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The work in the redevelopment area West Downtown in Albstadt-Ebingen was successfully completed. With around 3.37 million euros in financial aid - including around 1.87 euros from the federal government - the Ministry of Economics Labor and Housing has supported the renovation. Albstadt is an excellent example of how a city and above all its citizens can benefit from urban development. The residential and residential quality in the city center of Albstadt-Ebingen could be significantly improved by the renovation said Minister Hoffmeister-Kraut today 3 December on the occasion of the completion of this renovation.The urban development funding offers are of great importance and would have many positive effects according to the minister Urban development brings many benefits to urban development neighborhoods are being upgraded brownfields are being reused and urgently needed housing can be created. In addition each subsidy euro triggers up to eight additional euros on follow-up investments which particularly benefits the local craft industry said Hoffmeister-Kraut.The focus of the refurbishment was to make the western city center attractive to residents of all ages as a place to live and work. Due to the newly created inner-city tunnel for traffic which relieves the city center of Ebingen as much as possible and a changed traffic management it was possible to identify large parts of the inner city as pedestrian zones or traffic-calmed areas. In addition the area is characterized by a high proportion of foreign and socially disadvantaged and older residents. Another focus was therefore to implement accompanying measures and instruments for promoting integration and for forming social partnerships.Throughout the western part of the city the public areas have been significantly upgraded by an attractive redesign. The public green area along the Klarastrasse was activated The Duck Fountain has been moved into the open space equipped with contemporary water circulation technology and is now the center of the square. With a play area and a lawn a multifunctional open space was created which is being actively used by residents of all ages. The structural stock in the urban area has been improved by modernization and reorganization and is now also attractive to the tradesmen. Numerous private owners took the opportunity to modernize their buildings.In addition the city in the Upper Suburb already set up a citizens office as a central contact point at the beginning of the renovation. As part of the Social City model projects were implemented on topics such as learning and experiencing together culture and local economics work and employment and health in the form of the health week GESINA Health in Albstadt from the meantime the fair Health Days in Albstadt has firmly established.The intermeshing of these investment and non-investment measures resulted in a sustainable upgrading of the district and the solution of social problems.After the completion of this urban renewal measure run in Albstadt two redevelopment areas.