4. Novo Mesto

Municipality of Novo mesto mag. Gregor Macedoni, Mayor Quick facts about Novo mesto •located midway (on the A2 motorway) between two capitals: 70 km southeast of Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana and 80 km west of Croatia’s capital Zagreb •with a population of about 23,300, it is the seventh largest town in Slovenia •total municipal area is 236 square km, with 36,500 inhabitants •the economic, educational, cultural business, administrative, religious and sports centre of the south-eastern part of the country •among all regions in Slovenia, economy indicators position the Dolenjska region at the very top. •52 % more jobs than there are economically active residents (high rate of work migration)

Sustainable Urban Strategy •Urban renewal of degraded areas – with focus on city centre – 10+ projects •Sustainable mobility – 10+ projects •Energy efficiency – renewal of 27 public buildings through PPP •Founded in part by EC Funds through Integrated Territorial Investments mechanism »Novo mesto, including its urban neighbourhoods, needs to become a smart, sustainable and inclusive town, an attractive place to live, work and socialize in, important on the regional, national and cross-border levels.« Integrated Territorial Investments - ZMOS – Association of Slovenian City Municipalities – as Intermediate Body / Urban Authority - ITI mechanism is main source of co-financing for urban renewal projects for City Municipalities in Slovenia - As selection and project development are well ahead, JASPERS could: ◦ Help integrating projects from different Thematic objectives ◦ Upgrade projects with predominantly infrastructure nature with content and follow-up strategies ◦ Research possibilities of additional funding from other sources and combination of different funds for projects objectives

Development areas integration

• Regenerating areas of city centre Urban • Public space for people and events – not cars Renewal

• Enable sustainable modes of transportation Sustainable • Change mobility culture Mobility

• Lower pollution emissions (PM10, CO2) Energy • Invest through savings Efficiency Active Projects Summary

Urban Renewal - City Centre Renewal (Main Square) – 5 MIO EUR – 2016 – 2018 – ERDF - ITI - Main Square Apartments – 2.7 MIO EUR – 2016 – 2019 - ERDF - ITI - Thematic Trail Kette‘s Promenade – 0.5 MIO EUR – 2017 – 2019 – ERDF - ITI - Nursery Bršljin – 1 MIO EUR – 2016 – 2017 – ERDF - ITI Sustainable Mobility - Multipurpose bike & walk path Levičnikova – 1,3 MIO EUR – 2016 – 2018 – ERDF – ITI - Footbridge Irča vas– 1,1 MIO EUR – 2016 – 2018 – ERDF - ITI - Integrating bike paths – 0,5 MIO EUR – 2017 – 2019 – ERDF - ITI - Ločna bridge expansion for cycling traffic – 0,5 MIO EUR – 2017 – 2019 – ERDF - ITI Energy Efficiency - Energy retrofit apartment building Kočevarjeva 10a - 125.000 EUR – 2016 – 2017 – CF – ITI - Energy retrofit of public buldings – 3,4 MIO EUR – 2017 – CF - PPP

Challenges •How to achieve synergy between areas of Mobility, Urban Renewal and Energy Efficiency •Follow-up of infrastructure projects – content program for regeneration of urban areas •Smart solutions – more investment does not necessary relate to achieved goals • “more roads  more congestion?” • ”more smart mobility solutions  less congestion?”

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