Design the future with citizens' ideas: online participation in Herringen!

Design the future with citizens' ideas: online participation in Herringen!

In the district of Herringen, which belongs to Hamm and around 14,000 inhabitants, an online participation for urban planning framework planning is currently taking place. This initiative runs until January 13, 2025 and invites citizens to share their ideas and suggestions on a digital pin board. The aim is to gain fresh perspectives for future urban development. The city would like to take existing projects and concepts into account and set new impulses in areas such as urban design, living as well as sports and leisure activities. lipewelle reports that serves the framework planning as an informal planning tool, the statements of which must be observed in the following plans.

originally Herringen was agricultural; However, the district experienced considerable growth through mining, especially through Heinrich Robert colliery. The development was largely shaped by the location of the Franz shaft. The western part of the district has a traditional center with retail and service offers. Different mining settlements, freedom and the connection to the Halden landscape are also striking.

development goals and project sketch

The urban planning framework planning has several core goals. This includes the development of a district -related concept that has so far been missing for large parts of the district. Another aspect of planning is the topics of climate protection and adjustment. Various social and infrastructural factors such as mobility, living and care are also central components of this new planning. Hamm.de emphasizes that Herringen's district council already decided on June 6, 2024, whereby the office BJP | Bläser Jansen Partner GbR from Dortmund took over the lead.

One of the important leisure locations in Herringen is the Lippepark, which is part of the urban development project "In the West something new". Another project that is being planned is called creative area Heinrich Robert. It shows the efforts of the city to improve the quality of life in Herringen and to promote sustainable and functional urban development.

The citizens are invited to actively participate and to express their ideas in order to help shape the future design of their living environment. The platform for the digital submission of ideas is accessible via the website www.hamm.de/ Frame Planung-herringen and thus offers a valuable opportunity to help shape the urban development in Herringen.