\u201cThe universities in Eindhoven and D\u00fcsseldorf will be able to cooperate better in future if the students can simply commute between the two locations.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cOur two cities are already closely connected economically today, but can move even closer together thanks to the direct rail link.\u201d Gregor Berghausen sees the main tangible advantages as improved opportunities to acquire customers and skilled workers. But the CEO is not only thinking about work, he is also considering future consumer opportunities: \u201cShopping in both cities will become a more mutually attractive option.\u201d His particular focus is on the opportunities for education and research: \u201cThe universities in Eindhoven and D\u00fcsseldorf will be able to cooperate better in future if the students can simply commute between the two locations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The CEO emphasises how essential it is to have transport links between the two countries. For the business community in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Netherlands is number one on the list of export and import markets. Against this background, transport links are a major prerequisite for future economic development on both sides of the border. Gregor Berghausen addresses the link between the Rhineland and Dutch seaports, which is of central importance and requires good conditions for all modes of transport. \u201cAny expansion between the Dutch border and the Rhineland and the creation of new capacity for passenger and freight transport would be more than welcome. The Dutch member companies of D\u00fcsseldorf Chamber of Commerce, but ultimately all internationally oriented companies, need a close connection to the ZARA ports \u2013 Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam.\u201d<\/p>\n
In this context, the CEO sees missed opportunities on the German side. The Betuwe line, the railway line for freight traffic extended to the German border from the port of Rotterdam, has still not been completed on the German side: \u201cGermany and North Rhine-Westphalia must also do their homework here.\u201d<\/p>\n Gregor Berghausen doesn\u2019t just concern D\u00fcsseldorf Chamber of Commerce with international transport links. Mobility in future city-centre traffic is also one of his key issues. The Chamber of Commerce has founded \u201cMobility Partnership D\u00fcsseldorf\u201d with various partner institutions \u2013 including the Chamber of Trade and D\u00fcsseldorf City Council. \u201cIn this way, we are setting an example by working out a viable mix of modes of transport. This means fast and attractive local public transport for commuters and customers as well as sustainable and efficient goods transport in the city\u201d. The signatories of the mobility partnership are committed to these objectives and use various instruments to achieve them: Companies purchase \u201cjob tickets\u201d for their employees \u2013 route-specific or timed network-wide tickets at a special rate \u2013 in order to motivate them to use public transport. Or they purchase company bicycles for their staff and equip their vehicle fleet with electric cars.<\/p>\n Getting around D\u00fcsseldorf city centre with bike sharing or \u201cEddy\u201d, the electric lease scooter Gregor Berghausen does not miss the opportunity to address the subject of his own mobility. 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\nIn connection with future mobility in the cities, the CEO again refers to the importance of rail transport: \u201cRail plays a key role as a mode of passenger transport.\u201d That\u2019s why we need efficient rail links with the towns in the surrounding area and high-speed rail links between the centres.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMy mobility is already changing. The car still dominates, but this is increasingly mixed with public transport, bike sharing and \u201cEddy\u201d the electric lease scooter in D\u00fcsseldorf city centre.\u201d However, he still sees obstacles in combining public passenger transport services on long distances between cities with subsequent city-centre routes, e.g. due to the lack of integration of billing systems: \u201cSometimes rail travel fails because of ticket machines and the opaque fare system.\u201d<\/p>\n