This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Pilot action matrix City of Turku Regional Council of Southwest Finland NEW BRIDGES Project Workshop, Kaunas June 2010 Mikko Laaksonen, project planner, Regional Council of Southwest Finland Christina Hovi, planning architect, City of Turku

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Priority challenges and main issues identified Mobility and accessibility Settlement structure reducing the need for traffic, regional public transport, cycling and walking network and service concept Services Versatile service centre network joining public and commercial services, city centre, municipal, town and region centres, village centres and suburban local services, mobile services Residential preferences Socially balanced housing offer, life cycle thinking, affordable housing prices and taking the cultural environment into account Cross-thematic challenges: - Barrier-free access - Encouraging citizen participation

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Decision process (Summary) 10 priority challenges identified with stakeholders in Raisio 0th LSM 28th May priority challenges agreed to with stakeholders in Tuorla 1st LSM 12th November 2009 Pilot areas identified through workgroup discussions in Naantali 2nd LSM 21st April 2010 Consultation with involved municipalities (May-June 2010)

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Arguments pro/contra Argumentrs pro the areas are largely the priority challenges The pilot areas are representative in the region regarding the priority challenges Main criticism that came up in the Naantali meeting: pilots do not include the city centre of Turku City centre already covered by several other projects, and is included in impact areas

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Pilot project matrix in Turku urban area Four areas, all across municipal borders 1. Varissuo-Littoinen 2. Maaria-Ilmarinen 3. Masku, Nousiainen, Mynämäki 4. Naantali archipelago, Askainen, Lemu Three common themes with common treatment 1. Residential preferences 2. Services 3. Mobility and accessibility

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Varissuo-Littoinen City of Turku responsible partner Municipalities: Turku, Kaarina, Lieto Dense housing project area Historic industrial village Countryside Culturally valuable built environment Residential preferences project in smaller area, services and mobility study for larger area

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Maaria - Ilmarinen City of Turku responsible partner Municipalities Turku, Lieto, (Aura mobility concept) Partial master plan under process Possibilities for new kind of residential areas at the border of city and countryside Residential preferences project in smaller area, services and mobility study for larger area

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Masku, Nousiainen, Mynämäki Regional Council of Southwest Finland responsible partner Municipalities: Masku, Nousiainen, Mynämäki (Raisio and Turku impact area) Difficult settlement structure Attractive countryside Rebuilding of main road 8 (motorway, other upgrading) changes the situation

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Naantali archipelago, Askainen, Lemu Regional Council of Southwest Finland responsible partner Municipalities: Naantali, Masku Several small former municipalities and their old centres Archipelago conditions

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. AreaVarissuo - Littoinen Maaria – Ilmarinen Masku, Nousiainen, Mynämäki Naantali archipelago, Askainen and Lemu Theme Responsible partner Turku Regional Council of Southwest Finland Residential preferences: Responding to residential preferencesTurku Idea plan for sustainable small scale housing with public transport access and services within walking distance Evaluating and taking into account social issues Idea plan for sustainable small scale housing with public transport access and services within walking distance Evaluating and taking into account social issues Managing the residential preferences in an attractive rural area. Selecting the most sustainable areas for further housing development. Managing the residential preferences in an attractive archipelago area. Supporting the existing village centres. Leisure time housing Services: Regional service centre network, viewpoints of different user groups such as youths and elderlyTBC Providing services over the municipal border, using particularly the services in Varissuo, youth and ageing population as potential target groups Providing services over the municipal border to both Turku and Lieto areas,youth and ageing population as potential target groups Maintaining and creating feasible service network in an area with spread-out settlement structure Maintaining comprehensive basic services in former municipality centres with new concepts. Services for leisure time. Mobility and accessibility: Sustainable transport concept and mobility management, structure of regional public transport network, promoting walking and cycling Regional Council of Southwest Finland Sustainable transport concept. Extending good public transport connections from Turku to Kaarina and Lieto areas (trunk bus, local train, tram) promoting cycling Sustainable transport concept. Extending good public transport connections from Turku to Lieto areas (trunk bus, local train) promoting cycling Sustainable transport concept. Planning a feasible public transport structure (bus, local train) in a problematic structure in conjunction with improving main road 8. Promoting walking and cycling within and between towns and villages. Sustainable transport concept. Planning an economically feasible bus structure for area with low population density. Promoting walking and cycling within and between villages. Mobility for leisure-time population

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Strategies and programmes: Municipal and regional strategies Institutions Municipalites and municipal / regional organizations as implementing institutions Businesses, NGO:s and residents as stakeholders involved in participatory processes

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Main implementation steps (timeframe): May & June 2010: Municipality commitment, background study Autumn 2010: Background study, first practical proposals Spring 2011: Practical proposals, presentation to stakeholders Autumn 2011: Refining proposals, final proposals in agreement with stakeholders, proposal to decision-making process

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Potential obstacles and risks: - Is the programme too ambitious - Municipal commitment to the actions - In some regards, we are still lacking authority to implement the pilot actions

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Discussion with other partners - Suitability of the ”matrix concept” for pilot actions - Are there other areas with similar concepts and issues

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners. Here is the New Bridge we have found… ditch = border between Town of Kaarinaand City of Turku