben |date=28 March 2019 |title=Ruim 10.000 parkeerplaatsen verdwijnen voor 2025 |url=https://www.parool.nl/gs-b8496335 |access-date=10 April 2020 |website=Het Parool |language=nl-NL}}</ref>