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Erasmus Bridge (Rotterdam)

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Building of the Erasmus Bridge

Type of solution:Adding infrastructure
Node: Rotterdam
Link or contact: igor.heller@rws.nl

The Erasmus bridge was built as a new connection between the Rotterdam city centre and the Kop van Zuid area south of the river. The bridge was part of the large scale restructuring of older harbour areas no longer used as a harbour into a high density urban area. The brigde can be used by cars, trams, cyclists and pedestrians. The brigde does not have a very high flow of traffic (the underground Metro opened in 1968 on the same place is used by about half of the people crossing the river), but in a very short time it has become the main landmark of the city of Rotterdam, known all over the world. It changed the image of Rotterdam from an old industrial (and dirty) harbour into a modern attractive Western city. How much investments in the city this image generated cannot be said,but it will be a very large amount.

Impact criteria / Questions / Answer
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A Accessibility
Q:The solution impacts the chosen modality of the flows
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the route of the flows
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Q:The solution impacts the volume of the flows
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Q:The solution impacts the timing of the flows
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Q:The solution impacts the available infrastructure capacity
A:1
B Safety
Q:The solution impacts the number of pedestrian casualties
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Q:The solution impacts the number of cyclist casualties
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Q:The solution impacts the number of motorised vehicle casualties
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Q:The solution impacts the external safety of dangerous goods transport
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Q:The solution impacts the external safety of warehousing operations
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C Economy
Q:The solution impacts the attractivity of the local scale (city) of the Node for investments (value capturing)
A:1
Q:The solution impacts the attractivity of the FUA from logisctics perspective of the Node for investments (value capturing)
A:1
Q:The solution impacts the price of living in urban areas (socio economic)
A:1
Q:The solution impacts synergies with other sectors
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Q:The solution impacts the GDP
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D Vitality
Q:The solution impacts the air quality
A:-1
Q:The solution impacts the noise levels
A:-1
Q:The solution impacts health of citizens
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Q:The solution impacts the ease of moving in the city for citizens
A:2
Q:The solution impacts the quality of living
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E Connectivity
Q:The solution impacts the connection between the city and the functional urban area from a mobility perspective
A:1
Q:The solution impacts the connection between the city and the functional area from a logistics perspective
A:1
Q:The solution impacts the connection with other Nodes on the Corridor
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the connection with other TEN-T Corridors
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the connection with the comprehensive network
A:1