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The panel session City habits was attended by the Minister of Construction Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation Irek Fayzullin and Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation Nikita Stasishin. The session organized by DOM.RF took place on June 4 2021 as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.Irek Fayzullin noted that the task of creating a comfortable urban environment has been implemented by the Ministry of Construction for a long time and this activity has established itself as very popular among Russian citizens.Due to the fact that city dwellers can make their own decisions about which public spaces will be landscaped the attitude of citizens towards their settlements and towards the very idea of the improvement program is changing for the better said the Minister of Construction Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation Irek Fayzullin.During his speech Nikita Stasishin emphasized the importance of joint efforts in landscaping. Today it is necessary not only to ask people how they would like to live but also to offer options based on international experience. At the end of 2020 the law on the integrated development of territories came into force - now it has become easier to work with inefficiently used spaces in cities. And together with new financial mechanisms - project financing infrastructure bonds - this gives all the opportunities for the development of large and small cities agglomerations said Nikita Stasishin Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation.Today the regions of the Russian Federation in connection with the launch of infrastructure support measures from the federal center have more opportunities. Subjects need to quickly develop propose and promote initiatives at different levels to improve the economy of cities taking into account the opinions of citizens and the professional community.Creating a comfortable living environment for citizens is one of the main goals facing the state at the moment. DOM.RF as a development institution in the housing sector pays great attention to this. Our specialists based on the needs of municipalities and citizens create master plans spatial development concepts design codes for megacities small towns tourist clusters and individual public areas. Together with the Ministry of Construction of Russia we participate in legislative regulation. Taking into account the best international practices we have developed a Standard for the Integrated Development of Territories commented Vitaly Mutko General Director of DOM.RF.The Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Urals Federal District Vladimir Yakushev also considers it important to proceed from the opinion of the people when improving cities and discussing the prospects for the countrys spatial development. He stressed that it is necessary to develop the urban environment both in agglomerations and in small towns and rural areas. It should also be borne in mind that each ruble invested in a megalopolis returns faster and the created urban economy provides additional added value which can then be directed to the development of small towns and rural settlements as a result of which citizens living in different parts of Russia will receive a new quality of life - said Vladimir Yakushev.Representatives of NOSTROY VEB.RF Rostourism Moscow State University as well as regional authorities and experts from the professional community both Russian and foreign also took part in the session Habits of cities.
