The master plan is intended to provide 10 hectares of potential new building land for the university district, which is currently defining areas on which further educational institutions and companies can settle.
There has been criticism of the ongoing process for a long time, and the Linz Greens are considered fierce opponents. On Tuesday, together with the Catholic Education Center of the Urfahr parish as well as the initiatives More Democracy, Parents For Future and the Nature Conservation Association of Upper Austria, they invited people to exchange ideas and network in the parish hall of the Holy Spirit parish.
More on the subject: University Quarter Master Plan: Up to 10 hectares of rezoning are under discussion
The Greens announced on Wednesday that more than 250 people from Linz had accepted this invitation. “The fact that more and more people are standing up for the protection of the green belt and saying clearly that the planned rezoning of 100,000 square meters into new building land should not happen is an encouraging signal. I would like to thank all the people, initiatives and organizations who are involved here and who were there last night. Only together can the project be reconsidered,” says Climate City Councilor Eva Schobesberger.
The pastors of the parish of Urfahr – St. Junia emphasized that “a respectful and responsible approach to nature and our creation is mandatory”, the nature conservation association pointed out that the city of Linz has committed itself to a sustainable, ecologically oriented and climate-friendly system as part of numerous resolutions committed to urban development and called on the city to refrain from rezoning plans.
Specifically, the master plan currently provides for new reallocations of four to four and a half hectares – in addition to the I:TU areas, which are 5.4 hectares. In total, there are almost ten hectares up for discussion in the university district. The new dedications (away from the Digital University) are in the area around the strip defined as a taboo zone (see grafic) to find,
For Ulrike Salzbacher from the “More Democracy” initiative, the high number of participants shows that politicians have to become active and reach out to people; the concerns and fears of Linzers about the future of the green belt must be taken seriously.
The outrage and frustration among the participants was great. Interventions would lead to a worsening of the climatic situation in the entire district, said Schobesberger. Salzbacher also provided information about the options available for Linzers to actively contribute to saving the green belt; citizens now want to collect signatures to preserve the area.
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