Cities4PEDs Atlas_November 2021.pdf

there are 60.000 commuters a day, mobility
plays a role as well in these options.
Mobility concepts
barrier for the mobility transition in Belgium as
companies do not have a stimulus to behave in
a more sustainable way.
The train station located in the district
mainly carries out international connections.
Underground trams are connecting the North
and the South (which North and South?)
Electric mobility charging spots have been
implemented. Unfortunately, there is a lot of
private motorized mobility and little public
transport and walking isn’t an attractive option
as there are no shops on underground level
Right now, a lot of investments are made into
public transport and cycling lanes together with
the redesign of public space. Up to now, many
companies provide private vehicles for their
employees instead of paying a higher salary to
them. The tax regulations which are in favour of
the car support for employees can be seen as a
Learnings & Success factors
• The set-up of the Coordination Platform as the organisational structure for coordinating the
transformation in the district was outsourced by the City of Brussels. In the future, the City of
Brussels will take over the coordination of the district development.
• A lack of centralised data and restricted access to it, makes it difficult to plan ahead..
• The Sustainable Neighbourhood Contract is a funding scheme/ programme contract limited
in time and money. Due to the contract, 14 Mio. € will be invested in the development of the
Northern District.
• The JPI Urban Europe funding project is an important contribution to the district;s
transformation.
Working document
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