Amsterdam Nieuw-West
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Amsterdam Nieuw-West | |
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Borough of Amsterdam | |
 Nieuw-West as part of Amsterdam | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality (Gemeente) | Amsterdam |
| Borough | Nieuw-West |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | 020 |
| Website | Borough of Nieuw-West |
Amsterdam Nieuw-West is a borough (stadsdeel) comprising the most western parts of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The borough was created in 2010 through a merger of the three former boroughs Osdorp, Geuzenveld-Slotermeer and Slotervaart.
Most of the residential neighborhoods of Amsterdam Nieuw-West were built after 1950 under the Westelijke Tuinsteden urban development plan. Centrally located within the borough is a park, Sloterpark, with a lake (Sloterplas).
History
Nieuw-West ('New West') is a sprawling, high-density suburban residential area in the west of Amsterdam. The plans for the western expansion of the city date back to 1935, when the Algemeen Uitbreidingsplan ('General Expansion Plan') was adopted. The neighborhoods in Nieuw-West are designed on the basis of the garden city principles: planned, self-contained communities surrounded by greenbelts. Most of these neighborhoods were built in the 1950s and 1960s. At the heart of the borough is Sloterplas, a lake, surrounded by a large park, Sloterpark. The lake was created as a result of sand extractions needed for the development of the western garden city neighborhoods.
The oldest garden city neighborhoods are Slotermeer, Geuzenveld, Slotervaart, Overtoomse Veld and Osdorp. In the 1990s, a few new additions neighborhoods were developed: Oostoever, Nieuw Sloten and De Aker.
Since 2001, the borough has been subject to extensive urban renewal projects. Under the 'Richting Parkstad 2015' plan, thousands of homes were demolished and replaced by new developments, as a result of which the original garden city ideas have been partially abandonned. In 2007, the Bos en Lommer neighborhood was marked a aandachtswijk (disadvantaged neighborhood) by minister for housing Ella Vogelaar, which made national urban renewal funds and programmes available to the area. The city of Amsterdam subsequently decided to apply the same status to the northeast and southwest of Slotermeer, Geuzenveld, central Osdorp, Kolenkit, and Slotervaart.[1]
Borough government
Until 2014, the Amsterdam boroughs, called stadsdelen or 'districts', were governed by a directly elected district council (deelraad) as well as a separate district executive board, the members of which were appointed and controlled by the council. Since the 2014 municipal elections, the district councils have been abolished and replaced by smaller, but still directly elected district committees (bestuurscommissies).[2] The district committees are elected every four years, on the same day as the city's central municipal council. Each district committee elects three of its members to form an executive committee (dagelijks bestuur). The district committees' juridiction is determined by the central municipal council. Responsibilities delegated to the 2014-2018 district committees include parks and recreation, streets and squares, refuse collection, permits and events, preparation of zoning plans, passports and drivers licenses, and welfare work.[3]
The district committee of Amsterdam Nieuw-West[4] consists of 15 members. The committee was elected on March 19, 2014. Six national political parties and three local parties are represented on the committee. In April 2014, the committee elected its executive committee. Executive committee chair is Achmed Baâdoud (PvdA), the other members are Ronald Mauer (D66) and Erik Bobeldijk (SP).[5]
| District Committee Nieuw-West | D66 | PvdA | SP | VVD | CDA | GL | BNW81 | MPP | PvdO |
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| 2014 elections[6] | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The borough office (stadsdeelkantoor or 'district office') of Amsterdam Nieuw-West is located at Osdorpplein 1000.[7]
Neighborhoods
Nieuw-West consists of the following neighborhoods and area:
In the former borough Osdorp:
- Osdorp (Nieuw-West Midden* and Osdorp West*)[8]
- De Aker* (Middelveldsche Akerpolder)
- Lutkemeer
- Ookmeer
- Oud Osdorp (former village)
- Sloten (village, now officially part of the neighborhood "Sloten and Nieuw-Sloten"*)
In the former borough Geuzenveld-Slotermeer:
- Eendracht
- Geuzenveld
- Spieringhorn
- Slotermeer (West and East)
In the former borough Slotervaart:
- Delflandpleinbuurt / Koningin Wilhelminaplein
- Nieuw Sloten (now officially part of the neighborhood "Sloten and Nieuw-Sloten"*)
- Oostoever
- Overtoomse Veld
- Rembrandtpark (park)
- Sloterparkwijk
- Sloterpoort
- Slotervaart (North* and South*)
- Staalmanpleinbuurt
*official neighborhoods (wijken) within Nieuw-West[8]
References
- ^ "Krachtige mensen, krachtige buurten, krachtige uitvoering" (PDF). City of Amsterdam. December 2007. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ^ "Amsterdam Local Elections". Iamsterdam.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "Bestuurlijk stelsel: stadsdelen en bestuurscommissies" (in Dutch). City of Amsterdam. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "Bestuurscommissie: Algemeen bestuur" (in Dutch). Borough of Amsterdam-West. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "Dagelijks bestuur" (in Dutch). Borough of Amsterdam Nieuw-West. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "Bestuurscommissieleden" (in Dutch). Borough of Amsterdam Nieuw-West. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "District of Nieuw-West". Iamsterdam.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ a b De negen wijken van Nieuw-West, Amsterdam Nieuw-West borough website
External links
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