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Bureau Stadsregie

English translation: roadworks coordination department

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Dutch term or phrase:bureau stadsregie
English translation:roadworks coordination department
Entered by: philgoddard

10:57 Jan 7, 2015
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Dutch term or phrase: Bureau Stadsregie
This is an office in Dutch cities - but I am not sure what the English equivalent would be.

any ideas welcome
Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:54
roadworks coordination department
Explanation:
You haven't given the context or said which city it is, hence the 3.
This comes from the website of the Amsterdam one, which has changed its name.

De afdeling Stedelijke Programmering richt zich op het programmeren van werkzaamheden in de openbare ruimte. Het betreft de oude taken van voormalig Bureau Stadsregie, aangevuld met een aantal nieuwe programmeringsfuncties.
Stedelijke Programmering stimuleert de samenwerking tussen partijen die werken aan de weg. Zij voert haar taken onafhankelijk uit. Daarnaast beheert de afdeling de gegevens over werkzaamheden, heeft ze kennis van de boven- en ondergrond en informeert de Amsterdammers over de bereikbaarheid van hun stad.

In other words, its main job is to ensure that the roads aren't being dug up all the time.
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
It may just be Public Works Department but that doesn't sound contemporary enough. Thanks in any event.
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Summary of answers provided
4roadworks coordination department
philgoddard
3Public Space Management
Wiard Sterk


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roadworks coordination department


Explanation:
You haven't given the context or said which city it is, hence the 3.
This comes from the website of the Amsterdam one, which has changed its name.

De afdeling Stedelijke Programmering richt zich op het programmeren van werkzaamheden in de openbare ruimte. Het betreft de oude taken van voormalig Bureau Stadsregie, aangevuld met een aantal nieuwe programmeringsfuncties.
Stedelijke Programmering stimuleert de samenwerking tussen partijen die werken aan de weg. Zij voert haar taken onafhankelijk uit. Daarnaast beheert de afdeling de gegevens over werkzaamheden, heeft ze kennis van de boven- en ondergrond en informeert de Amsterdammers over de bereikbaarheid van hun stad.

In other words, its main job is to ensure that the roads aren't being dug up all the time.


    Reference: http://www.amsterdam.nl/gemeente/organisatie-diensten/sites/...
philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 17
Grading comment
It may just be Public Works Department but that doesn't sound contemporary enough. Thanks in any event.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Wiard Sterk: It's about a lot more than roadworks coordination.
15 hrs
  -> Well, at least I've bothered to provide evidence for my opinion, and Andre's additional context supports it.
agree  writeaway: to cancel out the disagree. it may not be dead right but don't think it's dead wrong either.
3 days 4 hrs
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1 day 41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Public Space Management


Explanation:
Actually, this might come close to describing it, although I don't think there are formal departments of this nature in British cities.

Wiard Sterk
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: any refs? I wouldn't use this - it correponds to nothing at all
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