The study led to a broader understanding of the project. Instead, it recommended that it include: the long-term multimodal functioning of the mobility network (the Ringway carries 35% of local traffic, and a relatively small shift to the local network or other modalities could solve the congestion at the national highway system near Utrecht), the investment climate of the eastern part of Utrecht including the campus, and the connectivity between Utrecht and the surrounding rural landscape. This favoured a shift from a defensive discussion about the highway project into an opportunity and quality-driven discussion, in which infrastructure was only one element. Spatial-economic development models for the university campus, together with the A27 Highway and redevelopment of the adjacent Rijnsweerd business park.