Tag: parking
This is why there is no referendum on paid parking in Utrecht, but there is in Amersfoort
Several parties in Utrecht politics see this form as a trick to prevent a referendum from being held in Utrecht. Marijn de Pagter (VVD) is one of them. His party…
In the future, parking for teachers at schools will become less expensive, but not free
A proposal by the CDA to make parking permits for teachers at schools free was not successful. This means that schools will continue to have to pay for a parking…
Alderman Lot van Hooijdonk again survives a vote of no confidence in the debate about Utrecht’s parking app
Ultimately, two motions were submitted. A motion of censure was supported by the entire opposition. A motion of no confidence was only supported by VVD, CDA, DENK, UtrechtNu!, Utrecht Solidair,…
Man (29) from Vinkeveen died after stabbing in parking garage
The police started a major investigation immediately after the incident, but the perpetrator had already escaped. A description of someone who may have been involved in the stabbing was then…
Fiasco with parking app Utrecht leads to crisis atmosphere: councilor refuses to apologize
“My apology is of no use to the people in Utrecht,” Van Hooijdonk said in the council, after several parties, including the VVD, the CDA, Stadsbelang Utrecht, Utrecht Solidair and…
Husband murdered his wife in a parking lot – sentenced to life imprisonment and deportation
This means that the man must also be deported from Sweden after serving his sentence. It was on the evening of April 13 this year that the brutal knife attack…
Coco is home: search for missing parrot from Maarssen ends in abandoned German parking lot
“We are extremely relieved, but devastated,” says Miranda. The couple from Maarssen has had a week of searching and hoping. They combed the neighborhood for days in vain. Until it…
The municipality of Utrecht wants to let visitors pay for themselves in the parking app
That is why the VVD asked councilor Lot van Hooijdonk at the beginning of this month to improve the app. Visitors should be able to benefit from a visitor discount…
‘No’ in Amersfoort parking referendum provides relief, but plans are not off the table yet
“There was too much uncertainty,” Sportel reflects on the plans. How much the permits would cost, who would receive an exception, what the alternative parking spaces are and whether public…
Referendum result is clear: Amersfoorters en masse against new parking policy
The plans were met with considerable criticism from day one. Many residents think it is excessive that the plan is being rolled out throughout the city. There was a lot…