TRUE URBAN SPIRIT

2 VIENNA: BUILDING THE FUTURE
EFFICIENCY
& SHARING OF
RESPONSIBILITIES
BETWEEN THE
PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE SECTOR
Growth and structural change in the city pose novel financing
challenges for planning and implementation processes, efficiency
and speed. The City of Vienna remains committed to the comprehensive
provision of services of general interest; however, the
City Administration must adapt its procedures to these changed
requirements. However, land owners and investors should make
fair contributions in cases where public development measures
yield substantial increases in the value of their properties. New
instruments must be developed that enhance funding security
and allow for more flexible action adapted to the requirements of
the moment.
DEVELOPMENT ZONES
To safeguard the efficient, high-quality implementation
of large-scale urban development projects, the City
of Vienna will apply the principle of “one-stop urban
development” in potential development zones. Inspired
by successful existing models (e. g. Wien 3420 Aspern
Development AG, U2 Stadtentwicklung GmbH), development
management offices are set up in suitable
areas for the interdepartmental realisation of projects
and the formal, contractual definition of both rights
and contributions of the public sector, land owners and
investors. Development zones are to leave space for
initiatives and ideas of different interest groups and in
this way feed a new dose of creativity into development
processes.
Formulation of modalities to define development zones.
Setting-up of development zones, e. g. by making use
of the results of target area management and other multineighbourhood
planning and development processes to
launch development zones.
Use and development of new land mobilisation instruments.
(> 2.2 Vienna mobilises land – space for urban growth
– Flagship iniative: Land mobilisation for urban growth)
Creation of an organisational and – if need be – legal
basis for work in development zones: e. g. by means of new,
more flexible zoning methods, PPP financing models, flexibility
in such fields as structural engineering, building use
and organisational modes as well as by establishing corresponding
administrative competencies.
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