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Rostock's Warnow Quarter: Citizens will decide on the future on November 19th!
Rostock is planning a citizens' meeting on November 19th to make a fundamental decision on the funded Warnowquartier.
Rostock's Warnow Quarter: Citizens will decide on the future on November 19th!
In Rostock, the citizens are faced with an important decision: on November 19th there will be a vote on the planned Warnow district. This urban planned residential and work area extends between Dierkow, Toitenwinkel, Gehlsdorf and the city center and is intended to offer more than 1,000 apartments and 1,000 jobs. However, the realization of this project is not without hurdles, as nordkurier.de reports.
The city administration points to “necessary adjustments,” both in terms of finances and the schedule. Requests for changes must be submitted to the federal government by the end of November, which is supporting the project with 32.5 million euros. But not all plans stay as planned. The originally planned multi-generational house, which was supposed to include a daycare center and a nursing home, is being canceled due to falling birth rates. The 6.25 million euros in funding planned for this must be returned, although the city wants to reschedule this for the theater workshops.
Theater workshops in focus
The construction costs of the theater workshops doubled over the course of planning to around 31.6 million euros. Completion can be envisaged for 2030 at the earliest, although the funding decision calls for completion by the end of 2026. In order to adhere to this time frame, the city plans to apply for an extension of the period until the end of 2028.
Another aspect that influences urban planning in Rostock is sustainable urban development, which does not only apply to the Warnow district. In the 2024 federal budget, a great 790 million euros are available for urban development funding, as bmwsb.bund.de explains. These funds are intended, among other things, to stabilize and upgrade inner cities and social districts.
The urban development projects aim to create sustainable urban structures and align urban spaces with the changing needs of the population. The funding is also accompanied by climate protection measures, which have been a funding requirement since 2020. It remains exciting to see what further impulses the federal government will provide to support cities and municipalities.