Participatory urban planning for healthier urban communities

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

Date of latest update: 2023-11-11

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Description (EN):

The HEAT project, realized by partners from Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Sweden addresses the problem of fragmented urban planning and cycling infrastructure. The main reasons are limited participation of citizens and other sectors in planning processes. Moreover, the initiatives that aim at promoting biking in the cities are often fragmented, full of gaps - thus, with low impact. The problem is relevant because of not only environmental concerns but also of health and social issues. Current consulting practices fail to involve city inhabitants and other sectors in urban planning process to express their needs. People are experts in their city and their view can considerably enrich urban plans. At the same time, urban environment can fulfil health, social and educational functions. To improve urban planning practices in CB region, HEAT project proposes to bring city inhabitants and regional and municipal officials to the centre of urban planning by developing new and effective ways of consultation. People will take part in interactive workshops and campaigns where they will be able to create their vision of biking infrastructure they wish for. At the same time, an economic analysis of increased biking will provide an argument for future investments. Stakeholders and local and regional decision makers will be actively involved in these processes. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the planning of healthier, more active and inclusive urban areas in CB region, in which biking is a safe, popular and acceptable mode of transport. To make this happen, Participatory Concepts for development of biking infrastructure in pilot cities and region of Southwest Finland will be developed and pilot actions will be conducted. Thanks to cross-border cooperation, partners will learn from each other, share experiences and support each other with their specific expertise. Project results will be widely distributed in CB region and beyond.

Achievements (EN):

HEAT resulted in four integrated urban plans: The HEAT project contributed to the planning of healthier, more active and inclusive urban areas in the Central Baltic region, in which biking is a safe, popular and acceptable mode of transport. The project developed integrated urban plans with participatory approach: city inhabitants and regional and municipal officials were brought together at the centre of urban planning by developing interactive workshops for consultations. The focus in the urban plans was light transport. In addition to positive environmental impact cycling and walking have, they also produce positive health impact. The health benefits were demonstrated with HEAT tool calculations produced in the project. Furthermore, several campaigns were held to promote the means of light transportation and their positive impact. As the project result, four integrated urban plans were made. The Finnish one had elements contributing to updating the Regional Traffic System for Southwest Finland and the Estonian plan provided input for Tartu Light Traffic Master Plan. Furthermore, Children's Cycling Park concept was developed for Jurmala in Latvia and similarly, the Swedish Cyckelfrämjandet made a plan to increase children's cycling.

Website: http://centralbaltic.eu/

Expected Results (EN): R2.3. Share of urban areas covered with integrated urban management

Expected Outputs (EN):

HEAT will result in: - improved urban and regional plans that they will include biking routes better than currently. In different cities the share of the urban area influenced is between 3 and 7%, - improved urban planning that takes into account the effect of the decisions of urban planners on health and social development: a ‘’Participatory concepts for development of biking infrastructure’’ developed in each project city and Southwest Finland as well as pilot actions and fills the gap in fragmented planning of biking infrastructure, - increased engagement of people and city officials in urban planning and taking co-responsibility for the creation of urban space in their municipalities: in each pilot location at least 60 people of different backgrounds will be involved in the simulation games and workshops; - increased acceptance of biking in the three cities, through the participation of people in planning of biking paths, campaigns and pilot activities; - improved cooperation for the development of biking infrastructure and promotion of biking in the cities and region of Southwest Finland: a model for an effective cooperation will be developed; - better informed and engaged local and regional politicians. The focus is on promoting integrated urban planning process, which takes into account the voice and interest of many stakeholders (people, city and region administration, NGOs, transport companies, etc), perspective of end users (people who will start or continue biking) and interconnection with other policies. The project aims at combining many services together (use of car or train and bike, supported by the use of mobile applications and interactive maps) and ensuring the connectability of the city areas. Moreover, the development of biking transport contributes not only to the improvement of urban environment but also to health of the inhabitants, integrating different aspects of sustainable development (environmental with social with health).

Thematic information

Green technologies Urban development

Specific Objective: Better urban planning in the Central Baltic region

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06e) taking action to improve the urban environment, to revitalise cities, regenerate and decontaminate brownfield sites (including conversion areas), reduce air pollution and promote noise-reduction measures

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Turun kaupunki

Address: Yliopistonkatu 27a, 20100 Turku, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.turku.fi

Total budget: EUR 102 415.02

ERDF budget: EUR 73 790.02

Varsinais-Suomen liitto - Varsinais-Suomen kestävän kehityksenja energia-asioiden palvelukeskus (VALONIA)

Name: Varsinais-Suomen liitto - Varsinais-Suomen kestävän kehityksenja energia-asioiden palvelukeskus (VALONIA)

Address: PL 273, 20101 Turku, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.valonia.fi

Total budget: EUR 133 741.81

ERDF budget: EUR 100 306.36

Balti Uuringute Instituut

Name: Balti Uuringute Instituut

Department: N/A

Address: Lai 30, 51005 Tartu, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.smartcityab.eu

Total budget: EUR 92 100.00

ERDF budget: EUR 78 285.00

Itämeren alueen Terveet Kaupungit ry

Name: Itämeren alueen Terveet Kaupungit ry

Department: N/A

Address: Vanha Suurtori 7, 20500 Turku, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.marebalticum.org

Total budget: EUR 53 844.21

ERDF budget: EUR 38 794.75

Jūrmalas pilsētas dome

Name: Jūrmalas pilsētas dome

Department: N/A

Address: Jomas 1/5, LV-2015 Jurmala, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.jurmala.lv

Total budget: EUR 21 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 18 275.00

Turun ammattikorkeakoulu

Name: Turun ammattikorkeakoulu

Department: Technology, Environment and Business

Address: Joukahaisenkatu 3 A, 20520 Turku, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.turkuamk.fi

Total budget: EUR 78 013.73

ERDF budget: EUR 58 510.30

Tartu Linnavalitsus

Name: Tartu Linnavalitsus

Address: Raekoja plats 3, 51003 Tartu, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.tartu.ee

Total budget: EUR 220 408.18

ERDF budget: EUR 187 346.95

Cykelfrämjandet

Name: Cykelfrämjandet

Department: Stockholm

Address: Virkesvägen 26, 120 30 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.cykelframjandet.se

Total budget: EUR 121 780.99

ERDF budget: EUR 91 335.74

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Council of Southwest Finland - Service Centre for Sustainable Development and Energy of Southwest Finland (VALONIA)

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Balti Uuringute Instituut

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Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association

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Jurmala City Council

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Turun ammattikorkeakoulu

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Tartu City Government

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Swedish Cycling Advocacy Organization

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Turun kaupunki

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Summary

Project name (EN): Participatory urban planning for healthier urban communities

Project acronym: HEAT

Project start date: 2018-04-01

Project end date: 2021-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 823 803.94

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 646 644.13

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 646 644.13.

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-11-11

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

137 / 137 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

663 / 663 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://centralbaltic.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-08, 2023-01-12 and 2024-03-08.

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