The citizens themselves must become the initiators and full participants in the improvement of cities – E. Bibikova
MIL OSI Translation. Region: Russia –
Source: Russia – Council of the Federation
The senator took part in the General Assembly of the Union of Cities of the Center and North-West of Russia, held in Pskov.
Elena Bibikova Bibikova Yelena Vasilyevna, a representative from the executive body of the Pskov region, took part in the General Meeting of the Union of Cities of the Center and North-West of Russia. At an event held in Pskov, new opportunities for municipalities to regulate beautification issues were discussed, which are provided for by amendments to the Federal Law “On the General Principles of Organizing Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation” adopted in December 2017 and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation.
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As Elena Bibikova noted in her report, the formation of a comfortable urban environment is one of the main directions of activity of local self-government bodies. "Modern cities face a lot of problems, including high ecological and transport tension, increased density and chaotic development, significant deterioration of infrastructure."
Many problems of creating a comfortable urban environment are designed to solve the national project “Housing and Urban Environment”
The Senator stressed that many problems are designed to solve the national project “Housing and the urban environment”, approved September 24, 2018 by the Presidium of the presidential Council of the Russian Federation for strategic development and national projects. The project includes development and modification of standards development to stop chaotic building and improve the quality of the urban environment. For the evaluation of the changes in cities will be used as an index of the quality of the urban environment, which will help to identify problem areas, to develop mechanisms to improve the state of our cities, he added.”And full initiators and participants of change in cities should become citizens themselves — not only at the stage of interviews or discussions, but his direct involvement. Forms of participation there may be a variety of volunteer movement, the creation of bodies of territorial public self-government, and more”, — said the Senator.According to Elena Bibikova, the entry into force of the Federal law, which regulated the rules of improvement of territories, participation of owners of buildings and land in the maintenance of the surrounding area, as well as defines the procedure of participation of citizens in implementation of measures for improvement, gives local government new opportunities to create comfortable conditions for all residents.The General Meeting was attended by the heads of local governments of municipal formations of the 26 cities, representatives of Administration of the Pskov region, and several public organizations.
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