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Environmental Vision

Kerkrade is working on the environment vision, a future vision of the municipality that provides a look ahead to 2050. Kerkrade municipality considers it important to do this together with residents, entrepreneurs and organizations. We want to involve everyone as much as possible in the development of the town.

What is an environmental vision?

The environmental vision describes the future of our municipality. What should the municipality look like in 2050? All municipal policies on the living environment are included in it. It covers various topics such as housing, traffic, nature, water, construction and economy. The quality of life, safety and health in the city are also important.

The environmental vision replaces the current Kerkrade Structural Vision adopted in 2011. The omgevingswet requires municipalities to develop an environmental vision.

What do residents think of Kerkrade?

We took to the streets in the summer of 2023 and asked residents how they see the future in Kerkrade:

Working together on the environmental vision

We think it is important that our residents, entrepreneurs and partners think and participate in the environmental vision. We would like to hear what you are proud of. What you find important and what you would like to see different. During the creation of the environmental vision, we will invite residents, entrepreneurs and partners to do so. This will happen in different ways.

  1. Completed: area safari in the city

    During the area safari, street conversations were held in all three neighborhoods (North, East and West). The street conversations took place in the spring of 2023.

  2. Completed: Postcard and online questionnaire

    All residents of the city received a postcard from the municipality. With it we invited everyone to share wishes, ideas and images of the future with us through the digital platform Municipality poll. View the results of the poll in the infographic or detailed presentation.

  3. Completed: future dive

    Under the guidance of a number of experts, meetings were organized on the future of the city. In these meetings, we talked to different target groups (e.g., housing corporations, welfare organizations, young people, seniors) about the choices and issues of the future.

  4. Completed: exhibition futures

    With the results from the questionnaire, the area safari and the future dive, the future images of Kerkrade were drawn up. These future images were presented through a public exhibition in town during the Festival 't Kirchroa va Morje.

  5. Currently in progress: draft environmental vision

    The visions of the future are translated into choices for different areas, such as the outdoor area, business parks, downtown areas and residential neighborhoods. The environmental vision will be written and elaborated with Maps from the municipality. Once the first draft of the environmental vision is ready, it will be presented to residents, business owners and partners. They may then give tips and comments to adjust the vision. The 5 spatial basic principles for the environmental vision were presented on October 12, 2024 during festival 't Kirchroa va Mörje.

  6. Currently in progress: scope and detail memorandum

    At the same time, the mer procedure for the environmental vision is underway. An environmental impact report is being prepared for this. This report examines all kinds of effects on the environment in our municipality. In this way we discover what effects certain choices have on the residential and living environment and on the environment. This helps to determine which choices we must make for the future. A Scope and Detail Memorandum is the first step. This explains what will be studied in the environmental impact assessment. The reactions of stakeholders to this memorandum can be read in the Memorandum of Views and Opinions.

  7. Still to do: Final environmental vision

    Finally, all the ingredients are ready to elaborate the final environmental vision and present it to the municipal council. The finalization of the environmental vision will be a festive moment when we thank all residents and partners for the input provided and celebrate the future of Kerkrade together.

When will the environmental vision be completed?
The environmental vision will be completed in the second half of 2024. At the end of 2025, the vision will be presented to the City Council for adoption.

Contact
Do you have questions, ideas or want to say something about Kerkrade's environmental vision? If so, please contact us at omgevingswet