[jaclaz]

Cannot say about Amsterdam, but this is a street in the center of Florence around lunch time (and yes "normal" residents live in it):

https://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/methode_image/2020/06...

There was quite a bit of discussions last year when an ambulance called for a resident emergency took some 15 minutes to drive 100-150 meters to get to the patient.

[jacquesm]

The center of Amsterdam is usually be considerably busier than that. And on festival days you can walk across the heads, but let's ignore those because they are clearly outliers.