Pilot action in Utrecht: Kop Amsterdamsestraatweg
Utrecht is growing fast. The city wants to combine that growth with healthy living, green streets and fair opportunities for all residents. In Twin4Resilience we use a Local Digital Twin to help make those choices visible, comparable and open to discussion.
The Utrecht pilot focuses on Kop Amsterdamsestraatweg, a compact area near Oude Daalstraat where new housing, public space and mobility must fit into an already busy neighbourhood. Here the 3D digital twin accompanies the redevelopment through the moments that matter: from first sketches and design studies, through participation with residents, into tendering and decision‑making.
With the Twin, project teams, councillors and neighbours literally look at the same city. Sun and shadow, views, greenery, walking and cycling routes and the position of trees and utilities can be explored in one shared 3D environment. This helps to surface constraints earlier, test variants side by side and explain trade‑offs more clearly. We also use the pilot to learn: which digital views really help residents to react more concretely, how input travels into choices and where the approach needs adjusting.
Alongside the area project, Utrecht strengthens the digital‑twin program itself. The pilot year is used to fix basic agreements on data, privacy and governance; to align work on the Netherlands3D platform with local needs; and to set up a simple but robust way of prioritising new use cases. The result we are working towards is a practical decision‑support tool that fits daily practice in Utrecht and can be reused in other neighbourhoods, contributing to a resilient, liveable city for everyone.
T4R Pilot Action Manager: Susanne van der Velden (susanne.van.der.velden@utrecht.nl)
More information on the area development (in Dutch) can be found on the municipal website for Kop Amsterdamsestraatweg – Oude Daalstraat below.