Regional value added, Governance capacity, Mobility, Policies and instruments
Short description
Planners, officials and residents were concerned with the enhancement and the design of the Yppen Place in Vienna for more that 15 years. There were a lot of expert reports and ideas but none of them was realised. In 1997 the EU-programme URBAN breathed new life into the project. The Municipial Department started a participative process: 5 residents, 5 shopkeepers of the Yppenmarket, officials of several Municipal Departments, politicians, planners, stakeholders and representatives of local initiatives were involved. At the beginning the following objectives were defined: more free space, an enhancement of the market place and a place for social and cultural activities. A concept and a framework plan were developed collectively. The residents are highly satisfied with the outcome - the ideas that were agreed within the framework plan were realised: The reconstruction of the Yppen Place was finished in 2001.
Project executive
City of Vienna, Municipal Department 21 (District Planning and Land Use); project leader of the co-operative process: Rosinak & Partner ZT GmbH