The New general town plan of Varna
October 22nd, 2007An Interview with architect, prof. Ivan Nikiforov - Head of the team of the General Town Plan of Varna
- Which are the basic alterations in the position and the range of the functual zones in the New General Town Plan of Varna?
- The habitation and repose integration is specific for Varna. In this meaning, areas zoned for summer houses and urban formations with substantial percentage of permanent occupancy are included. The General Town Plan proposes an extension of the habitation zone to north east, upon territories, stipulated for relaxation and tourism, which practically are already used for permanent residence (St. Nikola, Gorna Traka, Vayalar, Traka- extension). Provisions have been made for the southern and south-west parts of the habitation zone to be included all the urban formations in the land territories of the village of Zvezditza (Pod selo, Letishteto) and the village of Konstantinovo (Chereshova Gradina, Panorama, Pripek and Krushova Gradina) as well as agricultural areas situated between them.
- What about the so-called “lungs” of the city?
- The green system in the new General Town Plan keeps the existing areas in the compact city by expanding - to the south - the seaside park, situated by southern coast of the sea bay, as a continuation of “Asparuhovo” park, to the south and west - by inclusion in the city of parts of the forest massifs in the regions of Djanavara, Orehcheto and Konstantinovo.
- The citizens of Varna hope that the procedure of solution for the transport problems of the city is going to start soon. What does the plan provides for this problem?
- The most essential improvement of the communication - transportation infrastructure of the south part of the city is the proposed road continuation, which connects Borovets with “Cherno more” highway, to the south-west to the village of Konstantinovo. To ease the traffic on the existing road Varna-Konstantinovo and Beloslav, the plan offers a new direct link from Varna to Konstantinovo. It will serve the new parks - attraction and zoological.
We want to provide the Municipality instrument for managing the town planning, in order to keep its magnificent nature facts and civilly inheritance and to integrate the new building with them in the best way.
