Refurbishing pieces of Zoetermeer
Some places in Zoetermeer could use a refresh. For example, a wall with old paint, a bench, an odd parking space or an ugly corner.
Do you want your neighborhood to be more beautiful, safer and greener? And do you have a good idea to fix up a place? Let us know what you want to change and how you want to do it. You can make a big difference with just a small change!
Notice! Do you see something that is broken or needs to be cleaned up? For example, a hole in the road, damage to street lighting or traffic signs, broken branches, blown down trees, broken playground equipment or unsafe traffic situations? Then file a report free of charge via Melding woon- en leefomgeving. |
How do we choose the best ideas?
A team of experts reviews all the ideas. They look at 6 things for each idea:
- Attractiveness
Does your idea make the area look nice, making it a nice place to live?
- Safety
Does your idea ensure that the area is safe and easily accessible, with enough roads and good lighting?
- Accessibility
Does your idea make a place accessible to everyone, regardless of age or disability?
- Health
Does your idea enable residents to live active and healthy lives?
- Involvement
Does your idea get people to meet and do things together?
- Sustainability
Does your idea make the environment more sustainable? For example, will it use sustainable materials and techniques?
We give each idea a grade for these 6 things (values). A high grade, a basic grade or a low grade. The higher the grade, the better (more valuable) the idea.
We make €50,000 available each year until 2026 for this project. We keep an amount of about €4,000 per idea. If we get more good ideas than we can pay for, we choose the ideas with the highest marks.
What should you do?
- First, check out the map and see what ideas have already been passed around.
- Is your idea already on the map? If so, you don't have to submit the same idea. You can track the status of the idea through the map.
- Is your idea not yet on the map? Submit your idea using the form: Refurbish a piece of Zoetermeer.
How long will it take?
We review all the ideas that have come in within 4 to 6 weeks.