Spatial Strategy Zoetermeer (RSZ).
Zoetermeer then, now and soon. From a village community then to a society of over 128,000 inhabitants now. A city that never stands still. What developments in the city are ensuring that Zoetermeer now and in the future will remain a place where it is pleasant to live, recreate, work and do business? The developments now, influence our city later. A city where everyone feels welcome and at home.
Pop-up expo
The Pop-up Expo in the building at 21 Town Hall Square will be closed to the public as of July 12, 2024.
Zoetermeerders in conversation on Wednesday, March 27 and Tuesday, May 14
The city faces major challenges in the coming years on themes such as climate, housing and living environment. The Spatial Strategy builds on the outlines established in the Vision Zoetermeer 2040. The strategy takes into account the major challenges facing the city in the coming years on themes such as housing, mobility, energy, greenery, economy and facilities. The choices we make now affect the city of later. So what spatial choices should we make? And why? What alternatives are there?
Outcomes 'Zoetermeerders in conversation' (part 1) on March 27, 2024
Here you can read the reports of the March 27 meeting with Stadmakers on the future of Zoetermeer.
'Zoetermeerders in conversation' (part 2) May 14, 2024
On Tuesday, May 14, the conversation 'Zoetermeerders in conversation' (part 2) took place at the Pop-Up Expo at City Hall Square 21. The evening focused on the following three themes:
- Zoetermeer as a Social and Healthy City
- Zoetermeer as a Vibrant City
- Zoetermeer as a City with its own past (heritage, pride, individuality)
Led by discussion leaders, we discussed the question by theme: What does Zoetermeer need to do in the area of spatial planning to ensure that it develops into a social/healthy/lively city with its own unique past?
How to proceed?
The first draft of the Spatial Strategy Zoetermeer is currently being finalized. This draft will be presented to board of mayor and aldermen and then to the City Council. On September 11, the draft will be presented to residents, civil society organizations and businesses during Zoetermeerders in gesprek part 3. After that, there will be room for feedback on the draft until the end of October. In December 2024, the final strategy will be sent to the City Council. It will be considered for decision at the council meeting in the first quarter of 2025, after which the strategy should be final.
Background information
The first step was to develop and adopt the Vision Zoetermeer 2040. This is the long-term vision for the social, economic and spatial development of Zoetermeer. The Vision is comprehensive and looks far ahead. The City Council has therefore linked a 'strategic agenda' to the Vision. In this agenda, we make clear what we will focus on in the coming years, how we will take the first steps in implementing the Vision Zoetermeer 2040. In the coming years, we will continuously renew this agenda to keep setting the right priorities.
Meanwhile, we are also working on the Spatial Strategy as part of the Zoetermeer 2040 Vision. While the Vision Zoetermeer 2040 is still in outline form, the Spatial Strategy maps out how and where we are going to implement the Vision. This leads to various 'policy programs', in which we bring tasks together. One of these programs is Housing as a Driver, which deals with how we can best use housing to move the city forward socially.
In addition, we are also working in a targeted way on certain areas, such as the Inner City, Entrance and Meerzicht. Thus it is clear that many developments are running simultaneously, because our city never stands still.