Urban planning

Author: Georgi Vassilev, attorney at law firm "Benov, Vassilev and Natskov" "Builders stop selling greenfield properties", "Because of the jump in prices, greenfield property deals are stopped", "Shock for the property market! Greenfield deals are stopped" - these and other similar headlines have abounded in the media space over the past few months. The reason for …

Over the past few years, a special fetish for limiting the amount of construction has begun to form among the capital's residents. In a panic about the "overdevelopment" of the city's squares, many people began to demand that the municipality impose more restrictive regulations on construction in Sofia and to vote for all local political candidates, ...

Vidin is a city with a long history. Vidin was a former capital during the decline of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. But there is something else that the city and more precisely the city’s residents share with their fellow citizens in the modern capital – their support for the Sofia metro. You are probably wondering how the citizens of Vidin …

Author: Momchil Yakimov On December 16, 2019, I attended the public discussion on expanding the green parking area in the Ivan Vazov residential area, Triaditsa district. At the same time, the media was discussing the increase in vehicle tax in Sofia by an average of 20 leva per car, which was later voted on …

The management tradition of raising taxes under the radar has also reached local authorities. After Mayor Yordanka Fandakova hinted during the election campaign that they would not be raised in the capital, shortly after the start of her new term we were surprised with the news that GERB needs to raise nearly 40 million more...

A year ago, we published the report "Urban Planning Policy in Sofia: Recommendations for Reform", in which we proposed the introduction of a "Congestion" fee as a measure to address traffic problems in the capital. Simply put, a congestion fee is a fee that all cars must pay to enter the busiest city areas, especially in ...

Sofia is a city of contradictions. Our capital has some of the largest separate parks in Europe, it is located in close proximity to a natural park, but despite this, the city's residents regularly express dissatisfaction with the lack of green spaces. To understand what this paradox is due to, we cannot …

The charm of the English countryside is indescribable – breathtaking views, ancient narrow streets, with authentic stone architecture and beautiful houses with interiors from film sets. Before World War II, aristocratic families of the British Isles maintained large landed estates, which included, in addition to mansions, incredible parks and private villages. Today …

In the penultimate month of the year, the Bulgarian media again actively sought the expertise of the authors of the EKIP. Particular attention was paid to the topic of “urban planning” on the occasion of the report “Urban Planning Policy in Sofia” published at the beginning of the month with recommendations for improving urban planning policy. The problems with parking were commented on by our chairman Stoyan …

High-rise construction is not particularly popular in Sofia. Whether it is because it blocks someone's view or because it attracts new residents/workers to a neighborhood that the locals don't like, high-rise construction has recently become a favorite punching bag for politicians, public figures, and ordinary citizens. Quite unusually, it seems on this issue...