Press release - Development prospects for Reede - Citizen participation goes into the next round

Development prospects for Reede – citizen participation is entering the next round | September 22, 2017

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Island workshop and youth workshop on November 4th, 2017 in the Kulturinsel.

 

After the well-attended public launch of the Integrated Urban Development Concept (ISEK) with around 250 participants at the end of August, things are now becoming more concrete. The main focus at the moment is on planning considerations for the Reede district. All interested citizens are invited to the Kulturinsel on Saturday, November 4th from 10.00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m. to get involved in the planning process. Frank Schlegelmilch from the commissioned planning office BPW baumgart+partner emphasizes: “Inselwerkstatt sounds like creative work and that’s what it should be. Together we want to put our heads together to exchange ideas, discuss concrete measures and record ideas with pen and paper.” At the opening event, current developments and initial approaches such as the design of the “secret promenade” as a dike path or the establishment of a weather radar tower were discussed presented with a viewing platform.

 

Those present then had the opportunity to vote on what uses they wanted for the roadstead and what character the district should have in the future. Clear trends could be seen: There should be new living space on the roadstead, especially for Borkum residents and seasonal workers. Events, information centers and maritime businesses are also conceivable. For the future, most participants wanted a maritime anchorage that was lively and diverse. There were voices for a modern and exciting harbor as well as for comfort and tradition.

Against the background of these results and based on the analysis, an initial structural sketch was developed, which will be presented at the island workshop. In addition, the plans of the German Weather Service and the open space concept for the youth hostel will be presented. After a small lunch, smaller working groups take a closer look at the planning drafts in order to find answers to the following questions, among other things: How and where should people live on the roadstead? What is happening on the planned harbor promenade? What materials are used to build on roadsteads and at what height? Where is the business located?
A working group will specifically deal with the requirements for young people. All information and ideas are ultimately incorporated into the integrated urban development concept (ISEK) and the preparatory studies (VU) in order to submit an application for urban development funding to the state of Lower Saxony in June 2018. To better plan the island workshop, we ask you to register by email to melanie.bessling@borkum.de by October 30, 2017. Places are limited. Parallel to the island workshop, there will be a Future Lab for all young people aged 15 to 20. This simulation workshop is also about collecting ideas for the development of the roadstead so that the wishes of the young people can also be incorporated into the ISEK. Here too, we ask that you register by October 30, 2017 at melanie.bessling@borkum.de
.The Future Lab takes place as part of the “Future City” project, a model project for the sustainable development of cities funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. All seven East Frisian Islands and the city of Norden are taking part in the “City of the Future” project together as “Wadden Sea Eights”.

“We are counting on the active participation of the citizens of Borkum and therefore on exciting ideas and suggestions for further development planning in the area of ​​the roadstead,” emphasizes Göran Sell, managing director of the city’s business operations NSHB Borkum GmbH

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