The plan was to put a pedestrian overpass in the same place those stairs were
But apparently planners did not think to put temporary stairs there at first; 2022 street view showing the desire path but not the temporary stairs in /u/ZekkoX 's photo:
But the building with the curved glass across the bike / ped canal from the ING building got torn down, and something else is being built, so the new permanent stairs seem to be on hold.
Looks like redevelopment is not quite finished, or features were eliminated from the original design
ING banking company and the city of Amsterdam decided to redevelop this area near the corner of Bijlmerdreef and Foppingadreef https://www.karresenbrands.com/en/projects/bijlmerdreef
Here is what the final product was supposed look like, perspective from the top of the hill the desire path is going up, and looking to the lacross the lowered area: https://www.karresenbrands.com/images/jcogs_img/cache/bijlmerdreef5_-_39ada00_-_2e5004b807d6ce4b7ceae944ffa20a9b1d8abc06.webp
Originally there was steps down into and back out of the bicycle / pedestrian canal.
2018 street view: https://www.google.com/maps/@52.3140374,4.9480967,3a,75y,220.58h,89.02t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sXnIew54oW3JuO4GksFYyJA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0.9787430561517994%26panoid%3DXnIew54oW3JuO4GksFYyJA%26yaw%3D220.5831388144813!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Overhead view from 2019: https://earth.google.com/web/search/Hampton+by+Hilton+Amsterdam+%2f+Arena+Boulevard/@52.31393922,4.94779608,-0.11221913a,134.41935665d,35y,198.52979071h,0t,0r/data=Cq4BGm4SaAolMHg0N2M2MGI5MDBkNWVmMmVmOjB4ZDIzNDVlYmUxYmQyM2FlYhnBvkKLEShKQCE7Jwf9lsoTQCotSGFtcHRvbiBieSBIaWx0b24gQW1zdGVyZGFtIC8gQXJlbmEgQm91bGV2YXJkGAEgASImCiQJrqIGPuooSkARabL66dUoSkAZOOMGMjTUE0AhuMO3YwLTE0AqEAgBEgoyMDE5LTA0LTIwGAFCAggBOgMKATBCAggASg0I____________ARAA
The plan was to put a pedestrian overpass in the same place those stairs were
But apparently planners did not think to put temporary stairs there at first; 2022 street view showing the desire path but not the temporary stairs in /u/ZekkoX 's photo:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.3139949,4.9485336,3a,20.6y,265.42h,86.45t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s-LS8mQfHIIJcMc769PsQIg!2e0!5s20220401T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D3.547671394190374%26panoid%3D-LS8mQfHIIJcMc769PsQIg%26yaw%3D265.42491942952387!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
We see the new pedestrian bridge just beyond the temporary stairs in /u/ZekkoX photo
2022 overhead before the stairs, with a hint of desire path in the new turf:
https://earth.google.com/web/search/Hampton+by+Hilton+Amsterdam+%2f+Arena+Boulevard/@52.31393922,4.94779608,-0.11221913a,134.41935665d,35y,198.52979071h,0t,0r/data=Cq4BGm4SaAolMHg0N2M2MGI5MDBkNWVmMmVmOjB4ZDIzNDVlYmUxYmQyM2FlYhnBvkKLEShKQCE7Jwf9lsoTQCotSGFtcHRvbiBieSBIaWx0b24gQW1zdGVyZGFtIC8gQXJlbmEgQm91bGV2YXJkGAEgASImCiQJrqIGPuooSkARabL66dUoSkAZOOMGMjTUE0AhuMO3YwLTE0AqEAgBEgoyMDIyLTA2LTAyGAFCAggBOgMKATBCAggASg0I____________ARAA?authuser=0
2023 overhead with the temporary stairs in place:
https://earth.google.com/web/search/Hampton+by+Hilton+Amsterdam+%2f+Arena+Boulevard/@52.31393922,4.94779608,-0.11221913a,134.41935665d,35y,198.52979071h,0t,0r/data=Cq4BGm4SaAolMHg0N2M2MGI5MDBkNWVmMmVmOjB4ZDIzNDVlYmUxYmQyM2FlYhnBvkKLEShKQCE7Jwf9lsoTQCotSGFtcHRvbiBieSBIaWx0b24gQW1zdGVyZGFtIC8gQXJlbmEgQm91bGV2YXJkGAEgASImCiQJrqIGPuooSkARabL66dUoSkAZOOMGMjTUE0AhuMO3YwLTE0AqEAgBEgoyMDIzLTA2LTA0GAFCAggBOgMKATBCAggASg0I____________ARAA?authuser=0
But the building with the curved glass across the bike / ped canal from the ING building got torn down, and something else is being built, so the new permanent stairs seem to be on hold.
Street view December 2025: https://www.google.com/maps/@52.3140891,4.9486487,3a,75y,274.55h,87.1t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIABIhDoGRP0N4hX5PY3WXouSkYS!2e10!5s20251122T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAPRy3c8ZLEzxQrRcUXOB6J_YyCsnfs1ok59v5sHqqUQofC9zqPylqxHnshhbAACLZNeyvDk2Jp_MPkb94eu9Z0GYlzGPXST_NbMLILLBfG1iPyzpfpr0VvPTexTNpcr5WZ2pjUEIS1gkMT8aFqfR%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi2.9044929017051686-ya342.03638798821856-ro0-fo100!7i7680!8i3840?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Crappy design material
best shortcut