Explicitly with regard to the second-generation projects, and
more implicitly also in the first generation, urban quality was another
reason for national government involvement. The motivation
behind this was twofold. First, in the second-generation key projects
urban quality was explicitly a motivation on its own. This
concerned the integration of large-scale redevelopment areas –
including the extensive transport infrastructure around high-speed
train stations – in the surrounding city. This was partly motivated
by the thought that an attractive office location, when sufficiently
integrated into the urban context, contributes to the attractiveness
of the city as a whole, partly also by reasons of quality of life and
liveability in inner-city areas (Ministerie van VROM, 2003a).