Stedenbaan : the idea is to be realised ! “Stedenbaan” is a initiative of the regional governments of the southern part of the Randstad Holland. The concept is to improve regional train-service by better time-table, higher frequency an a few new railway-stations. It also improves the connection with Park & Ride, bicycle and bus- and tram-network. Furthermore there will be a clear connection with spatial development. A great part of the spatial program for the “Nota Ruimte” until 2025 will be realised near railway-stations. Therefore relatively more of this extra mobility will be by public transport. This will cost hardly any investments while the railway-infrastructure is already available an will be used better. Stedenbaan is a process with good cooperation between regional governments and Dutch Railway Company and ProRail as keeper of the infrastructure. In the near future Stedenbaan will perform a study in cooperation with the ministry’s of Transport and of Spatial Planning to see if Stedenbaan is solving the traffic-, transport- and spatial-problems. Stedenbaan will also be in contact with private party’s to see if the development of spatial program can be realised. Each of the Stedenbaan-party’s takes its own responsibility for parts of the project by realising what is within there means. By this realistic and pragmatic way of working, parts of Stedenbaan will start to be realised within the next few years. Around the year 2025 a great part of the concept will be ready. (Author/publisher)
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