In the dispute over the future shape of the surface of Place Flagey, which opposes the common to the Regional Government and Transport Equipment (AED), Ixelles just succeed. The dispute was brought before the College of Urban Planning, which has blocked the permit issued by the Region to the EDA in January.
In the quarterly journal "Ixelles, our common" spring 2002, Ixellois could read on page 10: "The public debate on the redevelopment of the Place Flagey must go hand in hand with the site. Different scenarios will be put into debate with the aim of reaching a schematic diagram at the end of 2002 and lead to the issuance of a permit by the Brussels-Capital in late 2003 or early 2004 . What would make the redevelopment of the area of the square in 2004 and 2005.
May 2007, five years later, the promises are gone and the end of the tunnel is still far ... This site Pharaonic, which not only cost the tune of about 40 million euros (Under-estimated in 2002 to 25 million) and poisoned the lives of residents and traders for years, has not stopped exasperating. If the construction of storm basin, itself, has finally been completed and the Stib did the work to develop its new tram tracks, there are still finalizing the surface instead.
However, the proposed development area, submitted by the Administration and Equipment Travel (AED), and had obtained a building permit issued in January by the Region, has just suffered a setback: after the use of Ixelles cons this permit at the College of Urban Planning, this last comes to agree with the district.
The conflict between the town and the region is really on the final landscaping of the site and more specifically on the future of underground parking that should settle in the service space, a space between the basin and the surface . This vacuum technique, desired and funded by the municipality, should accommodate parking for more than a hundred places. No worries so far, except that to avoid striking the storm basin in case of saturation, the valves were installed at the future of parking to be dumping the overflow of water. A situation that is quite exceptional in that basin, with approximately 32,000 m3, may contain heavy rain storms. But the risk of flooding exists.
However, a flood car, in the eyes of the mayor Willy Decourty unacceptable. Too much risk for cars and all electronic equipment that would be contained within this parking, but also for the safety, of course, motorists. Had to choose, then choose the preferred mayeur for a surface car park. But the town also has other objections against the proposed development area as the bad lighting of the place and insufficient strength of slabs of blue stone in weight truck gardeners and circus showmen who 's install in the future to Flagey.
the side of the Region, the Minister Evelyne Huytebroeck remember that zero risk does not exist and rather than launching costly new facilities, it would be preferable to establish a warning system in collaboration with the Royal Institute Meteorology in the future underground parking. In summary, such as MRI to predict storms provides 24-hour advance warning would be given to motorists to evacuate the car parking. Note that if the MRI has such capabilities, it is unfortunate that flooded Woluwe Uccle and Forest, last summer, have not received their warning.
Each party sticking to its positions, the dispute was brought by the municipality before the College of Urban Planning in March. A suspensive appeal that does not mind so much since, given the delays that had been achieved and the ongoing construction of the STIB, the surface works would anyway not to start. But, here, last month, left the Stib Flagey and now every day that passes adds to the delay in the construction company may charge to the Region (at taxpayer expense of course). "There will inevitably consequences," says Alain Lefebvre, Inspector General to the EDA. "The orders were placed and a halt to construction always implies the possibility for the contractor to be compensated."
The decision of the College of Urban Planning has just fallen: gain due to the municipality. The permit issued by the Region to the EDA is blocked. It now has the choice between wearing the case on the table ... or regional government to revise its draft (with all the implications and further delays that this entails).
In the quarterly journal "Ixelles, our common" spring 2002, Ixellois could read on page 10: "The public debate on the redevelopment of the Place Flagey must go hand in hand with the site. Different scenarios will be put into debate with the aim of reaching a schematic diagram at the end of 2002 and lead to the issuance of a permit by the Brussels-Capital in late 2003 or early 2004 . What would make the redevelopment of the area of the square in 2004 and 2005.
May 2007, five years later, the promises are gone and the end of the tunnel is still far ... This site Pharaonic, which not only cost the tune of about 40 million euros (Under-estimated in 2002 to 25 million) and poisoned the lives of residents and traders for years, has not stopped exasperating. If the construction of storm basin, itself, has finally been completed and the Stib did the work to develop its new tram tracks, there are still finalizing the surface instead.
However, the proposed development area, submitted by the Administration and Equipment Travel (AED), and had obtained a building permit issued in January by the Region, has just suffered a setback: after the use of Ixelles cons this permit at the College of Urban Planning, this last comes to agree with the district.
Parking flood
Why all the fuss in a case dating from the early 90's and a host of experts and engineers would have had ample time to refine? The conflict between the town and the region is really on the final landscaping of the site and more specifically on the future of underground parking that should settle in the service space, a space between the basin and the surface . This vacuum technique, desired and funded by the municipality, should accommodate parking for more than a hundred places. No worries so far, except that to avoid striking the storm basin in case of saturation, the valves were installed at the future of parking to be dumping the overflow of water. A situation that is quite exceptional in that basin, with approximately 32,000 m3, may contain heavy rain storms. But the risk of flooding exists.
However, a flood car, in the eyes of the mayor Willy Decourty unacceptable. Too much risk for cars and all electronic equipment that would be contained within this parking, but also for the safety, of course, motorists. Had to choose, then choose the preferred mayeur for a surface car park. But the town also has other objections against the proposed development area as the bad lighting of the place and insufficient strength of slabs of blue stone in weight truck gardeners and circus showmen who 's install in the future to Flagey.
the side of the Region, the Minister Evelyne Huytebroeck remember that zero risk does not exist and rather than launching costly new facilities, it would be preferable to establish a warning system in collaboration with the Royal Institute Meteorology in the future underground parking. In summary, such as MRI to predict storms provides 24-hour advance warning would be given to motorists to evacuate the car parking. Note that if the MRI has such capabilities, it is unfortunate that flooded Woluwe Uccle and Forest, last summer, have not received their warning.
Each party sticking to its positions, the dispute was brought by the municipality before the College of Urban Planning in March. A suspensive appeal that does not mind so much since, given the delays that had been achieved and the ongoing construction of the STIB, the surface works would anyway not to start. But, here, last month, left the Stib Flagey and now every day that passes adds to the delay in the construction company may charge to the Region (at taxpayer expense of course). "There will inevitably consequences," says Alain Lefebvre, Inspector General to the EDA. "The orders were placed and a halt to construction always implies the possibility for the contractor to be compensated."
The decision of the College of Urban Planning has just fallen: gain due to the municipality. The permit issued by the Region to the EDA is blocked. It now has the choice between wearing the case on the table ... or regional government to revise its draft (with all the implications and further delays that this entails).
