Urbanistas RDAM Excursion: De Groene Connectie, Essenburgpark and Spoortuin

Urbanistas RDAM is a collaborative women-led network, amplifying the voices of women to make cities better for everyone. You don't need to be working in the built environment to be an Urbanista - you just need to love cities!What makes Urbanistas different to other networks is our emphasis on collaboration and action. We are organising socials and 'expos' to bring great women together to share ideas, generate action and create positive change in our cities.

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Summer excursion to Essenburgpark and Spoortuin in Rotterdam, followed by lunch cooked by neighbors from the Huize Middelland network.

Essenburgpark

The Essenburgpark and the Spoortuin are located on the south side of the railway tracks in Rotterdam-West. They are an important link closing De Groene Connectie from the north: 8 kilometers long, green walking route in the West of Rotterdam. But De Groene Connectie is not only a recreational loop. It is also a platform connecting local initiatives, activities and social institutions on the city level.The Essenburgpark is a 48.000 m2 urban nature area which also acts as water storage and water overflow area for the Centrum, Middelland and the Nieuwe Westen. Historically, this was a ‘forgotten’ fringe space, localized near the center of the city and owned by the railroad company. Three local initiatives (De Spoortuin, the Pluktuin and Ieders Tuin) campaigned for many years to keep it green – the owner wanted to build there. The area was transformed in 2018, based on a design made by local residents. The park is now managed by the neighborhood in conjunction with the water authority and the municipality of Rotterdam. Further along the same line, another part of De Groene Connectie provides slightly different functions. This is the Spoortuin, managed only by the local residents themselves, functioning both as an urban vegetable garden and urban nature park together with a community center (as part of the Huize Middelland-network). For this this Urbanistas Special Summer Month we invited two special people, co-initiators of these initiatives, that will tell us more about the place and community:<ul><li>Catherine Visser (DaF-architecten) will tell more about the landscape design, process and principles, conservation and integration with water in the Essenburgpark and Spoortuin. </li></ul><ul><li>Philip Kuypers will speak about history, management and organization, everything important for holding the initiative in the hands of the commons.</li></ul>Excursion will start at 12:30 at the entrance of the Essenburgpark and will be followed by lunch around 14:00 at Spoortuin community building. The ticket covers the lunch cooked by neighbors from the Huize Middelland network. Even though Urbanistas is female networking group, we are glad to invite everyone for this excursion!

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