{"id":1481,"date":"2023-09-18T12:56:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T12:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/groningen\/nieuws\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T12:56:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T12:56:20","slug":"mtb-park-meerstad-eindelijk-geopend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/groningen\/nieuws\/mtb-park-meerstad-eindelijk-geopend","title":{"rendered":"MTB-park Meerstad eindelijk geopend!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--66 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--76  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--4 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading   heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav-mtb-park-meerstad-eindelijk-geopend-7623\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"MTB-park Meerstad eindelijk geopend!\" >\n\tMTB-park Meerstad eindelijk geopend!<\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--11 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/groningen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/IMG_1191.jpeg\" class=\"image block-image__img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/groningen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/IMG_1191.jpeg 754w, https:\/\/d66.nl\/groningen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/IMG_1191-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image__caption-wrapper block-image__caption-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image__caption block-image__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--small paragraph__weight--medium\">\n\t\tBeeld: Bregje Hoed\t<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--40  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--13 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph   paragraph__size--big   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t7 jaar na het indienen van een motie door Tom Rustebiel heeft Groningen haar eigen MTB-park. Weliswaar niet op de toen beoogde locatie van de Suikerunie, maar in de buurt van Meerstad. Tom en Jim waren aanwezig bij de opening.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-related-post-metadata js-block-related-post-metadata\">\n\t<div class=\"block-related-post-metadata__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-related-post-metadata__persons\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-person-info__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-person-info__item related-person-info__color--yellow\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"related-person-info__link\" href=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/groningen\/mensen\/tom-rustebiel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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opdroeg in gesprek te gaan met de MTB-gemeenschap en te onderzoeken of het Suikerunie terrein een geschikte locatie zou zijn voor een MTB-route. Naar aanleiding van de publiciteit rondom de motie organiseerde D66 op de Hanzehogeschool een bijeenkomst met ge\u00efnteresseerden. Uit die groep stonden Han Settels en Rutger Kussendrager op om de gesprekken met de gemeente te starten.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-lange-adem9247\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Lange adem\">\n\tLange adem<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tHet zou dus echter nog 7 jaar duren voor het MTB-park er daadwerkelijk was. In de tussentijd had de oorspronkelijke groep initiatiefnemers de verantwoordelijkheid weer terug bij het college gelegd omdat het vinden van een locatie hen te lang duurde. In 2020 was er een nieuwe groep gevonden die samen met het college een intentieverklaring tekende. D66 bleef er op aandringen om toch vooral vaart te maken en toen de locatie veranderde van het slibdepot &#8211; met kwetsbare ecologie &#8211; naar een terrein ernaast kon de aanleg beginnen.\u00a0\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--12 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"973\" src=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/groningen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/7581a96a-77c2-4e76-9155-ee6bba8e4830-1024x973.jpeg\" class=\"image block-image__img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/groningen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/7581a96a-77c2-4e76-9155-ee6bba8e4830-1024x973.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/d66.nl\/groningen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/7581a96a-77c2-4e76-9155-ee6bba8e4830-300x285.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/d66.nl\/groningen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/7581a96a-77c2-4e76-9155-ee6bba8e4830-768x730.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/d66.nl\/groningen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/09\/7581a96a-77c2-4e76-9155-ee6bba8e4830.jpeg 1364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image__caption-wrapper block-image__caption-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image__caption block-image__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--small paragraph__weight--medium\">\n\t\tBeeld: Tom Rustebiel\t<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-groningen--fietsstad-voor-iedereen9360\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Groningen, fietsstad voor iedereen\">\n\tGroningen, fietsstad voor iedereen<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tBureau Meerstad en de gemeente maakten de laatste maanden met de nieuwe initiatiefnemers snel meters waardoor het park nu geopend is. Het is een mooi park geworden van bijna twee kilometer lang, met voor ieder niveau wat wils. De opening was druk bezocht en na het startschot van wethouder Jongma (CU) werd de route al flink in gebruik genomen, zo ook door onze sportwoordvoerder Jim Lo-A-Njoe (zie foto). Ook in de dagen erna waren er veel mountainbikers aanwezig op het terrein.\u00a0\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-politiek-geduld3991\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Politiek geduld\">\n\tPolitiek geduld<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tTom kijkt trots terug op de opening. \u2018Het is mooi om te zien hoe partijen uiteindelijk elkaar toch gevonden hebben. Het laat zien dat politiek een lange adem vraagt en een aangenomen motie ook. Maar Groningen mag trots zijn. We hebben nu het grootste skillspark van Nederland en ik heb er alle vertrouwen in dat het een blijvend succes wordt. 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