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Leipzig calls for citizen participation: Ostplatz and Hahnekamm are going green!
Citizen participation in the redesign of Ostplatz and Hahnekamm-Platz in Leipzig starts on September 17th and 24th, 2025, respectively.
Leipzig calls for citizen participation: Ostplatz and Hahnekamm are going green!
The renovation of the Ostplatz and the square on Hahnekamm Street is imminent. From September 17, 2025, the citizens of Leipzig will have the opportunity to contribute their ideas and wishes for the redesign of these central places. The city administration's goal is to make the squares more inviting and greener in order to increase the quality of life in urban areas. This comes from a recent communication from Leipzig Internet newspaper out.
Citizen participation for Ostplatz begins at 3:00 p.m. and offers everyone interested the opportunity to speak to the city administration about the desired developments. Another citizen participation event for the square at Hahnekamm is planned for September 24, 2025, also at 3:00 p.m. The focus here is on improving the quality of the space.
Future vision for the city squares
As part of the “City Square Program 2030+”, the city of Leipzig plans to redesign a total of 22 city squares as well as several village and garden squares by 2030. These comprehensive measures aim to improve the urban climate and increase the attractiveness of the areas. So far, citizen participation on the Südplatz has led to a design that includes additional seating and plants. At Eutritzscher Markt there are 17 additional trees, nine benches, various play elements for children and two table tennis tables.
It is important that the areas without fixtures should not disrupt events in the future. The first preliminary plans for the space at the Rabet district park and the space at the Mockauer Post have also already been carried out. However, the implementation of the ideas remains dependent on the budget situation of the city of Leipzig.
Civil rights and data protection
As part of citizen participation, personal data of participants is also processed. Loud Citizen participation in Saxony It is possible to voluntarily revoke your consent to the storage of this data. The regulations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) apply, which, among other things, grant citizens the right to information and the right to correct and delete incorrect data.
The citizen participation in September serves to prepare long-term plans for future projects in Leipzig. This not only offers citizens the opportunity to actively participate in urban development, but also to contribute their perspective on the design of the urban living space.