The Urban Renewal Department (GB*) presents “Stadtmacher*innen” and gives tips – Download now & pick up the book for free from April 19th
Vienna (OTS) – The new manual “Do It Together Stadt – Edition 1150 Reindorf und Sechshaus” is in the starting blocks. The guide with lots of tips is now available for download, and from April 19 it will be available as a book in GB* restaurants. The book is an invitation to all Viennese to beautify and change their own living environment and the city individually and thus contribute to a lively neighborhood. In addition to inspiring stories regarding innovative projects and district initiatives, the handbook contains numerous practical instructions and tips for residents who want to become active themselves.
“In Vienna we encourage residents to get involved in their neighborhood and to get involved in ‘their district’. With success – more and more people are taking responsibility and helping to shape their living environment together with others. In this way, each and every individual can contribute to a successful coexistence – and to making their own neighborhood even more livable and lovable. I cordially invite everyone to get interesting suggestions and ideas free of charge from the urban renewal area management,” said Kathrin Gaál, Deputy Mayor and City Councilor for Women and Housing.
“Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus has developed tremendously in recent years. This is mainly thanks to all those people who are actively involved and implement their own ideas for a colorful and lively neighborhood. Together with the experts from the Urban Renewal Department, we support this commitment on the part of the people in the district. Because together we can achieve a lot!” adds district manager Dietmar Baurecht.
The area support for urban renewal (GB*) has been working for almost 50 years to ensure that people in their neighborhood feel comfortable and have opportunities to get involved and help shape their living environment. The GB* district experts provide support with advice, action and a neighborhood network when it comes to making ideas concrete and realizing them.
“Do It Together City” – presentation manual and exhibition
WED, April 19, 2023, from 5 p.m. | GB*district office, Sechshauser Straße 23, 1150 Vienna
The new manual “Do It Together City” shows examples of successful neighborhood initiatives and encourages imitation. A comprehensive service section with practical tips and contact points provides assistance. On April 19, 2023, the Urban Renewal Department (GB*) will be presenting its new manual “Do It Together City – Edition 1150 Reindorf und Sechshaus” in the GB*district office at Sechshauser Straße 23, 1150 Vienna.
City makers with a role model effect: pick up the free manual!
Visitors can look forward to an exciting panel discussion on the topic of “shaping the city together” and the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with neighbors and the GB* team. An on-site exhibition shows portraits of some of the protagonists from the book. All visitors will also receive a free copy of the book.
Residents who cook together in the neighborhood garden, artists who design fire walls, business people who organize a festival for the neighborhood – thanks to numerous committed people, Vienna’s Grätzl are colourful, diverse and lively. The districts of Reindorf and Sechshaus in the 15th district show particularly impressively how positive neighborhoods can develop when the residents stand up for their surroundings.
Committed residents and business people have been helping the Grätzl to thrive and develop for years. They have their say in the “Do It Together City” handbook. People who set impulses together, became active and implemented neighborly ideas. The “Stadtmacher*innen” talk regarding their motivation to help shape the city, share their own experiences and knowledge and have practical tips for everyone who wants to do the same.
The thematic spectrum ranges from the desire for more trees in the Grätzl to the sharing of rooms and other resources to the redesign of an entire street. The people presented in the book and their stories show what is possible and what it takes to become active yourself and, for example, to start a neighborhood initiative.
The urban renewal area support (GB*) supports free of charge: Get involved!
“Many people inspire us anew every day with their ideas and their commitment to a living environment worth living in. Our teams have an open ear for concerns and are well networked in the district. As a hub between residents and local politics as well as the city administration, we stand up for wishes and ideas. We promote neighborliness and bring interested parties to one table. Together we change things for the better,” says Daniel Dutkowski, GB* Project Manager.
The book not only contains exciting stories, it is also a practical guide. where to start What is possible? Where is support? Where like-minded people? Which offers help? The manual has the right answers to these and other questions – and lots of tips to help you get started!
The manual is from 19. 4. free in UK*district offices Available throughout Vienna (while stocks last) and now available for download at www.gbstern.at/doittogether. Events in April and May invite the neighborhood to discover successfully implemented projects and initiatives in the living area, to network and to become active! All information: www.gbstern.at/doittogether/Schluss
Questions & contact:
Gerda Mackerle
media spokeswoman
Mayor Kathrin Gaál
Tel.: +43(0) 1 4000-81983
E-Mail: gerda.mackerle@wien.gv.at
Daniel Dutkowski
Area support for urban renewal
District Office for Districts 6, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 23
Six Hauser Strasse 23, 1150 Vienna
M: (+43) 0676 8118 63 987
daniel dutkowski@gbstern.at
