@borishocks.bsky.social
Urban Planner/Urban Design, specialised in Spatial Implications of the energy transition(s). Partner at Generation.Energy and PosadMaxwan.nl Free time is spend on cycling, housing for primary schools and in the Morvan.
Web version in Dutch.
open.overheid.nl/documenten/8...
The process of creating over 80+ maps in the document, along with the super-talented colleagues from PosadMaxwan strategy x design, Generation.Energy, Defacto Urbanism, FABRICations, BRIGHT Cooperative and Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners and others was a great learning experience!
02.10.2025 15:53 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0โขRegions must manage more of their own freshwater demand and storage.
โขCities to adapt with more green and water space for extreme weather.
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ถ๐น
โขMake the water and soil system climate- and future-proof.
โขReserve space for rivers, dikes, and freshwater storage (IJsselmeer, Markermeer).
โขNo new housing in floodplains; stricter rules on land reclamation and building outside dikes.
โขStrengthen nature in synergy with agriculture, climate, and water goals.
โขSupport innovative greenhouse sector (climate-neutral, circular).
โขExpand and revitalize the existing Nature Network Netherlands (NNN) and forests.
๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ & ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
โขSecure food supply and rural vitality while adapting to water and soil systems.
โขDevelop a robust nature and meet EU biodiversity recovery targets.
โขCareful conversion of farmland; framework for when land can shift to other uses.
โขSafeguard and strengthen national industrial clusters (ports, energy-intensive industries, North Sea energy production).
02.10.2025 15:53 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐
โขStrong, diverse economy for national resilience and European strategic autonomy.
โขProtect and optimize existing industrial zones and transport corridors.
โขPrioritize expansion of energy infrastructure.
โขAdd four new large-scale housing areas: Alkmaar, Apeldoorn, Helmond, Hengelo/Enschede.
โขImprove public space, densify, and adapt cities to climate change.
โขMajor new infrastructure needed to support hundreds of thousands of homes and jobs.
๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐
โขBalance regional development, strengthen cities and regions.
โขFocus housing near transport hubs and existing urban areas.
โขIntroduce VISTA strategy for regional growth (strengthen, initiate, stimulate, transform, accommodate).
It coordinates housing, economy, energy, agriculture, nature, water, defense, and infrastructure to keep the country livable, resilient, and competitive. It aims for a fair distribution of scarce space, ensuring all regions contribute according to their strengths.nd jobs.
02.10.2025 15:53 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
The Nota Ruimte, published last Friday, is the Dutch governmentโs long-term spatial strategy, setting direction for how the Netherlands will use its limited land up to 2050.
02.10.2025 15:53 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
A cartoon shows a man opening his front door to find a squad of heavily armed soldiers in riot gear pointing their weapons inside. He turns back toward his home, looking alarmed, and says, โHoney, did you post something negative about the regime?โ
@jslay.bsky.social
17.09.2025 03:28 โ ๐ 114 ๐ 48 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Unprecedented... (or unpresidented....)
24.07.2025 15:23 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
What a marvellous idea ๐
It has my vote ๐
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
โResistance is futileโ
25.05.2025 09:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1Human decisions are removed from strategic defence. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug."
Sarah Connor: "Skynet fights back.โ
โBy the time Skynet became self-aware, it had spread into millions of computer servers across the planet. Ordinary computers in office buildings, dorm rooms; everywhere.
It was software; in cyberspace. There was no system core; it could not be shutdown.โ
ap.lc/ZEWLK
Here is the official Harvard University website!
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
People are being killed due to a completely unnecessary aesthetic design decision.
There is enough excess space in the engine compartment of many of these large trucks for an adult to stand up.
Watch "Grilles That Kill" from #FortNine:
youtu.be/YpuX-5E7xoU?...
It is difficult for me to convey how profoundly unsurprised I was reading this article, which is about the world's richest and most famous entrepreneur threatening to deport his employees for pointing out a potentially fatal safety issue with his car company's brakes
futurism.com/tesla-engine...
โNowhere on earth is safeโ: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica..
Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands near Antarctica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
And president Zelensky is the one who should wear a suit in the White House...
01.04.2025 16:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, CBS.nl) has al lot of public transport data, but mostly bus/metro/tramdata combined:
opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/C...
Some Dutch statistics from the National Data Public Transport
(Nationale Data Openbaar Vervoer) can be found here:
ndovloket.nl/index.html
@lastweektonight.com
22.03.2025 06:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Kan de boer meer geld verdienen met zijn gras รฉn bijdragen aan maatschappelijke opgaven? Volgens #Grassa wel:
19.03.2025 07:14 โ ๐ 19 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Come on down to the White House Tesla Auto Mall!
12.03.2025 21:02 โ ๐ 16369 ๐ 4936 ๐ฌ 803 ๐ 761
De afgelopen week samengevat "verwacht niets van NSC":
youtu.be/mYjv4zeLN_8
