A parklet in a parking bay? A fitness session or community dinner party in the street? People in Vienna have a wealth of ideas for making the city more liveable, and the Neighbourhood Oasis project creates opportunities for translating these ideas into reality. The public space belongs to everyone, and people should be able to use it to co-shape, discover and enjoy their neighbourhood. The NGO Local Agenda 21 Vienna advises interested parties and supports them in implementing their projects.

Projects funded by the association and implemented by local people to date include bread-baking on a grass verge, community parklets and flower beds, dinner parties in the street and a summer festival with minigolf. Even in 2020, despite Covid-19, the NGO has already implemented 87 local projects, including 78 parklets, 13 street parties and other activities in the public space. The projects are scattered across 19 municipal districts, i.e. almost the entire city.

Vienna is a growing city, and it is becoming increasingly important to find multiple uses for public outdoor spaces. The aim, as set forth in urban programmes such as the STEP 2025 urban development plan and the Smart City Wien Framework Strategy, is a liveable, inclusive city with socially diverse neighbourhoods and engaged citizens. Local Agenda 21 Vienna supports this aim via its Neighbourhood Oasis initiative.

Contact

Local Agenda 21 Vienna

E-Mail: info@grätzloase.at

Website: www.grätzloase.at (in German)