New Development Vision

Proposals

The Development Vision contains a number of proposals for the area. Some of the main ones are set out below:

• Around Kruislaan, the three landowners wish to create a ‘campus centre’. Starting from the heart of the campus, new buildings for education, laboratories, technology companies, meetings and other facilities will be built on vacant plots. In the process, the parties will examine whether a leading (perhaps international) partner could establish itself here.
• There will be additional facilities aimed at making the campus more attractive, such as sports, catering, conference facilities and temporary initiatives.
• Another aim is to add housing for researchers and students, for example. Further consideration will be given to how this can be integrated into the area without detracting from the ambitions of existing and future institutes and companies.
• The issue of Kruislaan as a barrier between the eastern and western parts of Amsterdam Science Park will be resolved by making it into a shared space, for example.
• Routes for cyclists and walkers within the area and to the surrounding neighbourhoods will be improved and made more appealing. Particular attention will be paid to the barrier effect of the former Kruislaan and the quality of the Kruislaan tunnel (underneath the railway).
• A mobility strategy is being drawn up based on the principle that slow traffic and public transport should be given priority in all respects in the further development. In the context of decreasing car traffic in Amsterdam ( the Amsterdam autoluw initiative), the usefulness of and need for a better connection of the campus to the A10 ring road will also be examined.
• The campus will be developed in a sustainable manner, with a focus on aspects such as energy savings, reuse of heat in the environment, ecology, circular construction and climate adaptation.
• A number of strategically located sites will focus on high-rise accents.