Shaping the future: Online participation for Tegel starts soon!

Shaping the future: Online participation for Tegel starts soon!

The Reinickendorf district office recently invited people to participate online in the update of the Integrated Urban Development Concept (ISEK) for the former Tegel airport area (TXL). This measure is seen as a crucial step in a comprehensive transformation process that takes into account both the closure of the airport and the change in the adjacent urban landscape. Online participation begins on Monday, May 26, 2025, and lasts until June 20, 2025. The aim is to actively shape the future use of the area and to incorporate citizens' opinions into the planning, reports Berlin.de.

As part of the ISEK, the area around TXL is not only to be restructured, but also to provide answers to the changed needs and framework conditions. The focus is, among other things, on the integration of reuse projects such as the Urban Tech Republic and the Schumacher Quartier. These developments are part of a broader urban development funding program that is intended to promote the sustainable renewal of the surrounding area. The district office plans to actively involve citizens and record their concerns about the future development of the area.

Measures and goals

The desired improvements include, among other things, the creation of new entrances, rest areas and improved path connections. Particular attention is paid to supporting schools, daycare centers and other social institutions, especially in the Auguste-Viktoria-Kiez, in order to take into account the increasing population that is expected as a result of the planned Schumacher Quarter.

Citizens have the opportunity to express their opinions and mark favorite places, negative places and potential development areas on a map. Accompanying the online participation, a survey will be conducted on the use of the area and the desired offerings for the future TXL site. Loud The space planners Participation plays an overriding role in the ISEK process. Various formats for citizen participation, including workshops and public events, are part of the comprehensive transparency and communication concept.

The Berlin Senate plans to include the area and adjacent areas in the Urban Redevelopment West program. This is intended to promote the networking of reuse areas such as the Urban Tech Republic and the Schumacher Quarter with neighboring settlement and landscape areas. Connective Cities emphasizes how important integrated urban development is in the current era. Participatory approaches are intended to improve the quality of life in the city districts and meet the challenges of demographic change.

Overall, the ISEK process is viewed as a crucial instrument for mediating between different specialist planning and actors in order to ensure sustainable and future-proof urban development. The active involvement of citizens is of central interest in order to design urban spaces according to needs and to create new perspectives for the population.