Belgium: Taking a creative turn | European Journal

Brussels has already made a name for itself as a stronghold of planning lunacy. But the de facto capital of the European Union has another side to it - and it's a rather creative one. Stairs that lead into a wall, truly perplexing bicycle lane markings, zebra crossings to no-man's-land: it’s all here in Brussels. In a city where most everything is precisely measured, calculated and standardized at the behest of the EU, some residents take a more creative and relaxed approach. A German artist has collect the quirkiest examples and posted them online as "Belgian solutions." For more go to http://www.dw.de/program/european-journal/s-3065-9798