The plan that will regulate how Athens evolves and what new construction can take place in the city until 2021 is to be discussed at a committee level in the Greek Parliament next week.
The regulatory plan aims to contain the geographical expansion of the city while improving the quality of life in a number of neighborhoods. Five major regeneration projects are planned: Panepistimiou Street in central Athens, Akadimia Platonos, the refugee apartment blocks on Alexandras Avenue, the southern part of Piraeus and the nearby suburb of Drapetsona.
The plan also foresees the creation of more residential properties in the downtown areas of Thiseio and Plaka as well as turning central Piraeus streets into pedestrian malls. At the same time, it creates the conditions for neighborhoods created by Greek refugees from Asia Minor some 90 years ago, such as Nea Philadelphia, Nea Ionia, Kaisariani and Vyronas, to be protected from any further development.
The regulatory plan also foresees the extension of the Attiki Odos highway in a number of directions – a proposal that had drawn criticism from environmentalists and citizens’ groups in the past.
Source: ekathimerini
