Rigorous greening of Mariarade begins

Collaboration with residents, neighborhood foundation and housing associations

To arrive at a final plan supported by the neighborhood, several walk-in events for residents were organized this summer. The neighborhood foundation and Woonpunt were also involved. The residents indicated the needs of the neighborhood; the municipality then looked at the possibilities. This process demonstrates the power of collaboration: together with the residents, the neighborhood foundation and the housing corporation, we are working on a plan that is truly supported by the neighborhood. Roger Bruggeman comments on behalf of the Mariarade Neighborhood Foundation: "We are pleased that Mariarade is included in the rigorous greening. As a neighborhood we have been involved in the plans made by the municipality from the beginning. We are enormously curious about the final result."

Metamorphosis of neighborhoods

Alderman Marco Peters (Management and Maintenance) explains: "Strong and livable neighborhoods are number one for us. By adding greenery, but also, for example, facilities and stimulating mutual solidarity between neighborhood residents, we want to ensure that every neighborhood in Heerlen is a pleasant place to live. Rigorously greening the neighborhoods is part of this. We started in Lindeveld, then Eikenderveld and now we are going to give Mariarade a metamorphosis. In these three neighborhoods we have removed a total of 10,000 m2 of tiles and replaced them with greenery, upgraded 5,250 m2 of greenery and planted 326 new trees. In this way, we are creating a neighborhood where our residents want to continue living."

Figures

More than 3,000 square meters of green space will be added in the Hoensbroek neighborhood. More than 100 new trees will also be planted throughout the district. In addition, thousands of square meters of green space will be upgraded, for example in the context of biodiversity. Wolfshoofdplein and Bergplein are examples of this. On Wolfshoofdplein, 1,000 m2 of green space will be upgraded and 20 trees planted. Bergplein will receive 675 m2 of upgraded green space and 10 new trees will be planted.