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Episode 2: History

Season 1, Ep. 2

Urban planner Riek Bakker, as head of the Urban Development Department of the Municipality of Rotterdam, developed the Kop van Zuid and successfully lobbied the national government for funding to build the Erasmus Bridge in the early '90s. Without Riek Bakker, there would be no Erasmus Bridge. Learn everything about the bridge's creation in this episode.

Guest:

Riek Bakker, Urban Planner and former Director of Urban Development at the Municipality of Rotterdam (1986-1991)



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