In the project “My City of the Future,” EBP is assisting the Brandenburg Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Planning (MIL) in its search for up to eight model cities that will lead the way into the future with ambitious, innovative, and bold participation models.
With the launch of the state initiative “My City of the Future,” the MIL aims to provide comprehensive support to Brandenburg cities during this particularly challenging time. The selected model projects will receive financial support from the state with the goal of breaking new ground in joint urban development and the participation of urban society. The focus is on innovative and creative discussion processes that involve as representative a cross-section of urban society as possible. This initiative aims to reach people who do not feel addressed by traditional participation processes.
The model cities have the opportunity to focus their discussions on one (or more) of the future-oriented topics: vibrant city centers, sustainable neighborhoods, local mobility, and the heat transition or local energy transition. The cross-cutting issues of digital transformation, public welfare, and climate change will also be incorporated into the discussions. The cities apply with a project outline; the final selection of model cities will then be made by a high-caliber jury. The model cities will then have two years to turn their ideas into reality. The municipalities will be supported by a network of experts. Cities that are not themselves model projects will also be involved in the discussion process through a series of specialist conferences.
We draft the award criteria, support the jury, coordinate the accompanying network of experts, and are responsible for the various event formats. In addition to four major conferences, regular workshops are held in the model municipalities. The model cities are also visited. A project website provides the latest information on the state initiative and links to the numerous activities related to the city of the future at the municipal, state, federal, and EU levels. For public relations, we work with FISCHUNDBLUME DESIGN Yvonne Berthold & Katrin Hellmann GbR.
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