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Shape Cologne's future: Co-determination for the hybrid park begins!
The city of Cologne invites citizens to participate in the development of the Weststadt. Participation from June 16 to July 6, 2025.
Shape Cologne's future: Co-determination for the hybrid park begins!
There is news for the citizens of Cologne, especially for the residents of Weststadt, who can actively participate in shaping their district from today. The city of Cologne invites everyone interested to take part in the development planning of this diverse area between Ehrenfeld and Lindenthal. The participation platform opinionfor.koeln is open from June 16th to July 6th, 2025 to collect ideas, suggestions and ideas.
The focus is on central topics such as neighbourhood, mobility and climate. There are many interesting questions that need to be answered: Where should residences be created in the future? How can we improve transportation in the neighborhood? And what can be implemented in terms of climate and environmental friendliness? The draft of oneHybrid parks, which is intended to function as the new heart of the western city, is a central project of this initiative.
Hybrid park as a green meeting place
The planned hybrid park will be a place to linger and be active. Play areas, exercise opportunities and a dog area are planned. In addition, new paths for pedestrians and cyclists should promote safe and pleasant coexistence. Three different park designs are available for voting. From June 24, 2025, citizens are called upon to cast their vote. Public participation will open on June 24th from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in front of the job center at Maarweg 149-161 in Cologne-Braunsfeld - the designs can be presented here. At the same time, online participation will be offered until July 15, 2025, in which citizens can express their opinions and suggestions. This is a great opportunity to make your voice heard and to actively shape developments, as well Day24 emphasized.
A step into the future
The current process is the implementation of a city council resolution from 2020 and replaces the outdated framework planning that has existed since 2004. In view of growing criticism and calls for more participation, this is an important step to strengthen the dialogue between the city administration and citizens. It shows that the city of Cologne has a good knack for meeting the challenges of modern urban development, like this Difu shows.
The Weststadt covers around 520 hectares and is a colorful mosaic of commercial, logistics, residential and creative industries. The city has recognized that joint design with the population is of great importance and encourages citizens to actively participate in this process. The time is ripe to shape the future of Weststadt together - so be there and contribute your ideas!