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The Metropolitan Area Rotterdam The Hague Theo Strijers theo.strijers@denhaag.nl

The Metropolitan Area Rotterdam The Hague Theo Strijers theo.strijers@denhaag.nl. Eurocities EDF February 26. North- and Southwing of The Randstad. http://metrorevolution.org/.

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The Metropolitan Area Rotterdam The Hague Theo Strijers theo.strijers@denhaag.nl

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  1. The Metropolitan Area Rotterdam The HagueTheo Strijers theo.strijers@denhaag.nl Eurocities EDF February 26

  2. North- and Southwing of The Randstad

  3. http://metrorevolution.org/ In the face of federal gridlock, economic stagnation and fiscal turmoil, power in the United States is shifting away from Washington and toward our major cities and metropolitan areas.

  4. Metropolitan Areas In Action (MAIA) Anywhere in Europe: Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, France, Flanders and others Aimed at a broad range of issues and interests Central cities usually initiators Differences in size, shape and function Motivated by urgency and mismatch between administrative and functional boundaries

  5. Opportunities for strengthening the economy International benchmark: South Wing is in the middle category: TOPREGIONS 1) London BEST PRACTICE REGIONS 4 SUBTOP Stuttgart Stockholm 3 Zurich Barcelona South Wing Economic growth[EUR %] ('05-'07) The Netherlands Munich EU-27 2 Copenhagen 1) Paris Antwerp Hamburg 0 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 0 Income per capita 2007 [EUR '000]

  6. Metropolitan performances in European perspective (1)

  7. Metropolitan performances in European perspective (2) Interne Eurocities bijeenkomst

  8. “The need for change” / “The need for speed”

  9. Economic potential

  10. Three strategies

  11. The gridstructure • Above surface • Four universities, five colleges, 52 theaters, 66 cinemas, 13 Michelin stars, four large convention centers, 3.3 million m2 of shops, historic towns, sandy beach and the "central park of the Randstad" • New financial arrangements (Dutch pension funds: 1 billion already arranged) • Impulse matching education – labourmarket • Branding of the metropolitan area • Surface • Transportation Authority (500 million p / a): in 45 minutes from A to B • Rotterdam - The Hague Airport • Metronet Randstadrail • Underground • District heating: 65,000 additional connections with a saving of 14 billion m3 p / y (30% of NL) and 90 Peta Joules p / y (A medium-sized city)

  12. The political debate • national law: many interests and antagonisms • Cityregions - provinces • Democratic control • Organizing from the townhalls, only very small staff but highly qualified • Using 20.000 employees and 10 bln euro budget

  13. Concludingremarks • Utilization 30-35 billion economic potential • Use the polycentricstructure • Strenghten the grid • Orgnizemeanandlean

  14. Anyone any better ideas? Suggestions? Questions?

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