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NL-3 DETAILED ARRIVAL, HOTEL, AND CONTACT INFORMATION The Netherlands, September 21-25, 2015

Airport Arrival For Those Arriving on Monday, September 21

For those arriving on Monday, September 21, PeopleForBikes staff will meet you at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. We'll be monitoring your flights in case of a delay, but if you don't anticipate arriving on time please let us know by text message, email or phone call.

Once you arrive, collect your luggage and proceed through customs. When you emerge into the main airport plaza, you’ll be at one of four Arrivals doors (marked 1-4). Follow signs toward the Arrivals 2 door. We’ll meet at the Juggle Juice bar/café just opposite Arrivals 2. (Photo below – look for the unmistakable neon orange sign!)

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We’ll have a sign that reads "Green Lane Project" in case we don't immediately recognize each other. (If we miss each other for some reason, call one of the trip leaders at the contact number listed below.) We'll travel together from the airport to Utrecht by train, about a 25-minute ride. Our hotel is a short walk from the train station.

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For those arriving on a different day than Monday, September 21, our staff will not be able to meet you in person at the airport. However, getting to either Amsterdam or Utrecht is very easy by public transportation. See directions below.

The Dutch National Rail Agency (NS) has information in English (including a very useful trip planner) here:

http://www.ns.nl/en/travellers/home

You can get tickets and information (in English) at any of the ticket offices. If you have a smartphone with a data plan, I recommend downloading the ’NS Reisplanner Xtra’ app for easy trip planning and live updates of train schedules.  

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Getting From the Airport to the Hotel Arena in Amsterdam

Go to the ticket counter and tell them you’re going to Amsterdam Central Station. At Central Station, switch to Metro (subway) to ‘Weesperplein.’ You’ll buy a separate ticket for the Metro. Trains leave approximately every 10 minutes. All Dutch public transportation tickets require you to ‘check-in’ at the beginning of your trip by tapping

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your card at a card reader just before you go down the escalator to the train platform. You’ll tap it again to ‘check-out’ when you arrive at your destination.

Once you arrive at Amsterdam Central Station, follow signs for ‘Metro.’ (The logo is a big blue ‘M’). Take any train (51, 53, or 54) three stops to Weesperplein. From the station, look for the exit to ‘Sarphatistraat.’ Walk east on Sarphatistraat (away from the tall office buildings), then turn right onto ’s-Gravesandestraat and cross over the canal. The Hotel Arena is on your left. See detailed walking map here: https://goo.gl/maps/cLprt  

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Hotel Information

Once the study tour begins, we will be staying at two hotels during the week: the Hotel Karel V in Utrecht and the Hotel Arena in Amsterdam. Reservations are made in the name of each delegate, checking in to the Karel V on Monday, Sept 21 and checking in the Hotel Arena on September 23, checking out on Saturday, September 26. If you’d like to extend your stay beyond September 26, please contact the hotels directly. You might be able to take advantage of our group rates.    Any hotel nights beyond September 21 - September 26 are not covered by your registration. Check-in time is 2 pm, so it’s possible that not all rooms will be ready when you arrive in the morning. Each hotel will be able to check luggage until the rooms are available.

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Important Contact Information

World Class Cities 2015 Netherlands Staff Phone Numbers Zach Vanderkooy, +1 303 827 1760 Meredith Glaser, +31 6 50 92 20 05 Martha Roskowski, +1 303 895 0951

U.S. Office Lynne Ida, +1 303 332 8001

Getting from Utrecht Central Station to the Hotel Karel V If you’re coming to Utrecht on your own, you’ll travel by rail to Utrecht Central Station. It takes about 30 minutes from Amsterdam Central, or about 20 minutes from Schiphol Airport. Trains are frequent.

° The area around Utrecht Centraal Station is undergoing a massive redevelopment, so be prepared for a little bit of construction chaos. It’s approximately a 10-minute walk to the Hotel Karel V. From the main station hall, follow signs for ‘Centrum.’ You’ll pass through the Hoog Catharijne shopping mall, and emerge on to Catharijnbaan (closed to cars due to construction, but watch out for bike traffic!). Cross the street to Geertebolwerk and turn right. The Hotel Karel V will be on your left.

Utrecht Hotel Amsterdam Hotel

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Hotel Karel V Hotel Arena

Geertebolwerk 1 ’s-Gravesandestraat 51

3511 XA Utrecht 1092 AA Amsterdam

Phone: +31 30 233 75 55 Phone: +31 20 850 24 10

Web: http://www.karelv.nl Web: http://www.hotelarena.nl

Contact: Jasper Heemskerk Contact: Monique Willemsen

E-mail: j.heemskerk@karelv.nl E-mail: groups@hotelarena.nl

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These maps show Utrecht Centraal and the Grand Hotel Karel V as well as a closer detail of the walking directions. Further detail: https://goo.gl/maps/wsxFP

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Study Tour First Day - Monday, September 21

We'll begin at 3:00 pm sharp in the Koning Willem 1 room of Hotel Karel V (Geertebolwerk 1). We'll start the week with introductions, snacks and refreshments to fend off the jet lag. Please be prepared go for a casual one-hour bike ride through our neighborhood, and to talk a little bit about your role in shaping your city and your goals for the study tour.

Getting to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport at the Conclusion of the Study Tour

There are numerous ways to get to Schiphol Airport via tram, metro, train and bus, or taxi.

The most cost-effective way is to take the Metro or Tram to Centraal Station, and switch to rail to Schiphol Airport. Allow 1 hour. The fare is approximately $7.

Check http://www.ns.nl/en/travellers/home for the latest train schedules and times.

A more expensive but faster method is taxi. The hotel can arrange one for you. Uber is also widely used in Amsterdam, for a similar price (around $50). It takes about 35 minutes.