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  • Zurich launches platform MeinQuartier.Zuerich for more say

    Zurich launches platform MeinQuartier.Zuerich for more say

    The City of Zurich is launching an online platform to increase networking and involve people in their districts. On MeinQuartier.Zuerich , residents should be able to receive information from and about their districts and get in touch with clubs and community centers as well as neighbors, according to a press release .

    MeinQuartier.Zuerich is based on the open-source software Decidim , which various cities around the world are already using. In this country, Geneva, Lausanne and Lucerne use the open source software. The costs for the construction and operation of MeinQuartier.Zuerich for the city of Zurich amount to around CHF 175,000 by the end of the pilot phase at the end of 2023.

    The district platform is the result of a participatory process between urban development and the districts in 2019. A digital platform for the districts emerged from this “as an important concern of this process,” according to the media release. It includes functions such as publishing information, events and blog entries as well as conducting surveys.

    Four neighborhood associations, the Zurich community centers and other organizations were involved in the development process. “Contact with the population is very important to us. We hope that we can support our work with digital surveys and collections of ideas even better and, above all, more broadly in the district,” Balz Bürgisser, President of the Witikon District Association, is quoted as saying in the media release.

    Clubs and organizations can register using aform on the website and take part in an information event on March 29th.

  • Superblocks make cities more livable

    Superblocks make cities more livable

    A study by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research ( Empa ) examined which cities have the potential to be transformed using superblocks. This means of urban planning can counteract increasing heat, noise and air pollution and dwindling green spaces due to climate change or population growth. Urban planning is key, study author Sven Eggimann is quoted in a statement by Empa: “The design and use of street space influences the quality of life of residents and has the potential to significantly improve the urban climate.”

    Barcelona is a model for the formation of superblocks. There, ideally, 3 by 3 blocks and their inner courtyards are combined into a super block. The development traffic is routed around the outside, the inside remains completely car-free. Instead of streets and parking lots, bicycle paths and footpaths, green areas and meeting zones will be created. In addition, heat-reducing measures can be implemented.

    According to Eggimann, the potential of this urban design is so high because streets make up a significant part of the total area in today’s urban areas. In European cities, this is typically between 15 and 25 percent.

    Eggimann calculated the superblock potential of individual cities with values between 1 percent and a third of the streets. Cities such as Mexico City, Madrid and Tokyo showed the greatest potential. However, according to Eggimann’s study, cities whose streets are laid out less grid-like than in Barcelona are also suitable for super blocks: “This offers the opportunity to make urban districts more attractive by putting people and not vehicles at the center.”