CITY OF SZEGED Citizen and stakeholder engagement Sándor NAGY Vice Mayor

SÁNDOR NAGY CITY OF SZEGED CITIZEN AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Context The Municipality is the beneficiary of EU funding, and therefore we manage large scale projects that affect thousands of people and transform large parts of the city. Involving citizens is now part of the process that is expected from us in the funding contract. However, citizen engagement in different projects was delivered using different methods Two kind of projects will be presented SUMP Green city developments

SÁNDOR NAGY CITY OF SZEGED CITIZEN AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SUMP workgroups Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning has a guide, provided by the Ministry of Development Therefore it is a formalized procedure with the following actors groups: Workgroups in the process: Steering group municipality key persons Municipality mobility work group professionals of the mayor’s office and city owned companies Local professional workgroup Local transportation professionals Non governmental workgroup NGOs and big employers Directly involved partners Other partners whose opinion matters Open discussions City inhabitants Neighbouring settlements Mayors invited to consult

SÁNDOR NAGY CITY OF SZEGED CITIZEN AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SUMP resources As input for the process the Municipality made several surveys in 2015: passenger counts, passenger surveys, household surveys.

Short summary of the step in stakeholder involvement SÁNDOR NAGY CITY OF SZEGED CITIZEN AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SUMP progress Topic Date Short summary of the step in stakeholder involvement Kick-off meeting 2016.06.30 Overview on detailed task and schedule and main methodology features (neccessary data and information, frames of stakeholder involvement). Request for participation to WG members 2016. 09. 1st days Based on the Stakeholder Involvement Plan Cooperation with Client 2016.09.07 Overview of data providing, list of planned projects, mob. questionnaire, final overview of Stekholder Involvement Plan. Kick-off meeting with Municipality Mobility WG General overview on the mobility planning process (task, timetable, methodology, surveying). Approvement of the Stakeholder Involvement Plan by the General Assembly 2016.09.23. Resolution of the General Assembly. (356/2016. (IX.23.) Kgy.) Inhabitant mobility online surveying 2016.10.24- 2016.11.13 Primarily focuses on the present transportation situation and the problems to be solved. The questionnaire was on the homepage of the city, 904 filled in. Workplace mobility - questionnaire 2016.10.24- 2016.11.04 Habits and problem survey. Online questionnaire was filled in by 25 companies. Workplace mobility - interviews 2016.11.03- 2016.11.07 10 employers (5 companies) Steering Group and Municipality Mobility Group meeting 2016.11.22 Presenting the outcomes of the exploration of situation and inhabitants’ online questionnaire. Funding and monetary datas. Situation of mobility, problems’ reconnaisance. Local Mobility WG and Civil WG meeting 2016.12.07 Presenting the SUMP preparing process. Presenting the outcomes of the exploration of situation and inhabitants’ online questionnaire and basic munatary and budget numbers. Suggestations of WG Members, List of Problem overview, completion and ranking (categorizing). Overview of aims. Surveying the demands of Blind and partially sighted people 2017.02.22 Overview on Mobility Plan by Control Group and Municipality Mob. Workgroup   Open involvement on developing Mobility Plan

SÁNDOR NAGY CITY OF SZEGED CITIZEN AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Green city overview The basic idea is to renew public space and extend the green surface. It may include recreational developments. 5 projects in development 3 housing project areas 1 city centre square 1 city recreational area (central location) Same methodology with minor differences

Green city tools Questionnaires On paper in every mailbox On line SÁNDOR NAGY CITY OF SZEGED CITIZEN AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Green city tools Questionnaires On paper in every mailbox On line Received: Liget 416 / Belső-Tarján 140 / Odessza 115 / Vértó 197 Residential forums (early in the project and before finalizing the plans) NGO meetings Municipality meetings Affected partners in the areas (personal meetings) Content development with NGO-s

Green city Conflicts Liget SÁNDOR NAGY CITY OF SZEGED CITIZEN AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Green city Conflicts Liget Forest areas vs. running track and streetlights Tennis field vs. green areas Vértó Summer sledge track

Green city Vote Móra-park fountain SÁNDOR NAGY CITY OF SZEGED CITIZEN AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Green city Vote Móra-park fountain Demolition of the old fountain was not well received A vote was organized with the local paper about the new design

Thank you for attention! SÁNDOR NAGY CITY OF SZEGED CITIZEN AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Thank you for attention! Sándor NAGY E-mail: nagy.sandor@szeged.eu