Ideas for the public referendum regarding the participatory budget have been revealed
Tartu City Government
/ Twenty ideas for Tartu's participatory budget have been revealed, and will be the subject of the public referendum taking place from 5–11 October 2017.
The ideas were revealed during the public discussion on 26 June 2017, in which representatives for the ideas and experts in their respective fields took part. The authors of the ideas introduced the proposed ideas and the authors and experts assessed the ideas together on the basis of the following criteria: the number of recipients of the idea, the effect on the cityscape, the originality of the idea, promoting communication within the community, and promoting active lifestyles.
The referendum will cover the following 20 ideas:
- Rehabilitating the shore of the Emajõgi River
- Updating the athletic fields in Ihaste
- Pedestrian crossings at Karlova
- A spiral staircase from the Sõpruse bridge to the river
- Clocks in the public areas of Tartu
- Rehabilitating the pavement along Kreutzwaldi Street
- Trails for moving about in nature along the banks of the Emajõgi River and in the Tähtvere dendrological park
- Altering the yard of the Mart Reinik School, to promote movement and learning outdoors
- Smart device charging points
- Rehabilitating the pavement along Puiestee Street
- A children’s playground at Raja Park.
- Make the trackside more people friendly
- Athletic field between the Descartes School and the Hansa School
- Bringing sewerage manhole covers located on carriageways to the same level as the road
- Development of the play area at the Tamme Stadium
- Tartu City skating rinks
- Tartu parkour park
- Renovation of the Variku School’s basketball courts
- Asphalting of the pavement along Õnne Street
- Pedestrian crossing at the Sepa-Tähe intersection
Contents of the ideas area available for examination on the Estonian language webpage: www.volis.ee/gvolis/osale
The next step involves elaborating and wording the ideas. The process of introducing ideas to city residents will begin in August-September.
A total of 56 ideas were submitted to this year’s participatory budget. Experts then evaluated the feasibility of the ideas, with 26 ideas being approved for the next round. The final selection of the ideas that make it to the public referendum was made by the authors and the experts at a public discussion.
Information regarding the participatory budget: www.tartu.ee/kaasaveelarve
The goal of the participatory budget is to improve cooperation between communities, introduce city residents to the principles behind budget preparation, and to actually bring something to life. A participatory budget idea could be an investment object with a maximum cost of EUR 75,000. The goal is to implement at least two ideas in 2018, at a cost of EUR 150,000.
Last changed 29.06.2017
