The URBACT II Programme 2007 - 2013 - Lublin

Final Application Form TN URBACT II
The Old Town became vibrant and the most attractive part of the
city, at the same time neglected parts in remote areas of the Old
Town still exist. The rapid change of the economy made an impact
on the functional use of the Old Town, too: The growth in number
of shops, restaurants, hotels, etc. forced the decline of residential
flats and gentrification tendencies take place (social housing is very
limited).
Concerning “visual integrity” the main chalenges are:
The development of high-rise buildings close to the historic urban
landscape are threatening its integrity;
The new architecture of buildings does not sufficiently respect its
historic, spatial and townscape characteristics of the Old Town;
Bad maintenance of historic buildings and their inner yards,
whose owners have not the financial capacity and knowledge for
the proper rehabilitation and maintenance work;
Improvement of the public funding system for the preservation
of monuments, their regular maintenance and the support of
private rehabilitation and maintenance work.
Concerning “Integrated revitalisation/ balancing the needs” the
main challenges are:
To improve a multimodal (public) transport in the historic centre;
To stimulate the multi-level exchange with sub-ordinate institutions
and public-private partnerships/ cooperation with the private
sector (investors) and the local community (citizens and
entrepreneurs) in support of the revitalisation process;
To connect the Old Town with the riverside as recreational area;
To attract more cultural and conference tourism;
To secure the housing function for all income households in the
Old Town;
To improve the attractiveness of public space and semi-public/
private yards for recreational purposes, in particular in remote
areas of the Old Town.
Vilnius will contribute its profound experience and good-practice
example with:
Monitoring visual view points;
Assessing the impacts of new developments on the visual integrity;
Special Plan Concept for High-rise Buildings Layout (2006).
PP4 Sighisoara Sighisoara’s historic urban landscape has improved in the last
years, in particular the improvement of the infrastructure. But
there is still a strong need for the rehabilitation of the historic
buildings and monuments.
Concerning “visual integrity” the main challenges are:
To rehabilitate the historic housing and monumental heritage,
both public and private, which is in decay;
To incite the qualitative rehabilitation/ maintenance of private
owned historic buildings;
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