The current bus station on the north side of Eindhoven Central Station will be removed and replaced with an underground bus station. The municipality of Eindhoven is considering creating a temporary parking area for buses at the location of the artwork with the yellow cones (“Flying Pins”) at the beginning of Kennedylaan.

According to the municipality, the artwork can be reinstalled at a later stage. However, according to Joost Rekers, a former Studium Generale staff member, this is only part of the story. “The municipality is not disclosing that fourteen valuable swamp oaks, around 65 years old, would also have to be cut down. As a result, this beautiful green space would be turned into an irreversible and unsightly patch of asphalt about half the size of a soccer field.”

He has started a petition to prevent this. “I want to ensure that the municipality of Eindhoven rules out this option in its planning and looks into alternative locations for the ‘bus buffer,’ so that both the artwork and the fourteen swamp oaks can be preserved.” At the time of publication, the petition had been signed 659 times.

This article was translated using AI-assisted tools and reviewed by an editor.