[radicalbyte]

Personally I don't live there because it stinks. The air quality sucks thanks to the airports and the legion of mopeds (why haven't we banned 2-stroke engines?).

Live in one of the satellite towns and commute with the train. You'll have a proper quality of life and commuting here is easy.

[jacquesm]

> why haven't we banned 2-stroke engines?

They have been banned.

https://www.amsterdam.nl/veelgevraagd/?productid=%7BB9B8F66D...

[radicalbyte]

That's a great start, but it's only Amsterdam. It should be nationwide. Those engines are worse than even big old diesel engines.

[Matticus_Rex]

Compared to what? Compared to the vast majority of cities, the air quality in Amsterdam is pretty good.

[radicalbyte]

The three big cities here have bad air quality compared to the less densely populated areas which are still within commuting distance with public transport.

I live about an hour commute from Amsterdam in an area where the air quality is considerably better than it is in the cities.

[scarejunba]

Current AQI is actually identical to San Francisco. What a coincidence!