Originally, the square had an imposing design, with statues and decoration with plants and intersected by the Leien and Turnhoutsebaan. However, due to its central position at the crossing of these two major axes, the square soon became a hub for public transport. Beginning in 1934, more and more vicinal trams of the
NMVB started to have their terminus at the Victorieplaats. Gradually, the amount of space taken in by public transport rose, up until 1968 vicinal trams, later buses and city trams, operated by the
MIVA, and after 1992 by
De Lijn. As of 2017, the square is serviced by tram routes
10,
11,
12 and
24. The square has functioned during the past decades as the absolute hub for city and regional bus lines in
Antwerp, with 28 platforms that are serviced by busses going in any direction, as well as the above mentioned tram routes. Also, the square is within a short walking distance of the
Opera premetro station to the South, and the
Astridplein, also a hub for city public transport, and
Antwerp-Central railway station to the East. In recent years, efforts are being made to reduce the number of busses having their terminus at the Rooseveltplaats, in part to reduce bus traffic in the inner city as well as to relieve pressure on the Rooseveltplaats. In 2002, regional busses toward
Waasland were limited to the
Van Eeden square on
Linkeroever. In 2012 several bus lines going North or South were either cancelled or limited to termini outside the city centre, and in 2015, the busses going eastward through
Borgerhout were diverted to the bus station at
Antwerpen-Berchem railway station. Starting from June 2017 furthermore, busses to
Boom and
Mechelen are limited to
Antwerpen-Zuid. Also, international bus services such as
Flixbus and
IC Bus have largely moved to the nearby Astridplein. == Future ==