LOGOPROJECT

USER – Changes and conflicts in using public spaces

Nika Kotoviča, Irbe KaruleLublin, October 16th, 2013.

Local support group

Working group

Users of the site

LSG workshop

USER team

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Core LSG – 15 institutions:

key professionals, experts, key decision-makers

Wider LSG – 52 institutions:

government and municipal institutions, associations, NGOs, …..

USERS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Core LSG• Riga City Building Construction Board

• Traffic Department of the Riga City Council

• Property Department of the Riga City Council

• Housing and Environment Department of the Riga City Council

• Education, Culture and Sports Department of the Riga City Council

• Riga City Executive

• Riga East Executive

• Municipal enterprise “Rīgas Meži”  

• Riga Municipal Agency „Rīgas pilsētas Arhitekta birojs”/City Architect’s Office

• Latvian Association of Architects

• Latvian Association of Spatial Planners

• State Inspection for Heritage Protection

• Neighbourhoods Development Association Riga Old Town Society “Vecrīgas biedrība”

Wider LSG• Riga Technical University, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning

• University of Latvia, Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, Spatial planning program

• Academy of Arts, Department of Design, Environmental Art

• Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration, Architecture program  

• RISEBA, Architecture and Media Centre H2O 6

• Latvia University of Agriculture, Landscape Architecture Program

• Municipal enterprise “Rīgas Satiksme”

• Riga Municipal Police

• State Police

• Emergency medical service

• State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia

• Riga Tourism Development Bureau  

• Latvian Tourism Development Agency

• Ministry of Culture, Museums and Visual Arts Division

• Latvian Umbrella Body for Disability organizations “SUSTENTO”

• “Apeirons” Association - NGO that unites people with disabilities and their friends

Wider LSG• Civic Alliance Latvia

• Latvian Traders Association

• The Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Latvia

• Riga Building Owners Society

• Latvian Pensioners’ Federation

• Māmiņu klubs

• Sia „EKO RĪGA”

• Sia ,, L&T”

• Environmental Protection Club

• Radošo kvartālu un teritoriju asociācija

• Latvian Society of Landscape Architecture

• Latvian Cycling Association

• Jauno Arhitektu kustība

• Creative platform FOLD  

• „Urban Institute”

• Ainavu projektēšanas darbnīca Sia „ALPS”

• Latvian Association of Anthropologists

• "Society for transparency - TI" 

Pilot Sites Evaluation – 1st Stage (by core LSG)

Sites initiated by the Riga USER project team:

• Pils Square

• Latviešu Strēlnieku Square

• Dome Square

• Public outdoor space of St.Peter’s church

• Spīķeru street and adjacent territory

• Vaļņu street – potential shopping street

• + Sites initiated by the core LSG members:

• Līvu Square

• Riga Centre space

Doma Square

Pils Square

Latviešu strēlnieku Square

Spīķeru street and adjacent territory

Public space of St. Peter’s church

Vaļņu street – potential shopping street

RCT

Līvu Square

1st Stage

Evaluation Criteria:

Complexity (of conflicts and dysfunctions)

DIversity of existing conflicts/level of impact (types/number of conflicts)

  Feasibility and Capacity (for the City Municipality to transform the

space)  Security threats (from displacement, insufficient lighting etc.)

  Relevance (belonging to a common public space network)

Participating interest (stakeholders and users have expressed interest)

• Actuality (in the context of Riga Historical Centre development) 

Pilot Sites Evaluation – 2nd Stage (by wider LSG)

• Pils Square

• Latviešu Strēlnieku Square

• Spīķeru street and adjacent territory

• Līvu Square

Pils Square

Latviešu strēlnieku Square

Spīķeru street and adjacent territory

Līvu Square

2nd Stage

Four urban sites at four desks:

Methodology of wider LSG work

PILS

STRĒLNIEKU

SPĪĶERU

LĪVU

The participants divided into four working groups:

Each group answers the two questions on the urban site:

+ Qualities and assets | 7min

- Weaknesses and dysfunctions | 7min

PILS

STRĒLNIEKU

SPĪĶERU

LĪVU

Methodology of wider LSG work (continuation)

Questions for Local support group:

1. What are the existing

public space qualities

and assets?– Latviešu strēlnieku Square

– Pils Square

– Spīķeru street and adjacent territory

– Līvu Square

2. What are the existing

weaknesses and

dysfunctions?

– Latviešu strēlnieku Square

– Pils Square

– Spīķeru street and adjacent territory

– Līvu Square

Katra darba grupa pārvietojas pie nākamā galda:

Leader of the group presents the result of the previous group | 1 min

Each team is answer for the same two questions | 7 + 7 min

+ complements

- don’t repeat

PILS

STRĒLNIEKU

SPĪĶERU

LĪVU

Methodology of wider LSG work (continuation)

After a full circle each team leaders presented the summary of all urban sites

Participants selects priority project site and vote for it

Argument for the site should be described

PILS

STRĒLNIEKU

SPĪĶERU

LĪVU

Methodology of wider LSG work (continuation)

Evaluation and Final Vote:

No 1Latviešu strēlnieku Square

No 2Spīķeru street and adjacent territory

PreferredSites…

Latviešu Strēlnieku Square

Key functions: Public outdoor space for social function, cultural events and recreation in relation to development of the Daugava Embankment, Museum of the Occupation of Latvia and Riga Technical University, transit for pedestrians and bicyclers.

Spīķeru Street and Adjacent Territory

Key functions: Public outdoor space serves for provision of market complex functions and commercial activity, in the interim it is also used for socialising events.

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