ESPOO MAGAZINE 4/2018

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EDITORIAL Climate work is done locally ESPOO WAS INVITED to become a pioneer city implementing the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development alongside the university cities of Cambridge in the UK, Palo Alto in the USA, Heidelberg in Germany and Noida in India. We were the first city in the world to sign the agreement. Sustainable development work is an important part of the realisation of the story of Espoo. We are developing new, smart and clean technology solutions together with our partners so that we can be a pioneer of urban development, climate work and the circular economy. Espoo launched its sustainable development programme in 2015, becoming the first city involved in Finland’s societal commitment to sustainable development. Espoo has also been nominated as Europe’s most sustainable city on two occasions. Cities lay the foundation for efficient everyday lives and climate-positive choices in terms of mobility and housing. Agile cities and urban areas will play a key role in building a sustainable future worldwide. There are different ways to reach the targets, but the solutions are made locally. Espoo and the Helsinki Metropolitan Area are a superb test area on an international level for scalable solutions to the world’s most wicked problems. JUKKA MÄKELÄ Mayor of Espoo Updates from different parts of the city and pages dedicated to various operators. ” Each of us can promote peace, realised Tiina Aalto, young peace envoy from peace group Lennon in Espoo. #Ahtisaaripäivät Always up to date. Information, answers and discussion. ”Congratulations to #länsimetro for the #projectoftheyear award! Great moments, events and landscapes through the eyes of Espoo residents. ”Free afternoon is an opportunity to do what makes you tick. Happiness is in everyday life. Check out five ways to better everyday life: espoo.fi/hyvinvointi MAGAZINE FOR ESPOO RESIDENTS Public bulletin to all households FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS espoolehti@omnipress.fi PUBLISHER City of Espoo, PO Box 12, 02070 City of Espoo, tel. 09 81 621, espoo.fi, firstname.lastname@espoo.fi EDITOR IN CHIEF Satu Tyry-Salo, Communications director EDITORS Omnipress Oy, espoolehti@omnipress.fi MANAGING EDITOR Kimmo Kallonen LAYOUT Hannu Kavasto/Hank PRINTED BY Punamusta DISTRIBUTION SSM NOTIFICATIONS jakelupalaute@omnipress.fi COVER Timo Porthan ISSN 1798-8446 4
PICKS 20 939 people visited the Pentala Archipelago Museum between 15 June and 12 September. The Pentala Archipelago Museum is located on an old fisherman’s estate on Pentala island in Espoonlahti Bay. The nautical side of Espoo is at its best here. The Archipelago Museum introduces the many facets of island life from living and working to life in villas and leisure time. The Archipelago Museum is closed for the winter and will reopen next summer. BUILDING PERMITS AT DISCOUNTED PRICES Espoo taking part in the awarded textile fibre recycling project THE EUROPEAN Week of Regions and Cities brings together regional and municipal administrators as well as experts and academics to discuss regional development in Brussels. The week ended in the RegioStars award ceremony. VTT Technical Research Centre’s and THE RAW MATERIAL Aalto University’s joint project TeKiDe – Demonstration Platform for Textile Fibre Recycling IN THE SOLUTION CAN INCLUDE OLD won the category for Transition towards a sustainable, low-carbon economy. The project has BED SHEETS, TOWELS OR WASTE resulted in the creation of technology which PAPER AND makes new textile fibres using waste textile PAPERBOARD. without chemicals that are harmful to the environment. The raw material in the solution can include old bed sheets, towels or waste paper and paperboard, for example. The solution is then used to make new fibre which is spun into a thread. The final product is fabric that resembles viscose. The process has been developed in Espoo and the city has been a co-sponsor. PLOUGHED SNOW MUST BE KEPT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THE CITY is responsible for the ploughing and gritting of public access streets and sidewalks but the ploughing of roads leading to private property is the responsibility of the land owner or holder. The removal of snow piles accumulated at the end of such road is also the residents’ responsibility. However, snow may not be ploughed on the street or city parks but kept on one’s private property. If necessary, excess snow may be transported to appointed snow dumping sites. IF YOU are planning to build or extend a house next spring you should apply for permits during the winter. Building control will grant a 20-per cent discount for building permits for the construction and extension of small houses applied between 1 November 2018 and 28 February 2019. The discount is granted for the base rate per residential building and the permit fee determined by the overall area when no more than one detached or semi-detached house is built on the site at that time. The discount is not granted for fees related to outbuildings, fences or site managers, for example. The discount is meant to encourage small building constructors to apply for permits before the construction season next spring when permit processing will be at its busiest. All under one roof THE NEW Espoo House set to be erected in Espoon keskus will bring the city’s customer services and decision-making bodies as well as third-sector operators all under the same roof. The aim is to bring decision-making close to the residents. “The Espoo House will house the kind of service centre that has already been tested in other urban centres. We want to make effective use of the meeting rooms. During the day, city employees can use them for their meetings and in the evenings they can be used by clubs and associations, for example,” says Mikko Kivinen, Project Director in charge of Espoon keskus. The Espoo House is set to be completed in 2024. New residential buildings are being constructed near the station in Espoon keskus. The park-and-ride car park that was on the site has been replaced by new car parks near the train station offering better connections to the station. “The new parking facilities also offer charging points for electric cars,” Kivinen adds. Street alterations have also commenced in the Vaakunatori square. The ruling to demolish the old city hall, which has an important role in the cityscape of Espoon keskus, is awaiting a complaint hearing in the administrative court. According to Kivinen’s cautious estimate, the demolition will go ahead next year. has a strong economy, but massive fiscal equalisation payments, some EUR 200 million each year. - Jukka Mäkelä, Mayor ’’Espoo The Vaakunatori square and a new residential block under construction in Espoon keskus. ESPOO MAGAZINE 4/2018 >> 5
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