📋 Tender Overview
The Donaufeld urban development area in Floridsdorf is one of the largest coherent expansion areas of Vienna with around 60 hectares. Located directly on the old Danube, the area is located between the Floridsdorf and Kagran district centers. The central location including public connection offers the ideal conditions for the development of a modern, climate -like and lively district with affordable living space. The municipal council committee for innovation, urban planning and mobility secures the future planning steps for the new district in the 21st district in its upcoming meeting.
We are very important in the development of the new city expansion area to create and secure spacious green space for people. In the previous year, a first sub-area with an area of 10,000 m2 was opened as a publicly accessible recreation area. In the final expansion, around 14 hectares, i.e. around a quarter of the total area, are available as green and open space, including up to 200 m wide, so Planning city councilor Ulli Sima.
Affordable living space in high quality - 2/3 funded residential construction
The first construction work for new living space started in 2024 with the Quartier on the Schanze. Around 2,000 subsidized residential units were built in this first stage, including student dormitories and home places. When all residential units for a total of 14,000 people, 2/3 of them will be funded and thus affordable living space. In addition to living space, two new schools are also being built in the Donaufeld.
Public expansion: New tram line for new district
In order to get home or to school in the best possible way, a mobility and a open space concept also ensures. For this purpose, a new tram line is planned for the optimal connection to the public transport network, just like the creation of foot and bike paths, to place space.
Sustainability, quality of life and innovation
Already in the 2005 urban development plan, the Donaufeld was fixed as one of the central target areas for urban development. The aim is to create a district that is environmentally conscious and resource -saving and at the same time offers a high quality of life. The focus of the planning is three main goals. These are energy -efficient and sustainable construction, the expansion of a climate -friendly mobility offer and the planning of an infrastructure of the short distances for living, work, leisure and relaxation.
Citizens participation as an important building block
The inclusion of the population is a central concern in the development of the Danube field. In this way, the citizens were already involved in the mission statement process and in the participation process based on it. Opinions and wishes are also documented in the Charter Donaufeld and form the basis for further development steps. The next municipal council committee, which releases the further planning steps, will take place on April 1, 2025.
