Urdorf ZH – A master plan is being drafted to develop the Economic Area North in Urdorf as the municipality looks to encourage companies to move to the area. LEP Consultants AG is involved in the planning.
The Economic Area North in Urdorf will change its appearance at the latest in 2022 when the Limmattal rail through the region is completed, reports the Limmattal Zeitung. “It will become an urban and vibrant area to work and live in with a variety of industries,” said the head of planning Rebecca Baude. Start-ups and companies from medical technology or computer science will be able to find a home in Urdorf.
A spatial development strategy is now being developed for the 400,000 square metres of the Economic Area North, which will result in a master plan by spring 2017. For instance, the idea of a tower – the so-called Urturm or Ur-Tower – will act as a local landmark. The consultancy firm LEP Consultants is currently involved in the planning with the assistance of helsinkizurich GmbH and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Companies in the Economic Area North have come to play an important role in the financial planning of Urdorf. In the 1990s, companies contributed just 10 per cent to the municipality’s tax revenues – today it is 30 per cent. Many of these companies are based in the Economic Area North.
