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Six authorities agree next step for Utrecht-Amsterdam cycle route
Six authorities have agreed on a basis for developing the "Dom tot Dam" cycle route, but designs and funding are still being worked out.
Utrecht's Closed City Cinema Could Reopen as a Day-and-Night Culture Hub
Three Utrecht creative organisations propose a daytime space for makers and evening and night programming in the former City cinema. The owner has agreed to work with them, but the plans still need municipal approval.
Utrecht lowers preschool age to two, brings free places to Kanaleneiland
From January 2027, Utrecht toddlers can start voorschool at two instead of two and a half, and Kanaleneiland joins Overvecht in offering it to every family free of charge.
Utrecht light-activated cancer therapy moves towards first patient study
UMC Utrecht and university spin-off Lumox plan a first patient study of a light-activated drug designed to target head and neck tumours while limiting damage to healthy tissue, with funding from the Dutch Cancer Society.
A 1,700-year-old fragment of the Odyssey turns up in Utrecht University's library
A researcher combing through decades-old manuscripts recognized Greek verses that had been catalogued as an unremarkable seventh-century text — one of around thirty comparable fragments worldwide, according to Utrecht University.
Utrecht research informs upcoming national advice on 13-week pregnancy scans
Researchers at UMC Utrecht and LUMC analysed nearly 130,000 pregnancies to assess the 13-week scan. Their joint study will inform Health Council advice due on 22 September.
EU-funded cameras now guide cyclists to free spots in Utrecht's giant bike park
An EU-funded project to help cyclists find space in the world's largest bicycle parking garage moved from rack sensors to camera-based counting after some bicycles were missed.
Utrecht researchers join $55 million global push for a blood test to catch a hidden heart disease in women
A UMC Utrecht team is part of an international program trying to replace an invasive catheter procedure with a simple blood test for a common but frequently missed heart condition in women.
Utrecht plans a 12-kilometer canal-side park, and wants residents to help name it
The city has opened a public input round on "Rondje Stadseiland," a loop of walking and cycling paths along two canals expected to be completed in 2035.
Utrecht's planned January 2027 low-emission zone expansion hits legal obstacle
The city says its planned expansion cannot proceed unchanged under national signage rules. A revised 2027 option remains among the alternatives described in its June council letter.
Utrecht proposes permanent public hard-drugs ban ahead of council briefing
Councillors will discuss the proposal on 10 September alongside a city-commissioned evaluation that supports the combined care and enforcement approach but identifies continuing nuisance and gaps in care.
No trains, fewer trams and buses: national strike hits Utrecht on September 9
A 24-hour public transport strike over social security cuts will stop all NS trains and thin out bus and tram service across Utrecht on Wednesday, NS and regional operator U-OV confirm.