Frankfurt (Oder) is a lively independent city in Brandenburg that is characterised by its special location: It is with its Polish neighbour Słubice one of four German-Polish twin cities. The city has around 58,200 inhabitants. Since 1991, it has hosted the European University Viadrina.
As part of a grant from the E.ON Foundation with the support of the Berlin Governance Platform, the twin city of Frankfurt (Oder)-Słubice Municipal Development Council in.
06/2022 – 03/2025
The Municipal Development Advisory Board in Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice has the task of contributing to a sustainable and collaborative urban and neighbourhood development to contribute. His task was to develop a Model for the future use of an area directly adjacent to the city bridge connecting Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice. This mission statement should form the basis for the further development of the area on Słubicer Straße and reflect the vision of a vibrant urban community and define functions that this area should fulfil for the urban community, as well as criteria for its urban design and development.
Ideas for the interim utilisation of the area were also recorded. Important development topics such as the Improvement of living and mobility functionswhich Achieving climate neutralitywhich Promoting the transport transitionwhich Realisation of smart city concepts and the Effective city management were processed at neighbourhood level.
In order to promote cooperation between the two cities in one bilingual, German-Polish process the meetings of the 36-member Advisory Board are translated simultaneously.
