Reactions from local residents and parents in De Laak
| For or against | Response |
|---|---|
| Neutral | Staff should park on the basketball court and off Lakenstraat. Note: difficult situation, good luck. |
| Neutral | Regarding the new situation, I would like to say that the 37 daytime places are also occupied by teachers and the new places are mostly filled by local residents. |
| Against | create parking spaces behind the school for teachers |
| Against | I live on Lakenstraat @@ and cars can no longer park in this area. - Possible solutions: no stopping on the side of the school - create more parking space for staff - it's mainly a MINDSET PROBLEM among parents! You don't park in front of a driveway! |
| Against | I can no longer park my own car, and a narrowed threshold is completely blocking the way. |
| Against | not clear |
| Against | - School staff parking on Koningsstraat - Parking on one side of the road opposite the school - Parents arriving by bicycle/on foot |
| Against | You don't need to change anything about the road, but rather about behavior → invest in enforcement! The plan does not take into account traffic movements in Wilhelminastraat (near nos. 14-9) and the impact on congestion there if you implement this. |
| Against | That's really not a solution. Thresholds just cause more problems. Stick to one thing. |
| Against | The bollards (in front of the school) / road narrowing do not make the situation any clearer. The plan provides less space for parking. It is simply shifting the problem. Advice: come up with a truly "out of the box" plan. You cannot create more safety in the existing situation. |
| For | |
| Against | Not enough parking spaces. Solution: crosswalks and crossing guards. |
| Against | It has too few parking spaces, so it is not yet safe for children. |
| Against | You're putting the neighborhood in a difficult position, with too few parking spaces for residents. Too few solutions. |
| Against | No safety guaranteed |
| Against | Narrowing the road won't solve anything. There isn't enough parking space. We can't park our cars anymore. No @@/@@ |
| Against | Proposal is already an everyday situation |
| Against | even less space |
| Against | Narrowing causes more congestion/reduces safety; suggestions to use basketball court during school hours as parking lot for school staff |
| Against | Narrowing causes more congestion, making it less safe. Create a crosswalk there. |
| Against | Narrowing will cause traffic to stagnate |
| Against | Not enough parking spaces for both residents and staff. Narrowing is the wrong approach. Less safe due to two-way traffic. |
| Against | Parking is already done according to the drawing. Only on the other side of the road. So it still remains unclear. |
| Neutral | School staff vehicles |
| For or against | Response |
|---|---|
| Against | One direction seems best to me, both for children and for parents. |
| Against | From no. 37, the view to the threshold is unclear. This will not solve the congestion and chaos. The safety issue makes no difference and/or solution. Solution: one-way traffic. |
| Against | I think this only makes it more dangerous. I believe there should be one-way traffic from Hollenhof to Wilhelminastraat, and only during school hours. |
| Against | It will actually be more confusing and increase the risk of damage to parked cars, which will lead to more traffic jams. It will feel more like a one-way street during school hours. If the exit from Stationsstraat to Heemstrabaan is safer, traffic through the village will decrease. |
| Against | The change will still cause unsafe situations. No parking near schools → so discourage it more. Option: parking at VTC |
| Against | I think one-way traffic is better. - create a good kiss & ride spot - install a mirror ball for the exit at the side street between 31 & 33. |
| Against | It's good that something is being done! Attention still needed at the entrance between houses 31-33 and the one-way system perhaps. Would it be possible to create a cycle path or road through the park and then to the side of the school? |
| Against | - A wide threshold is a great idea! - Space for cargo bikes on the sidewalk is a good idea. - Parking half on the sidewalk on the school side should be prohibited. So parking on the other side is good, but there should also be a traffic ban on the other side. |
| Against | Attention must be paid between 31 and 33. Cargo bike parking is good. One-way traffic. Passage from 21 → 37 Van Heemstraweg roundabout for taxis/minibuses. More bicycle traffic through the park. 1 schoolyard entrance. |
| Against | Narrowing (possibly) to create a crosswalk. Parking space for cargo bikes is also good. Proposal → relocate school entrance (perhaps via Heemstrabaan / park) |
| Against | Without a one-way system, traffic will come to a complete standstill; possibly more parking spaces are needed. |
| Against | - The marked parking spaces do not solve the chaos. - Also look at the dead-end street between 31 and 33, where cars/vans/taxis drive in and out. |
| Against | Partially for: - prohibition of side street above superstructure - parking spaces for teachers near basketball court - kiss and ride Lakenburg - 9a → partially parking spaces Wilhelminastraat |
| Against | Don't think it will work. Perhaps park at VTC and make it clear with signs. |
| Against | Parking on both sides makes it even more confusing. Predefined spaces are being lost. Spaces that currently contain cars. |
| Against | Definitely include space for special vehicles (cargo bikes). - Definitely no parking spaces in front of the school (becomes kiss and ride), so dangerous! - You can reduce speed, but it becomes a bottleneck where you don't want it (in front of the school) - Make it more visible on the road surface: colors, so that you create awareness. - One-way traffic is a very good option. |
| Against | It is not an improvement; cars get stuck at the narrowing. It would be better to have one-way traffic so that cars come from one side and children can cross safely. |
| Against | Not enough parking spaces. Create additional parking lanes at Lakenburcht? |