Six improvement projects in Tatarstan won the All-Russian competition for the best projects for creating a comfortable urban environment
6 out of 11 competitive applications from the republic became winners of the All-Russian competition for the best projects for creating a comfortable urban environment in small towns and historical settlements. The results of the competition were summed up by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin on August 26 at the forum "Environment for Life" in Nizhny Novgorod. This year, 10 cities and 1 village took part from the Republic of Tatarstan: Agryz, Elabuga, Arsk, Bavly, Zainsk, Kukmor, Laishevo, Leninogorsk, Bolgar, Chistopol and the village of Bilyarsk. Six Tatarstan projects received a grant. In the nomination "Historical Settlements" the winner was the cultural and recreational cluster "Altyn Daga" in Bilyarsk. In the nomination “Small towns with a population of up to 20 thousand people” grants will be received by the project “Kukmorskie showcases. Revitalization of the central city streets named after Voroshilov and Lenin” in Kukmor, as well as a project for the improvement of Karl Marx Street in Agryz. In the nomination “Small towns with the number of inhabitants from 20 to 50 thousand people”, the project for the improvement of the frame of public spaces of the 27th microdistrict “Connecting Bavly” in Bavly and the project “TatArsk legends - to the city by the old road on the street Communy" in Arsk. In the nomination “Small towns with the number of inhabitants from 50 to 100 thousand people” the winner was the City embankment of the Kama river “Narechye” in Chistopol. Commenting on the results of the competition, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin said that 307 bids from 73 constituent entities of the Russian Federation were submitted for consideration, which subsequently passed the selection of experts in the field of architecture, urban planning, economics, sociology, protection of cultural heritage and archeology. As a result of this stage, the Interdepartmental Working Group selected 160 finalists-winners from 65 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. According to the decision of the Interdepartmental Working Group, within the same category, the winning projects will receive equal funding. Thus, 16 winners in the Historical Settlements category will receive 56.25 million rubles each. In the category "Small towns" 26 winners of the subgroup with a population of 50 to 100 thousand people will receive 80 million rubles each, 56 winners in the subgroup with a population of 20 to 50 thousand people will receive 70 million rubles each, and in the subgroup with a population up to 20 thousand people 62 winners will receive 50 million rubles each. The money will be used for the creation and improvement of recreational spaces, including the organization of pedestrian zones in historical centers, the reconstruction of cultural sites, the arrangement of squares and squares, as well as the repair and construction of embankments.