Tegelen is just south of Venlo and is part of the greater Municipality of Venlo. The city district has about 18,000 inhabitants, opposed to Venlo’s 40,000. Tegelen town centre has seen an increase of empty retail premises for years. ‘BIZ Centrum Tegelen’ has asked the town centre manager, along with his colleague from Blerick, to create a plan. In 2018, they wrote the plan ‘Samen Vooruit’ (Forwards Together) with as its goal the securing of a shopping centre that’s ready and prepared for the future.In May 2021, »BIZ Centrum Tegelen« and the town centre manger have presented a vision for Tegelen town centre to the municipality of Venlo. Adjustments to the design of the public space played an important part in the presentation. Leading is the strengthening of the recreational function: how to go from a ‘place to buy’ to a ‘place to be’? The addition of greenery is very much wanted. The vision will be available as a magazine from 13 July 2021 onwards.
The vision offers a number of strategic locations where a beacon, marking, or place to rest could be placed:
On the Wilhelminaplein square next to the ‘Martinuskerk’ (St. Martin’s Church), one end of the Kerkstraat nearby, as important shopping street.
On the square in front of the ‘Raadhuis’ (former town hall), the other end of the Kerkstraat nearby, as important shopping street.