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Utrecht Science Week ends with a free family open day at Utrecht Science Park
The ten-day science festival closes on Sunday 4 October with free, drop-in experiments for all ages; organisers do not specify the activities' language.
Utrecht's Papendorp cycle bridge no longer has a construction date
The city chose a combined cycle-and-foot bridge beside the De Meernbrug in 2023, but now only expects to provide more information by the end of 2026.
Bernadottelaan work due to finish in October as five street sections wait
Utrecht expects the remaining Bernadottelaan and Trumanlaan phases to finish by October 2026, while five other street sections await revised plans after unexpected underground utilities were found.
Utrecht researchers use eye-tracking glasses to study why women feel unsafe cycling after dark
A Hogeschool Utrecht study is using eye-tracking glasses and design research to examine what makes cycling routes feel unsafe, especially for women, and what could improve them.
Utrecht trades car spaces for bike racks in a €9.7 million expansion at Vaartsche Rijn station
The city and ProRail will convert part of a car park into space for 650 more bicycles at Vaartsche Rijn, now Utrecht's second-busiest station, with construction due to start in 2028.
Utrecht wants to swap an old school for a health centre and forty senior homes in Overvecht
The gemeente plans to replace a former school building at Scharlakendreef with a health centre and rental homes for older residents, a design reshaped by neighbours' concerns about height, safety and parking.
Utrecht's new coalition presents its first budget, with more money for the power grid, insulation and housing
The city plans to spend just over €2.4 billion in 2027, with new money for grid capacity, home insulation, street safety and affordable housing, paid for partly through a higher property tax, ahead of a council vote on 12 November.
In Soest, a homegrown heat network draws its warmth from the neighbourhood pond
A Soest cooperative has heated a petting farm with pond water for three winters and is planning to bring the same low-temperature network to hundreds of houses, while the province considers a heat company of its own.
Utrecht province offers three U-OV fare products at half price for two months
The province is funding 50 percent discounts on three U-OV fare products with money collected through public transport concession penalties.
A fast, 19-kilometer cycling route between Woerden and Utrecht officially opens
The province, Utrecht and Woerden have finished a direct cycling route linking the two cities, with new bridges, wider red-asphalt paths and safer crossings meant to make commuting by bike a real alternative to the car.
Utrecht sets €50 home energy advice fee, free for U-pas holders
From October, owners of poorly insulated homes in Utrecht can get a professional in-home energy consultation for a flat €50 instead of paying upfront and claiming a subsidy back, part of a push to reach 2,000 households.
Catharijnesingel closes to through traffic Monday as court challenge continues
From Monday, through cars and motorcycles can no longer cross the Catharijnesingel between the station and city centre, while a legal challenge to the measure continues.