The 4 hurdles in the barracks

parks, commercial, cafes and quite a lot of space: The barracks area of the Zurich main station would have to be on the free heart of Zurich. Now the plans are to destroy the cantonal Parliament has buried her yesterday, Monday morning.

What is now the Area is again open as 40 years ago. At the time, has started a future to fantasize, which could happen as soon as the Area of the military and later police cleared. This clearance is now as close as never before, you should be starting in 2021 a reality. And now Zurich is in front of a pile of broken glass. to eliminate the

To this, it takes courage and perseverance. Because there will be new hurdles on the way to a ski Area, the "benefit of all, instead of a few", as demanded by the FDP in the cantonal Parliament. Your the of city, Canton and district population desired solution was to little.

hurdle 1: frustration
It would be a bad solution to remain for now the Status quo and the bursting of the dream, to grieve to overcome. A part of the stuff of the houses remain closed to the population, a holistic development of the area would be prevented. Eventually, the Canton would have to redevelop the old stuff-houses, wanted to take over the city in construction law,. Cost: estimated to be 55 million francs. The estimated at around 130 million Swiss francs for the renovation of the military barracks, which the Canton has to anyway pay.

Therefore, it needs a new start, with a new cantonal construction Stayer who is elected in the spring. The retiring Markus Kägi (SVP) has not managed to rally his conservative majority behind the project.

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hurdle 2: resentment against red-green city
SVP, FDP and EDU-drop have fulminated on Monday morning against the red-and-green city, they want to pay nothing. You should pay for the Renovation of the ratty stuff in houses, if she wanted to have this already. No role played in this argument, the failure of the Canton and of the civil the Director of planning Kägi for the last 10 years to maintain the building. In order to allow the barracks to be a meaningful future, it needs Unity rather than resentment. The costs are considerable, and the barracks area and an attractive piece of Land remains in the red-green-ruled city.

3. Hurdle: Brave new ideas
the failure of The master plan was not a throw. The city had renovated the historical houses under the requirements of the historic preservation and affordable rents. Artists, cultural professionals, restaurateur, interior and Businessmen would have benefited. The stuff in the house yard would be revived and the barracks meadow to a Park. This Vision is the result of a broad process.

Before that, there has already been various studies and ideas: a Hotel, a Congress centre, a lake, the demolition of the military barracks in favor of a Park. They all failed to meet the high requirements of the monument protection. As an architect, had his own idea of the use of the Site, complained in 2001: "The city is calling for ideas and prohibits at the same time, every Change." He wanted to show with sketches of ideas of what is possible. "It takes first images of the future, the enthusiasm and spark." Now that everything seems to have failed, it is time to think again and to ask, for example, the listed buildings in question. This block is a free development of the area.

survey

is To be demolished the old stuff in houses?

no, not at all.
Yes, this creates space for something Better.
I don't care.
no Vote

, in any case.

41.4%

Yes, this creates space for something Better.

53.4%

I don't care.

5.2%

116 votes

no, not at all.

41.4%

Yes, this creates space for something Better.

53.4%

I don't care.

5.2%

116 votes

4. Hurdle: the Europe Allee delimit
For the Bourgeois, the horror scenario of the "Red factory" to the left of the green district of "Europaallee". How the street has developed with its dense high-rise buildings and expensive shopping malls, is the district residents, a horror. You want to prevent for the future of the barracks site. There needs, therefore, a different, gentler, and city-friendly development. Otherwise, appeals from the district are guaranteed.

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Created: 15.01.2019, 13:13 PM