Participatory Workshops

Substantive and Structural Preparation for the Dresden Region Municipal Association

From late March through mid-April, as part of our efforts to establish the Dresden Region Municipal Association, three public participation workshops were held in the districts of Bautzen, Meissen, and Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains.
Invited were representatives of the 96 potential member municipalities, the four districts of Bautzen, Meissen, Central Saxony, and Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains, and the regional planning associations of Upper Lusatia-Lower Silesia and Upper Elbe Valley/Eastern Ore Mountains.

The goal of the workshops was to coordinate the substantive and organizational direction of the municipal association, thereby laying a solid foundation for the implementation plan and the next steps toward its establishment. Forty-one of the 96 municipalities, the four counties, and both regional planning associations accepted the invitation.

Participants in the engagement workshops (© Planungsbüro Schubert)

Work Phase 1

During the first phase of the workshops, participants focused on the substantive direction of the municipal association. As a result, a wide range of potential projects, tasks, and roles for the future municipal association was compiled across the three workshops. The participants prioritized the proposals on the spot. Subsequently, the results from the three workshops were consolidated, the projects and tasks were grouped by key topics, and their content was further elaborated. You can view the results in the graphics in the gallery below.

Medical Care / Nursing Care (© Planungsbüro Schubert)

Skilled Workers / Training (© Planungsbüro Schubert)

Commercial Real Estate Development 1 of 2 (© Planungsbüro Schubert)

Mobility - Public Transport (© Planungsbüro Schubert)

Mobility - Bicycle Traffic (© Planungsbüro Schubert)

Urban Development 1 of 2 (© Planungsbüro Schubert)

Urban Development 2 of 2 (© Planungsbüro Schubert)

Across All Topics (© Planungsbüro Schubert)

Overview (© Planungsbüro Schubert)

Other Approaches (© Planungsbüro Schubert)

Work Phase 2

During the second phase of the workshops, the participants focused on the organizational and structural framework of the municipal association. To this end, four topics—“Administrative Office,” “Voting Rights,” “Funding,” and “Membership Structure”—were defined in advance, and several models and proposals were developed for each. The participants voted on their respective preferences on-site.
The results are presented in the charts in the gallery below.