Car-free Sundays extended in Brussels
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LIL' WAYNE IN BRUSSELS
Lil Wayne, the artist with multi-platinum and Grammy Award winner, has decided to move their European tour along with Mac Miller to enable it to finalize the release of his tenth album in the best possible conditions. Forest National concert originally scheduled on March 25, the date was postponed to Thursday, October 17.
The American star said: "I reject my European tour in order to better prepare for the worldwide release of my new album" I Am Not A Human Being II "scheduled for March 26. I prefer not to upset both the release of my album, my tour. It is therefore against heart that I decided to reschedule my tour in October 2013. I can not thank my European fans enough for their patience and understanding. I very much look forward to coming to play in Europe with Mac Miller in the fall. I refuse to do things by halves and promise to all my fans for their book an unforgettable sight. '
Tickets purchased for March 25 remain valid for 17 October!
Boulevard Ansbach in central Brussels is to be closed to traffic on Sunday afternoons throughout the summer.
The Brussels high street passing the Bourse in the heart of the city centre will be closed to all traffic from 12 noon each Sunday.
The City authorities seem to have yielded to protesters led by the philosopher Philippe Van Parijs who organised a sit down picnic on the Boulevard Anspach last weekend in protest at the City of Brussels’ transport policy. In face of the protest and the volume of people taking part, the Mayor of the City of Brussels Freddy Thielemans announced the closure of the street for the duration of the picnic.
Political support has been mounting to the pic nic strategies and the City authorities have announced that starting Sunday 24 June until the end of the summer, anyone wishing to pic-nic or just sunbathe on the Bvd Anspach will be able to do so every Sunday from 12 noon.
The organisers of last Sunday’s picnic describe Mayor Thielemans’ decision as “a first step”. However, they are still waiting for the city to develop of vision for transport policy in the capital.
The organisers say that: "This shows that it is possible to achieve something without the aid of political parties or subsidies. This is a reward for all those that came and pick-nicked with us last Sunday.”
Meanwhile, the Brussels regional Secretary of State responsible for Transport Bruno De Lille has thrown his weight behind the car-free movement and stated that: “The battle for a pleasant and traffic-free square in front of the Stock Exchange is needed more than ever.They’ve already given us half a day, let the other 6.5 days follow.”
