Agora – Metzeschmelz : Zesumme (be)liewen - Zukunftsrot

The “Zukunftsrot Metzeschmelz” (Council for the Future) has accompanied the long-term development of the new Metzeschmelz district since 2023 as a consultative citizens’ panel. Its aim is to integrate the perspectives of future residents and users into the planning process at an early stage while fostering dialogue between planners, political actors and society.

Through annual working cycles, participants engage deeply with different aspects of the district’s development, including public space, mobility, mixed-use development and housing. The continuous collaboration creates a collective process of learning and reflection that accompanies and enriches the urban planning process.

Conceptualisation and strategic development of the participation format since 2022; recruitment and support of participants; organisation, moderation and documentation of all meetings and workshops; methodological and thematic development of the annual work cycles; evaluation and synthesis of results; facilitation between planning teams, experts and participants; long-term community building and network development.

We organise(d):

• Long-term citizens’ panel “Zukunftsrot Metzeschmelz”

• Multi-year working cycles focusing on key urban development themes

• In-person and online formats including expert inputs, workshops and excursions

• Documentation and communication of results to planners, administration, political decision-makers and the broader public