Klaipėdoje - daugiau dėmesio koordinuotam miesto vystymui ; More attention to coordinated development in Klaipeda

Abstract

The large cities of Lithuania have a varied experience in urban and operative planning. Vilnius, Kaunas and Siauliai had or still have municipal companies, ensuring operative planning, that is the preparation of various level territory planning documents and the monitoring the implementation of their solutions. Because there was no similar structure in Klaipeda all territory planning documents and studies were purchased on the market. It was noticed during the preparation of Klaipeda city municipality strategic plan for the years 2013-2020, that the planning process is inadequately coordinated. Klaipeda city municipality decided to pay more attention to the organizing function in urban planning. For this purpose, a new Urban planning section was created under the Urban development department. The operational guidelines of the new structural subdivision will cover formulating of planning assignments, supervision of the planning document preparation process, public's information and inclusion, discussions about planning solutions and the monitoring of their implementation. All of these stages will involve the community – citizens, businessmen, experts in various fields and politics – as equal partners.