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Accessible Ljubljana Ljubljana Contents Ljubljana 2019 Accessible Accessible Ljubljana Ljubljana Contents Introduction 4 About Ljubljana 9 Public green spaces 13 Eco zone in the 25 city centre The built environment 55 City public transport 67 Programmes and services to 77 encourage the inclusion of people with disabilities in the city's pulse Adapted ways of communicating and 91 transmitting information and raising awareness Accessible Ljubljana in Easy to read 99 2 Accessible Ljubljana 3 Ljubljana is a city of and for all The City of Ljubljana’s Council for the Removal of Architectural and Communication Barriers (SOAKO) is Ljubljana is a city on a human scale, in which diverse a consultative body of the Mayor and mainly acts as a people live together in mutual respect while at the same contact point between representatives of various groups time we create the conditions necessary for all to live full for people with disabilities with the Mayor and the City and quality lives. Administration. SOAKO is also a forum where accessibility issues are addressed directly to policy makers in the city. Accessibility for all is one of the most important issues In addition to people with disabilities and architectural that we always have to consider as we redevelop the city. representatives, SOAKO also comprises representatives If the city is accessible to the most vulnerable groups, it is of the Municipal Wardens and the Inspectorate, Ljubljana accessible and friendly to all. Passenger Transport, the Ljubljana Tourism Institute and the City Administration Departments for Health and Social Word that Ljubljana is a green, sustainable and open Care, for Urban Planning and for Commercial Activities and accessible city has travelled far, as evidenced by and Traffic. Photo: Miha Fras our numerous awards and prizes, including the Access Photo: Jože Suhadolnik SOAKO has no executive powers, and the conclusions it Zoran Janković, City Award, the European prize for making cities more Sašo Rink, adopts at its meetings are primarily of a recommendatory Mayor of the accessible to people with disabilities and older people. A president of the nature, but it nevertheless represents an effective tool both City of Ljubljana special place among the awards goes to the title Ljubljana, City of Ljubljana’s for the direct implementation of actions on the ground and European Green Capital 2016, which gave us additional Council for the for the formulation of appropriate policies in the city. impetus on our journey into the future, whereupon we Removal of Direct contact with the real-life situations faced by would like to leave our city and nature at least as well Architectural and people with disabilities and the solutions that contractors preserved as it is now. Communication can access directly at SOAKO meetings increase the Barriers effectiveness of the City Administration in this area, while, I always emphasise that, to me, Ljubljana is the most most importantly, raising awareness in this direction. Years beautiful city in the world. This is mainly because here ago, SOAKO meetings were considered significant solely by people always come first, because we nurture solidarity, representatives of people with disabilities, but today they tolerance and accept differentness. I believe it will are recognised and solutions suggested by representatives continue to be so in the future. of city government and the profession, which I consider to be a significant added value of SOAKO's work. Broader solutions, such as the tactile guidance system, ramps, or interpretation into Slovene sign language at events, enable the more equal and effective exercise of rights and meet the needs of people with disabilities, and at the same time, these solutions significantly highlight and raise awareness in society that people are diverse, that we have differing limitations and needs, and that among us are people whose perception of the environment or motor On the next page: skills are different. Ljubljana I believe that – due to the ageing of society – access to our (photo: Primož surrounding environment will keep improving, and the Hieng, source: City of Ljubljana with all other stakeholders will continue Tourism Ljubljana) to play a prominent and important role in this. 4 Accessible Ljubljana 5 6 Accessible Ljubljana 7 About Ljubljana Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia. By size, it is a medium- sized European city, but it offers all that major capitals have in common – it is the political and cultural heart of Slovenia, an important European commercial, business, congress and trade fair centre, as well as the transport, scientific and educational centre of the country. Since 2007, we have implemented more than 2,100 larger and smaller projects to raise the quality of life in the city. Traces of all periods of its rich history are preserved in Ljubljana: the remains of Roman Emona, the city centre featuring Renaissance, Baroque and Art Nouveau facades, romantic bridges across the Ljubljanica River, and a park which extends deep into the city. Ljubljana is a city of short distances and diverse areas, tailored to human needs. We strive to make visitors and local people alike feel good in our green, clean, friendly and safe place. The ancient heart of the city (photo: STA) Ljubljana was European Green The European Green Capital 2016. Capital 2016 award (photo: Nik Rovan) The Tivoli, Rožnik and Šiška Hill Landscape Park (photo: Branko Čeak) 8 Accessible Ljubljana 9 About Ljubljana The area of the Sava Recreational and Educational Centre then and now (photos: Barbara Jakše Jeršič and Nik Rovan) 10 Accessible Ljubljana 11 Public green spaces Technical drawing Public green spaces of raised beds for those with restricted mobility Ljubljana is a green city. Nearly three-quarters of land within the City boundary is green space. There are now More and more green spaces are being created from over 830 urban degraded urban areas and in recent years 100 hectares of allotments in green space have been created. eight renovated areas. In the newly landscaped area, allotments are also being created to encourage people to grow vegetables for their own needs and to increase self-sufficiency. The City rents out the allotments to interested citizens annually. In one of these new areas, the possibility to cultivate land will be especially adapted for those with restricted mobility. Allotments in Štepanjsko naselje (photo: Dunja Wedam) In managing spaces, special attention is paid to the youngest – in this way, several children's playgrounds are renovated or newly created in public areas each year. Of the public, accessible-to-all playgrounds that the City manages, there are ten largest and most visited ones that children from all over the city and elsewhere come to. In Ljubljana, there are 220 public children's playgrounds managed by the City. 12 Accessible Ljubljana 13 Public green spaces The newest include the playgrounds in Šmartinski park and Muste family park, and the playground at Kodeljevo Castle has had a facelift. All of them are suitable for children of all ages and accessible to people with disabilities, and the children's playground in Šmartinski park is also equipped with signs for the blind and partially sighted. Play equipment in Muste Park (photo: Miha Fras) Children’s playground Muste Park, in Šmartinski park an inclusive (photo: Miha Fras) playground (photos: Nik Rovan) Braille inscriptions on an information board in Šmartinski Park (photo: Miha Fras) Play equipment in Muste Park (photo: Miha Fras) 14 Accessible Ljubljana 15 Public green spaces For outdoor recreation and exercise, the City has created and regularly maintains four trim trails with exercise stations, numerous trim islands, outdoor fitness facilities and street training islands. The green and outdoor recreational areas that the City cares for are largely accessible to all, have no steps at the entrances, have hardened foundations, and the exercise equipment includes pieces that can be used safely by those with impaired mobility. A multigenerational park near Koseze Pond features playgrounds, which are also suitable for people with disabilities, as well as gym equipment for the elderly (photo: Vita Kontić) Children’s playground in Kodeljevo Park (photos: Nik Rovan) Tivoli Park is a true green oasis in the middle of the city with plenty of recreational opportunities (photo: Tomo Jeseničnik, Mostphotos) 16 Accessible Ljubljana 17 Public green spaces At the Phenological Observatory in Tivoli Park, information is also accessible by the blind and partially sighted. Exercise facilities in Tivoli, the city's largest park are also suitable for movement-impaired people. (photo: Miha Fras) Tree names written in braille at the Phenological Observatory (photo: Nik Rovan) Information panels at the Phenological Observatory written in braille (photo: Nik Rovan) Tivoli Park (photo: Miha Fras) 18 Accessible Ljubljana 19 Public green spaces The Path of Remembrance and Comradeship, a mainly flat and well-established 35km recreational trail that encircles Ljubljana, combines a dedication to a healthy lifestyle and the preservation of historical memory as it follows the line of a barbed-wire military prison around the city during World War II. Path of Remembrance and Comradeship (photo: Jaka Gasar) (photo: Nik Rovan) 20 Accessible Ljubljana 21 Public green spaces Petkovškovo nabrežje then and now (photos: Barbara Jakše Jeršič and Vita Kontić) 22 Accessible Ljubljana 23 Eco zone in the city centre Eco zone in the city centre The city centre has been completely renovated in the
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