Transforming Opportunities the improvement of the Ob River Embankment in Novosibirsk

Abstract

The city of Novosibirsk is the largest city in Siberia and could become a leader in terms of social and commercial improvement, but unfortunately, Novosibirsk differs unfavorably from other Russian cities in obvious shortcomings and problems in the general planning scheme of urban recreation and their condition. The heart of the city and the main treasure — the Ob River — evokes in citizens the image of an obstacle and inaccessibility, and not the image of the natural landscape beauty. The significance and great value of the river cannot be overemphasized. Everyone uses and drinks its water. Try to imagine the absence of the river, any activity will freeze. The organization of state design has completely disappeared and there is no Novosibirsk master plan workshop and city planning council. It is clear that real specialists who determine urban policy in the interests of people, society and environment will become enemies of the financial business. To compensate for the contradictions, we need a legal priority system for state and business programs and supervisory bodies in the city administration, consisting not of officials, but of active design specialists. Sidewalks, lawns, beaches, and recreational areas along all waterfronts must be legitimized by regional regulatory policy and urban planning. It is never too late to start the process of creation. Creating the comfort, beauty and order can change our regional status. And residents — families, youth, elderly people, children will be proud of their city. I am sure that this will be a reliable foundation for Russian patriotism.