NEW BRIDGES –project was approved in the 1st call of the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 under the priority “Attractive and competitive cities and regions”.

The project aims to improve the management of the urban-rural interactions and to strengthen the quality of life within these interactions.
The starting point of the project is that there are certain main elements within urban rural interactions that influence the quality of life, and thus also the attractiveness of particular region as a place to live and work in. These three elements are:

• Residential preferences
• Mobility and accessibility
• Provision of services

Our aim in the project is, together with the residents and different stakeholders in the participating city-regions, to tackle the current challenges within these elements. The concept of quality of life and the three central elements help to bridge the gap between the individual level and the political goals to make city-region more attractive. The project will include specifically the voices of concerned individuals into the discussion among planners and other stakeholder groups and integrate their views to the development of an attractive region.

Quality of life is of public interest. It can be only strengthened by a comprehensive involvement of all individuals concerned!

Learn more about the results of the NEW BRIDGES project here!