Editing Aarhus (section)

=== The 2000s ===
[[File:Aarhus docklands by night.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Urban development in Aarhus city centre, 2013]]
Since the turn of the millennium, Aarhus has seen an unprecedented building boom with many new institutions, infrastructure projects, city districts and recreational areas. Several of the construction projects are among the largest in Europe, such as the [[Aarhus University Hospital|New University Hospital]] (DNU) and the harbourfront redevelopment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archello.com/project/aarhus-university-hospital---auh|title=Hospital City on a Human Scale - the New University Hospital in Aarhus|publisher=Archello|access-date=25 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://trap.lex.dk/Aarhus_Havn|title=Aarhus Havn|date=November 2019 |publisher=lex: TrapDanmark|access-date=25 January 2023 |language=da}}</ref>

Both the skyline and land use of the inner city is changing, as former industrial sites are being redeveloped into new city districts and neighbourhoods. Starting in 2008, the former docklands known as ''De Bynære Havnearealer'' (The Peri-urban Harbour-areas), and closest to the city seaside, are being converted to new mixed-use districts. It is among the largest harbourfront projects in Europe. The northern part dubbed ''Aarhus Ø'' ([[Aarhus Docklands]]) is almost finished as of 2018, while the southern district dubbed ''Sydhavnskvarteret'' (The South-harbour neighbourhood) is only starting to be developed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aarhus.dk/da/politik/Politikker-og-planer/Byudvikling-og-planlaegning/De-Bynaere-Havnearealer.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422202630/https://www.aarhus.dk/da/politik/Politikker-og-planer/Byudvikling-og-planlaegning/De-Bynaere-Havnearealer.aspx|url-status=dead|title=De Bynære Havnearealer|archive-date=22 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessaarhus.dk/da/Fremtidens-Aarhus/Udviklingsomraader/Aarhus-Oe.aspx|title=Business Aarhus, Aarhus Ø|publisher=Business Aarhus|access-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062245/http://www.businessaarhus.dk/da/Fremtidens-Aarhus/Udviklingsomraader/Aarhus-Oe.aspx|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.aarhus.dk/da/erhverv/byggeri-og-grunde/Byudvikling/Sydhavnskvarteret.aspx Sydhavnskvarteret] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033243/http://www.aarhus.dk/da/erhverv/byggeri-og-grunde/Byudvikling/Sydhavnskvarteret.aspx |date=23 April 2018}} {{in lang|da}}</ref> The adjacent site of Frederiks Plads at the former [[DSB (railway company)|DSB]] repair facilities have been under construction since 2014 as a new business and residential quarter.<ref>Official homepage: [http://frederiksplads.dk/ Frederiks Plads] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502171159/http://frederiksplads.dk/ |date=2 May 2018}} {{in lang|da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frederiksplads.dk/projekter/id%C3%A9en.aspx|title=Frederiks Plads|publisher=NCC Property Development A/S|access-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040101/http://www.frederiksplads.dk/projekter/id%C3%A9en.aspx|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfmoller.com/g/Frederiks-Plads-ny-bydel-i-centrum-af-Aarhus-i13235.html|title=Frederiks Plads|publisher=C. F. Møller|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref> The main bus terminal close by is planned to be moved to the central railway station and the site will be redeveloped to a new residential neighbourhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aarhus.lokalavisen.dk/stor-ombygning-af-aarhus-h-fremrykkes-/20140530/artikler/706039475/1449|title=Stor ombygning af Aarhus H Fremrykkes|publisher=Lokalavisen Aarhus|access-date=20 November 2014|archive-date=7 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207153126/http://aarhus.lokalavisen.dk/stor-ombygning-af-aarhus-h-fremrykkes-/20140530/artikler/706039475/1449|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessaarhus.dk/da/Fremtidens-Aarhus/Udviklingsomraader/Rutebilstationen.aspx|title=Business Aarhus, Rutebilstation|publisher=Business Aarhus|access-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062121/http://www.businessaarhus.dk/da/Fremtidens-Aarhus/Udviklingsomraader/Rutebilstationen.aspx|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Elsewhere in the inner city, the site of the former [[Ceres Brewery|Ceres breweries]] was redeveloped in 2012–2019 as a new mixed use neighbourhood known as [[CeresByen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ceresbyen.dk/ |title=CeresByen.dk|publisher=CeresByen |access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref>

Construction of [[Aarhus Letbane]], the first [[light rail]] system in the country, commenced in 2013, and the first increment was finished in December 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stiften.dk/aarhus/Letbanen-aabner-torsdag-med-gratis-ture/artikel/491217|title=Letbanen åbner torsdag med gratis ture|trans-title=The light rail opens thursday with free rides|newspaper=Århus Stiftstidende|author=Camilla Wilhardt Boesen|date=21 December 2017|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref> Since then, the lightrail service has been expanded with two intercity sections to the towns of [[Odder]] and [[Grenå]], respectively, and also includes a northward leg to the suburb of [[Lisbjerg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stiften.dk/aarhus/Sidste-tests-Snart-er-Odderbanen-klar-til-passagerer/artikel/526303|title=Sidste tests: Snart er Odderbanen klar til passagerer|trans-title=Last tests: Soon Odderbanen is ready for passengers|newspaper=Århus Stiftstidende|date=31 July 2018|access-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802235702/https://stiften.dk/aarhus/Sidste-tests-Snart-er-Odderbanen-klar-til-passagerer/artikel/526303|archive-date=2 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letbanen.dk/nyheder/nyheder/2019/grenaa-driftsstart/|title=Letbanen åbner for passagerdrift til Grenaa 30. april|date=24 April 2019 |publisher=Letbanen|access-date=3 August 2019}}</ref> The light rail system is planned to tie many other suburbs closer to central Aarhus in the future, with the next phase including local lines to [[Brabrand]] in the east and [[Hinnerup]] to the north.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letbanen.dk/nyheder/nyheder/2018/33-etape-2-ruller-videre/|title=Grønt lys fra politikerne: Etape 2 ruller videre|date=26 June 2018 |trans-title=Green light from the politicians: Stage 2 rolls on|publisher=Letbanen|access-date=3 August 2019}}</ref>

Accelerating growth since the early 2000s, brought the inner urban area to roughly 260,000 inhabitants by 2014. The rapid growth is expected to continue until at least 2030 when Aarhus municipality has set an ambitious target for 375,000 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aarhus.dk/da/aarhus/FremtidensAarhus1.aspx|title=Fremtidens Aarhus|publisher=Aarhus Kommune|access-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129063823/http://www.aarhus.dk/da/aarhus/FremtidensAarhus1.aspx|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>