Getting to work for a safer, more livable and more accessible Heerlen
This year, Heerlen will take further measures to make the city (traffic) safer, more livable and more accessible. The emphasis is on projects that directly affect the road safety and livability of our residents. These measures are listed in the Mobility Implementation Program 2025.
Alderman Marco Peters:
"A safe street, a livable neighborhood and an easily accessible city make the daily lives of our residents better. With targeted projects, such as traffic safety around schools and addressing parking pressures, we are building together a city where everyone feels comfortable and safe. At home, on the way to school or to work."
Road Safety as a Priority
One of the spearheads of the program is to improve traffic safety. We do this, among other things, by adapting high-risk traffic locations, such as Roebroekweg, Weltertuynstraat, Limburgiastraat, Bongaertslaan, Corisbergweg, Vullingsweg and Bautscherweg. We are also further addressing traffic safety around schools. This year, eight elementary schools may participate. Furthermore, a project will start this year to improve traffic safety around the Grotius College.
Neighborhood approach Parking pressure
Excessive parking pressure is a major problem in Heerlen. We have therefore started a neighborhood-oriented approach this year to reduce parking pressure and increase livability in our city. The GMS neighborhood is the first place in the city we are tackling. Together with residents, we are looking for the best solutions to the parking problems in the neighborhood. The municipality then implements them. At the first residents' evening, which 300 residents attended, there was broad support for the introduction of a blue zone. We are now presenting this measure to the rest of the neighborhood. After GMS, Lindeveld and Op de Nobel will follow this year. And we will make a start with Heerlerbaan-Schil.
Better Accessibility Business Parks
Together with regional partners, we are setting up projects to encourage cycling as a commute to the Avantis/Trilandis business parks. We soak together to improve accessibility. For example, Heerlen has received a €1,500,000 grant from the state to improve the bicycle route between the north of the city and the business parks in the south. Among other things, we are constructing two bicycle bridges over the traffic circle at Avantis/Trilandis.