Last updated: October 2021
In 2016, owing to the participatory budget of Białystok, the citizens received a long-awaited outdoor gym and playground in the vacant green area of the city. The initiative aimed to increase public access to the green recreational area in the city, and connect the Białka riverside with residential boroughs. The project involved greenery planting and re-arrangement of the greenery (including some deforestation), revitalization of a pond and water purification, connecting walking and bicycle paths. Lawns are available for family picnics and recreation [1,2].
Boulevard Białystok
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Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
- Parks and urban forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
- Blue infrastructure
- Lakes/ponds
Key challenges
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Improvements to water quality
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Regulation of built environment
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
Focus
Maintenance and management of urban nature, Improved governance of green or blue areas, Management and improved protection of rivers and other blue areas
Project objectives
1) Revitalization of the area’s blue elements;
2) Provision of a green recreational space in the neighbourhood;
3) Increase in public access to the green recreational area in the city [1].
Implementation activities
- Building a playground and the outdoor gym;
- Greenery planting and a new arrangement of the greenery (deforestation for new paths);
- New lamps and CCTV;
- Benches and bicycle racks;
- Building roads, pedestrian paths and bicycle paths;
- Creating a public area for picnics;
- Revitalization and re-arrangement of the pond [1,2].
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Citizens or community group
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
- Crowd-sourcing/Crowd-funding/Participatory budget
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
In 2013, the citizens developed a proposal and applied for funds for its implementation from the participatory city budget. The local municipality was responsible for implementing the project in 2014.
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
(The rules of the participatory budget of Białystok state though that all submitted projects have to be compatible with law, third party rights (including property rights), as well as with the adopted plans, strategies and programs of the City of Białystok.(3))
Financing
Total cost
€500,000 - €2,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Water management and blue areas
- Improved water quality
- Enhanced protection and restoration of freshwater ecosystems
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Restoration of derelict areas
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Safety
- Increased perception of safety
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1.Source link, (2016), 'Boulevards on Bacieczki' ('Bulwary na Bacieczkach'), Source link (Accessed: 12 September 2020).
2.Source link, (2016) 'Residents can already use the boulevards in the housing estate of Bacieczki' ('Mieszkańcy już mogą korzystać z bulwarów na osiedlu Bacieczki'), Source link (Accessed: 12 September 2020).
3. City Council website, 'The rules of the participatory budget' ('Zasady') Source link (Accessed: 12 September 2020).
4. Redakcja Białystok. (2020). Zamieszkać na białostockich TBS-ach (To live in the estate of the Social Building Association in Białystok). Podlaski Source link. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 12 September 2020).
2.Source link, (2016) 'Residents can already use the boulevards in the housing estate of Bacieczki' ('Mieszkańcy już mogą korzystać z bulwarów na osiedlu Bacieczki'), Source link (Accessed: 12 September 2020).
3. City Council website, 'The rules of the participatory budget' ('Zasady') Source link (Accessed: 12 September 2020).
4. Redakcja Białystok. (2020). Zamieszkać na białostockich TBS-ach (To live in the estate of the Social Building Association in Białystok). Podlaski Source link. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 12 September 2020).
Boulevard Białystok
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Boulevard Białystok
Source: https://podlaskie24.pl/artykul/styl-zycia/na-bialostockich-bacieczkach-powstanie-amfiteatr/