Zürich Strategies 2025 (PDF, 52 Pages, 2 MB - Stadt Zürich

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Working together as partners, also across
borders
Initial situation
The City of Zurich is involved in a variety of functional and institutional relationships. It rarely
acts alone, but rather in cooperation with other involved parties, whether they be public
bodies, private companies, non-government organisations, grassroot groups or property
owners. Partner cooperation and the search for mutually acceptable solutions is required.
Zurich is the core city of the most important Swiss economic area and is considered to be a
'Global City'. In the regional and supra-regional context, however, its power to influence
decisions remains somewhat weak, for which the Zurich Metropolitan Conference should,
above all, provide some assistance. At an international level, the challenge consists of being
able to benefit within the context of city partnerships and targeted contacts from experiences
made elsewhere. There is also the element of passing on its own experience.
Strategies
� The City maintains good cooperations with community associations and business
federations.
� The City approaches major projects, such as urban planning and community development
concepts, with a participatory attitude and in dialogue with the population and the
property owners.
� In the case of major projects, the City increasingly looks for suitable partner organisations
and forms of cooperation; it also offers its services to surrounding municipalities
and cities.
� Within the context of the Swiss Cities Associations and the Zurich Metropolitan Conference,
the City promotes better framework conditions and stronger positioning for cities
and metropolitan areas.
� The City seeks collaborative partnerships with the Canton and the surrounding communities,
as well as in existing inter-municipal organisations in order to achieve synergies
and efficient cooperation.
� The City maintains contacts with other cities in Switzerland and other European countries
and mutually exchanges know-how, takes part in their city partnerships and in
cooperative international projects (see Action Area 07).