Tag: Amersfoorts
Residents vote against, corporation still wants to demolish Amersfoort’s Jericho neighborhood
Residents of the neighborhood were told in 2021 that all 124 homes in the post-war neighborhood would be demolished. Housing association De Alliantie wanted to build new, affordable rental homes.…
Amersfoort’s anti-wind turbine lobby expects 200 million in damage and is preparing a claim
The amount of 200 million euros is based on a calculation by research organization TNO from 2022. It looked at the effect of wind turbines on the value of a…
Best city in Europe? Kattenbroek and Vathorst are Amersfoort’s secret weapon in the title battle
Trudy showed the jury around the Kattenbroek and Vathorst neighborhoods this week. Kattenbroek is a neighborhood that was built in the 1990s. It was a tourist attraction in the early…
As a teenager, world champion Femke Bol already had ‘a long stride’, Amersfoort’s former trainer knows
“It’s incredible. She just made it,” says Andrea. “The hurdles, the precision. She performed her duties beautifully. We are very proud.” Andrea trained Bol at the training complex in Park…
Criticism of Amersfoort’s plan for problem square: ‘This is symptom relief’
It is a familiar picture for the Amersfoorter: traffic jams in front of the parking lot, carts everywhere and large amounts of waste on the street. The shopping center in…
Paraswimming World Cup day 5: Gold and two times silver for Amersfoorts Team NL
The entire Dutch selection lives in Amersfoort and that is no coincidence. Team NL always trains in Amarenabad in Amerfoort, which is why the athletes have chosen to house there…
‘Enough signatures for referendum on Amersfoort’s parking policy’
Until 2040, the municipality wants to gradually move towards paid parking throughout the city of Amersfoort, all industrial estates and the villages of Hoogland and Hooglanderveen. The main points in…
Five questions about Amersfoort’s climate action plan: ‘Everyone knows it is necessary’
The municipality of Amersfoort wants to take a few steps harder to achieve the regional climate goals. It has been agreed in the region that CO2 emissions will be reduced…
Keistad song 2.0 must bring Amersfoort’s city song up to date: ‘Another update in 50 years’
Pulling a boulder comes from an old story. We are writing the year 1661: Jonkheer Everard Meyster, also known as the foolish squire, made a bet with his friends, according…
Housing corporation blunders again in Amersfoort’s Jericho district: ‘Apologies are no longer worth anything’
Amersfoort – Unrest and dissatisfaction in the Jericho district in Amersfoort. In the district, which has been nominated for demolition since the end of last year, more than 120 residents…