Nijmegen is een prachtige stad en heeft veel te bieden. Het is een bruisende plek vol geschiedenis, cultuur en natuur. Of u nu wilt genieten van de mooie architectuur, de gezellige sfeer in de winkelstraten of een wandeling wilt maken in de groene omgeving, Nijmegen heeft voor ieder wat wils. Het is zeker een bezoekje waard!

The changes in the Housing Act will require significant adjustments to the design review policy. By July 2004, municipalities must have formulated a design policy. When the new policy comes into effect, a municipality can only subject building plans to a design review based on the assessment criteria in this policy. Evaluation is then based on pre-established and accessible criteria for everyone. This means that criteria other than those formulated in advance may not play a role. With this change in the law, two goals are pursued. Firstly, the design policy should become transparent, public, and clear to citizens and other stakeholders. Additionally, there is a goal to reduce bureaucratic burden for citizens when realising small building initiatives. This obligation provides a good opportunity to place the design policy in a broader context and choose an integrated spatial approach. The municipality of Nijmegen has therefore decided to link the design policy to the architecture and monument policy and in a later stage also to other aspects influencing the visual quality of the area (e.g. environmental policy, spatial planning). This vision is outlined in the \"Image Quality Nijmegen over the Bridge\" framework. To implement this vision, the municipality of Nijmegen has opted for an interactive process, involving the opinions of residents, experts, and other stakeholders. An interactive approach in developing the integrated design quality policy aligns with the aim for greater transparency, openness, and clarity for parties involved in the design policy. Interactive tools support communication between the municipality and its residents. Moreover, they enhance engagement with the design quality policy and contribute to building consensus. The objectives of this interactive process are:

• Promoting the principles of the integrated approach to design quality policy, as described in the Image Quality framework.
• Gathering opinions and ideas from stakeholders on issues related to design quality policy.
• Evaluating opinions on the roles of the municipality, residents, and experts in shaping and designing the city.
• Evaluating opinions on the appreciation of the city of Nijmegen and its different neighbourhoods.