Mobility

We're on the go every day. Whether it's to work or school, running errands, or just getting out and about. Mobility largely determines our lives. But it also determines what our city looks like.

People want to get from A to B quickly. Since the advent of the car, cities, including Eindhoven, have been completely designed for car use. In the coming years, we will add 40,000 homes in Eindhoven. If all of these households would have a car, the city would become completely gridlocked and unliveable.

Residents are pleading for safe and livable streets. Leenderweg, Edenstraat, and Kruisstraat: all petitions with cries for help. Parents who don't dare let their children go to school alone.

But things can be done differently. Imagine being able to easily walk, cycle, or take the tram to work, school, the theater, or a café. By building homes close to public transport and amenities. A city where neighborhoods are green and social, with clean air and no noise pollution.

As far as I'm concerned, our streets should be green and for people to meet. For connection. Let's design our streets primarily for cyclists and pedestrians. Cars are guests and will pay a fair price for the space they occupy in the city.

We must invest heavily in better cycling infrastructure, but also in better public transport. Affordable and reliable public transport should be a right. That's why I've long advocated for the establishment of a public regional transport organisation and a study on tram lines in Eindhoven. We also need to invest heavily in two new train stations and our new international central train station. I will also continue fighting for significantly fewer flights at Eindhoven Airport. For the sake of the climate, but also for the health and quality of life of local residents.

In recent years, the municipal executive has made good progress in the area of ​​mobility, but these are primarily steps on paper with visions. It's time for action!