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A Dyke Is a Street

The embankments that keep the sea out are also the city's longest public promenades. Who maintains them, and who walks them?

Words Pieter OseiPrint onlySummer 2026
Photograph for “A Dyke Is a Street”.

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“A Dyke Is a Street” runs on page 62 of Nº 11, Soft Borders. We publish the current issue online; back issues stay in print.

About the author

Pieter Osei is a contributing writer based in Rotterdam. Water engineer, delta historian and a reluctant sailor.

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