EUKN - European Urban Knowledge Network - Revitalisation of Business Park Het Broek

Revitalisation of Business Park Het Broek

Introduction

Arnhem has a shortage of commercial areas both in the short and the long term. The accent is therefore on maintaining the existing commercial areas, revitalising old business parks and using as much available space as possible to create new commercial areas. The revitalisation of business park Het Broek fits within these objectives.

Description

In the context of this project the spatial quality of business park Het Broek is being improved with the aim of giving an impetus to the investment climate.

Approach

Work was started in 1989 with an examination of the options for the revitalisation of business park Het Broek. During the following years, roads and junctions at the site were redesigned. Between 1998 and 2001, the second phase of the revitalisation scheme was carried out. A number of streets have not yet been dealt with, but these will be tackled during this third phase. This concerns the redesign of public spaces, such as laying new road surfaces, creating parking areas and green areas.

Results

The revitalisation of business park Het Broek will increase the likelihood of businesses investing in their existing premises, while making empty premises more attractive again. This will not only safeguard the present level of employment but also lead to a limited increase in the number of jobs.

Resources used

European subsidy: € 1.259.882
Total cost: € 2.937.344

EU involvement

This project has been partially funded with Objective 2 funds. Since 2000 nine cities have been eligible for the Objective 2 Urban Areas in the Netherlands programme, which forms part of the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD) of the European Union. EFRD is one of the four Structural Funds of the European Commission. The programme helps cities to carry out projects that benefit disadvantaged areas.

In the Netherlands, total European Objective 2 subsidies concern 192 million euros. 4.25% of the Dutch population lives in the selected areas.

The European Commission prescribes that for every euro from the EFRD, a minimum of one euro must be contributed from the government. The cities must therefore add their own public or private funding to the European subsidy. The European programme is linked to the urban plans agreed within the context of the urban policy of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. For this, the cities can make use of funds that have been allocated to them in the context of the national urban policy.

Contact info

Arnhem Kern - local programme management
Phone: +31 26 3774575

Project start date

17/07/2003

Links

City of Arnhem

Document type

case

Themes

Urban Policy > Economy knowledge & employment > Urban economy

Keywords

Business support