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Rotterdam Central District. Fons Meijer Rotterdam Central District Programme Manager. Contents of presentation. Rotterdam Central District Infrastructure Development locations Sustainability. The Central District, in the heart of Rotterdam. Facts. Public investment: 750 million euro
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Rotterdam Central District Fons Meijer Rotterdam Central District Programme Manager
Contents of presentation • Rotterdam Central District • Infrastructure • Development locations • Sustainability
Facts • Public investment: 750 million euro • Future employment: 15,000 extra jobs • Number of travellers:2005 40 million2025 75 million • Developments: approx. 600,000 m2
Amsterdam Central Schiphol 32 trains per day Den Haag Centraal 32 trains per day Rotterdam Central 8 trains per day Breda 16 trains per day Noorderkempen Antwerp Central 16 trains per day Mechelen Brussel Centraal Brussel Frequencies of High Speed Trains HST Connect HST Connect Eurostar to London Paris
Travelling times by High Speed Train Destination Travelling time Amsterdam 0.35 hrs Antwerp 0.32 hrs Brussels 1.10 hrs Frankfurt 4.15 hrs Köln 3.07 hrs Paris 2.30 hrs London 3.09 hrs Schiphol airport 0.19 hrs
New light rail connection Rotterdam – The Hague by RandstadRail Every 10 minutes
Development locations Calypso Weenapoint Schiekadeblok Central Post Delftseplein Conradstraat Rotterdam Central Schaatsbaan
Planning • Central Post: 2009 • HSL: 2010 • RandstadRail: 2010 • Weena tunnel: 2010 • New station building: 2012 • Public garage Kruisplein: 2013 • Private developments (Conradstraat, Delftseplein, Weenapoint, Schiekadeblok): 2012-2020
Focus on sustainability Energy Water Materials Waste Mobility
Priority area in Rotterdam and The Netherlands Rotterdam selected two priority areas: Kop van Zuid and Rotterdam Central District for major real estate developments National: Rotterdam Central District is one of three selected ‘local projects with national impact’ (special legislation in response to the financial crisis)