{"id":536841,"date":"2018-08-20T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webuildvalue.com\/uncategorized\/mosca-urbana-ricostruire-un-pezzo-di-citta.html"},"modified":"2020-10-20T17:02:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T17:02:21","slug":"moscow-s-urban-planning-rebuilding-a-part-of-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webuildvalue.com\/en\/reportage\/moscow-s-urban-planning-rebuilding-a-part-of-the-city.html","title":{"rendered":"Moscow\u2019s urban planning: rebuilding a part of the city"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I<\/strong>t is one of the most ambitious<\/strong> residential building<\/strong> programmes<\/strong> ever undertaken: Over 4,000 Soviet-era prefabricated buildings<\/strong> from the 1950s<\/strong> and 1960s<\/strong> will be demolished<\/strong> and rebuilt<\/strong> in Moscow. It covers 30 million square meters and involves two million people, or 10%<\/strong> of the city\u2019s<\/strong> population<\/strong>. This \u201crenovation<\/strong> programme<\/strong>\u201d, as it is called, was approved<\/strong> by the Duma<\/strong>, Russia\u2019s parliament, in June 2017. It will redesign entire sections of Moscow, which has been at the centre of a massive renewal for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programme does not involve public housing, but rather privately<\/strong> owned residences<\/strong>. Under the law, all it takes is the approval of two<\/strong> thirds<\/strong> of the inhabitants<\/strong> to be in favour<\/strong> of demolition<\/strong> for the wrecking crews to move in. Even though the majority of them have accepted demolition, there have been protests<\/strong> by some against it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programme foresees the demolition<\/strong> and reconstruction<\/strong> of 90%<\/strong> of the buildings<\/strong> in the areas identified for renewal. Residents<\/strong> who have approved demolition have<\/strong> been<\/strong> given<\/strong> 90<\/strong> days to<\/strong> leave<\/strong> their respective apartments. They are to settle in temporary<\/strong> housing<\/strong> until their new homes are built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To win support for the programme, which has the enthusiastic support of Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, city officials promise<\/strong> the new<\/strong> apartments<\/strong> will be of better<\/strong> quality<\/strong>, larger<\/strong> and more modern<\/strong> and comfortable<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the timetable for the next steps to be taken after evacuation has not been officially decided, the first cases show how quickly it can all happen. Some of the first apartment blocks to be emptied in the northern area of Butirsky were demolished in a single day.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the protests by some residents<\/strong>, most defend<\/strong> the programme<\/strong> in the hopes<\/strong> of obtaining better<\/strong> living<\/strong> conditions<\/strong>. City officials support it, convinced that it will be the most effective way to modernise Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In an interview published on the city\u2019s website, Marat Khusnullin, the deputy mayor in charge of urban planning, explained how the programme<\/strong> will not only bring better housing but also enhance<\/strong> ur<\/strong>ban development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe concrete jungles, as Moscow\u2019s bedroom communities were rightly dubbed, were erected over decades,\u201d he said. \u201cNow they must become a thing of the past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the city\u2019s plans, the new residential buildings will not simply be replicas of what they replace. Instead, the entire neighbourhood where they are located will get a re-think. The number of parking spaces, for example, will double, while public spaces will be reinterpreted in a more modern way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor example, when they go into their courtyards, residents will find peace and comfort where there will be a minimum number of cars,\u201d said Khusnullin. \u201cWe will provide pedestrian walkways from residential buildings to subway stations and bus stops.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this is intertwined with an equally ambitious plan to upgrade<\/strong> Moscow\u2019s<\/strong> most important<\/strong> transport<\/strong> arteries<\/strong>. The city has dubbed it \u201cMy Street\u201d and, according to news reports from the likes of \u201cThe Moscow Times\u201d, it will be completed by 2020. It calls for repaving<\/strong> 180<\/strong> streets<\/strong>, most of which are in the center. The city<\/strong> has already spent<\/strong> $1.6 billion<\/strong> between 2015 and 2017, not including an additional $1.6 billion<\/strong> earmarked for the remaining<\/strong> years<\/strong>, according to the newspaper.  Once completed, the city\u2019s<\/strong> livability<\/strong> will be significantly improved<\/strong>, bringing Moscow<\/strong> nearer to the top<\/strong> ranks<\/strong> of the most beautiful<\/strong> and modern<\/strong> cities<\/strong> in the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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