{"id":108052,"date":"2020-01-15T17:19:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T16:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=108052"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:57:52","slug":"university-will-meet-with-alderman-to-discuss-traffic-safety-around-the-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/01\/15\/university-will-meet-with-alderman-to-discuss-traffic-safety-around-the-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"University will meet with alderman to discuss traffic safety around the campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the end of this week the university, the university will meet with Rotterdam alderman for Construction Bas Kurvers (VVD) to discuss traffic safety around the campus. A PhD student was seriously injured in an accident on the Kralingse Zoom last week.<\/p>\n

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The zebra crossing where the accident occurred.<\/span><\/p>

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In a statement, an EUR spokeswoman writes \u201cEUR has been alerted on a number of occasions regarding traffic safety issues. These were incidents that specifically involved the Burgemeester Oudlaan and the Kralingse Zoom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The meeting will take place just days after an accident in which a 27-year-old Erasmus School of Economics PhD student was seriously injured. The accident took occurred last Wednesday around 19:30 at a zebra crossing located at the campus exit. The crossing leads to the Kralingse Zoom underground stop. According to the police it appears to be a \u2018tragic accident\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve informed the Municipality of Rotterdam\u2019s area managers of the accident and a meeting is scheduled with alderman Kurvers at the end of the week\u201d, said the university in a statement. \u201cTraffic safety around the campus is a priority for us and we\u2019re specifically looking at how we can improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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