At the session of the Municipal Council on 23 March this year, the main item on the agenda was the discussion and approval of the city’s general spatial development plan. The greatest controversy concerned green spaces, especially in the so-called “A” zone, that is, within our historic old town. The issue was whether to accept the version presented by the architects, which did not rule out, for example, the construction of a commercial and service complex in the small park by the indoor swimming pool and Partyzantów Street, or to leave this green area untouched.
Opinions and positions were divided, and not only on the issue of green areas in this zone. Ultimately, the most appropriate version was adopted, ensuring that all decisions concerning green areas in the city would be balanced and take environmental priorities into account. As for the development of areas bordering the old town, an architectural competition may perhaps resolve the matter, with an outcome satisfactory to both sides. While informing Readers about the city’s spatial development plan, it is perhaps worth mentioning that in a few good years the city will be rid of the nuisance caused by passenger and freight vehicles travelling along the Zgorzelec–Wrocław route through the entire city. The plan provides for a new bypass which, from the Zgorzelec side, after the bridge over the Bóbr, will turn left onto a newly built route beneath a high viaduct, and then, via Wróblewskiego Street, reach Kościuszki (Modłowa), from where vehicles will reach the modernised motorway, bypassing Kruszyn, Tomaszów and other places.
(We will return to matters related to the city’s spatial development in the next issue of “Głos”.)