Tag: Stadhuisplein
Stadhuisplein podcast: ‘Spring budget cuts come too late, but the bill itself is sound’
Everhardt is particularly enthusiastic about the idea of realistic planning, which means that you only enter costs that you actually expect to incur in a year. “That’s a really smart…
Stadhuisplein: ‘Environmental zone rules must be the same throughout Europe’
Environmental regulations for cars in European cities vary from country to country. And even within countries, the rules differ per city. Different rules apply to the Utrecht environmental zone than…
Podcast Stadhuisplein: ‘Municipal school fund is doomed to failure’
The common thread in the podcast is the performance of the Utrecht coalition, GroenLinks, D66, PvdA, ChristenUnie and Student & Starter. These parties do not give each other any space,…
Council members in Stadhuisplein: ‘The municipality of Utrecht must regain ownership of district heating’
If it is up to Utrecht political parties, Eneco’s heating network should be returned to the municipality. This gives the municipality more control over the construction of new heating networks.…
GroenLinks in Stadhuisplein Utrecht about cutting Ledig Erf: ‘I am happy with how beautiful it will be’
Utrecht – The Zuiderpoort of Utrecht will be a beautiful area to stay, cycle and walk. That is what friend and foe say about the area around the Ledig Erf…
Podcast Stadhuisplein: ‘Motion on Gaza and Israel in the municipal council is not useful’
Frits Lintmeijer, former councilor for GroenLinks, has difficulty with this subject in Utrecht politics. “You have to be very careful about bringing international politics into the city council.” Lintmeijer notes…
Podcast Stadhuisplein: ‘Lobby for Ronald McDonald House focuses too much on sentiment’
The institutions started a lobby and, among other things, started a petition in which local politicians were accused of being bureaucrats. Former councilor Jan Wijmenga previously stated that he thought…
Podcast Stadhuisplein: ‘DENK must stop making suggestive videos’
As a result of the publication of the video, Muslim council members who voted against that motion are now being threatened, according to the letter. Former councilor Yet van den…
Stadhuisplein Utrecht: VVD wants to reverse the plan for paid parking throughout the municipality
So far, paid parking has only been introduced in Utrecht if a majority in a neighborhood wants it. That’s called a support measurement. This support measurement was introduced a long…
Stadhuisplein podcast: ‘Utrecht has an agenda with a parking app’
Dimitri Gilissen wonders for which problem this webapp is a solution. “It is completely unclear to me what was wrong with the old system, where you could get a visitor…