Shock in Hoorn: Running the speed limit on the Provincial street?

Shock in Hoorn: Running the speed limit on the Provincial street?

In the discussion about future traffic routing on Provinzialstrasse in Hoorn, there are clear fronts. In a Q&A document by the city, the question is raised how attractive living on a busy main street is. The urban administration has the plan to reduce the top speed on Provinzialstrasse to 50 km/h as a step in the right direction. However, this ensures violent resistance.

Hart van Hoorn has spoken out and demands information from the city administration about the motives for this measure. The member of the city council, Renzo van Houten, emphasizes the importance of Provincial road for the surrounding communities and describes the planned step as "catastrophic". He believes that such a traffic reduction of the important traffic artery would harm and would not be in the best interest of the city.

The allegation of the "accounting tricks"

In addition, the city administration critics accuse the housing construction on Provinzialstrasse through “accounting tricks”. They argue that the reduction of the speed is primarily a measure to improve traffic safety and noise reduction, but would actually serve to manipulate the models for sound check that arises that there is a scope for residential construction projects.

The city administration, on the other hand, emphasized that the wording in Q&A should not be taken as seriously as it appears at first glance. A spokesman said: "There is no decision, study or specific intent to reduce speed on Provincial Road." Rather, it is a consideration that cannot be specified.

an option for the future

The city administration prefers to speak of a "possibility" that would be examined in the context of a comprehensive "breeding plan". In this plan, the focus is on measures to promote cycling, and an investigation into the functions of the Provincial Road and its adaptation to the environment are sought. The lowering of the speed could be a result of these examinations, but the results must first show.

The city representatives assure that a lowering of the speed is not necessary to create additional living space along Provincial Road. There is already a considerable number of residential projects in the immediate vicinity. The entire discussion shows how important traffic planning and the associated decisions are for the community, and it remains exciting to observe what political decisions are made.