Tag: Griftpark
Griftpark residents angry about plans for a cycle route: ‘Participation is a tick-box obligation’
Utrecht – Residents on the Alexander Numankade, near the Griftpark in Utrecht, are growing concerned about the plans for a fast cycle route on their doorstep. Despite many protests and…
Residents of Griftpark fear for road safety if a fast cycle route comes to their doorstep
Utrecht – Residents on the Alexander Numankade, near the Griftpark in Utrecht, are growing concerned about the plans for a fast cycle route on their doorstep. Despite many protests and…
From toxic park to green heart of the city: a quarter century of Utrecht’s Griftpark
In the Griftpark between the Vogelenbuurt, Tuinwijk and Wittevrouwen you will find nature, a skating rink, playground, restaurant and petting zoo. The location used to look very different. There was…
Keti Koti celebration in Utrecht’s Griftpark: ‘There is increasing awareness’
It is a moment of realization, the chairman explains. “Realize what our shared past is and acknowledge that painful past and then also think about what we are going to…
Grass from Utrechts Griftpark is gradually making way for LPs
It is not the first time that the art spotlights are on the Griftpark. Van de Luijtgaarden was also active there last year, when he was busy with CDs. With…
Pollution under Griftpark greatly reduced thanks to bacteria
The contamination under the Griftpark in Utrecht that had spread before the polluted area was packed in the 1990s has been completely cleared up thanks to the so-called Griftpark bacteria.…
Large majority of Utrecht council wants slavery monument next to Griftpark hill
According to Volt’s Anton Stam, there is so-called “macaroni participation”. That you are invited for a meal with spaghetti, but that you indicate not to eat it because of a…
Local residents: slavery monument Griftpark stands in the way of soil remediation
Local residents of the Utrecht Griftpark emphasize once again that they want the slavery monument that will be placed in the park to be given a different place. An earlier…
Griftpark residents start a petition for a different place for the slavery monument
“We will come up with a petition on Thursday,” says local resident Taco Jansonius after previous reports from the news site News030. “First of all, we are surprised and very…
Artist Pet throws his ‘Sea of Ceedees’ over the hill in the Griftpark
Utrecht – He has a hundred thousand CDs. Gathered together through thrift centers and donations from private individuals. Displaying such collections of discarded items is the trademark of the Utrecht…