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Utrecht is building a neighborhood with no cars.

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Utrecht is building a neighborhood with no cars.

10 min

Utrecht's Merwede district is a blueprint for the 'door-to-door' mobility shift, housing 12,000 people with zero private parking spaces. It tests whether high-density urban life can function entirely on shared electric hubs.

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Show notes

Overview of the Merwede district in Utrecht, the largest car-free development in the Netherlands.

Breakdown of the 1-to-3 shared car ratio and the logistics of shared mobility hubs.

Details on the 'Coulisse City' architectural plan and high-density housing goals.

Examination of the municipal mobility company and the digital platform managing the district's transport.

Discussion of the environmental benefits, including the massive underground thermal energy storage system.

In this episode

  1. 1Intro1 min
  2. 2The Merwede Blueprint2 min
  3. 3The One-in-Three Ratio2 min
  4. 4Mobility as a Service (MaaS)2 min
  5. 5The 'Green Unless' Philosophy2 min
  6. 6Outro1 min

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Utrecht is building a neighborhood with no cars. — Fylom