Klitschko at ‘Kyiv: Facing the Future’ Forum: public hearings on new General plan to begin early next year ,
16.12.2019
He stressed that the city openly reports all updates and introduces them to experts, urbanists and architects at the Forum. “General plans typically take some years to prepare. This is a long-range policy document that articulates the vision for the future of the city and defines the development strategy. Today the Kyiv Institute of General Plan will unveil a blueprint for Kyiv’s future. Early next year public meetings and hearings will kick off, where the public can address any questions or concerns for the city’s future. The input of the community will be incorporated into the General Plan Update. All concerned residents are welcomed to contribute,” noted Vitali Klitschko.
The mayor thanked urban planning analysts from Leipzig who have studied the main portions of the General Plan and offered their conclusions, as well as experts of the Council of Europe and GIZ, the German Society for International Cooperation, for their support and inputs.
“Today local and international experts will share their expertise and give their recommendations which we will definitely include in draft General Plan and urban development policy,” he underlined.
“We are aware that there will be criticism. We are ready to consider and accommodate all concerns. We understand there will be attempts to bring politics into this issue. What is more, is that there was plenty of doubt we were actually going to unveil the draft General Plan! You know, it is no easy task to systematize all this mess that has been building for decades. Today’s Forum is the first step towards the General Plan implementation. And we are taking it!” emphasized Klitschko.
‘Kyiv: Facing the Future’ International Forum kicks off the public hearings on the draft General Plan – a foundation on which all innovative decisions are based and which sets forth policies to successfully implement the city’s development strategy. Co-organized by the Kyiv Institute of General Plan and the Department of Urban Construction and Architecture under the City Administration, the Forum brought together international and local stakeholders, in particular, Guinka Tchavdarova, an expert of the Council of Europe, Stefan Heinig, of the Leipzig city planning department and Thomas Schinko, a lead architect (France).
The Forum’s schedule is packed with panel discussions on such topics as Kyiv agglomeration, urban density, transportation and road network, environment and heritage preservation. International and local experts will share their tactics and vision for urban planning and development as well as the draft General Plan.