Rotterdam Central District

Fons Meijer

Rotterdam Central District Programme Manager

Contents of presentation

. Rotterdam Central District

. Infrastructure

. Development locations

. Sustainability

The Central District, in the heart of Rotterdam

Facts

Public investment: 750 million euroFuture employment: 15,000 extra jobsNumber of travellers:2005 40 million

2025 75 millionDevelopments: approx. 600,000 m2

The old station building

The new station building

Frequencies of High Speed Trains

Mechelen

Noorderkempen

Antwerp Central

Amsterdam Central

Rotterdam Central

Brussel

Schiphol

Brussel Centraal

Paris

Breda

Den Haag Centraal

Eurostar to London

HST ConnectHST Connect

8 trains per day

16 trains per day

16 trains per day

32 trains per day

32 trains per day

Travelling times by High Speed Train

Destination Travelling time

Amsterdam 0.35 hrs

Antwerp 0.32 hrs

Brussels 1.10 hrs

Frankfurt 4.15 hrs

Köln 3.07 hrs

Paris 2.30 hrs

London 3.09 hrs

Schiphol airport 0.19 hrs

New light rail connection

Rotterdam – The Hague

by RandstadRail

Every 10 minutes

Underground infrastructure

BikeBike

Kruisplein – public parking and underground traffic

Development locations

Central Post

Schiekadeblok

Delftseplein

Rotterdam Central

Conradstraat

Schaatsbaan

Weenapoint

Calypso

Programme in the Central District

Location Volume (offices, facilities, houses)

Central Post 48,000 m2

Delftseplein 45,000 m2

Conradstraat 60,000 m2

Weenapoint 110,000 m2

Schiekadeblok 240,000 m2

Schaatsbaan 50,500 m2

Calypso 50,000 m2

total approx. 600,000 m2

Public area on the new Kruisplein

Planning

Central Post: 2009HSL: 2010 RandstadRail: 2010Weena tunnel: 2010New station building: 2012Public garage Kruisplein: 2013Private developments (Conradstraat, Delftseplein,

Weenapoint, Schiekadeblok): 2012-2020

Shared vision

Focus on sustainability

. Energy

. Water

. Materials

. Waste

. Mobility

Priority area in Rotterdam and The Netherlands

Rotterdam selected two priority areas: Kop van

Zuid and Rotterdam Central District for major real

estate developments

National: Rotterdam Central District is one of three

selected ‘local projects with national impact’

(special legislation in response to the financial

crisis)

Centraal District in het hart van Rotterdam