UN-HABITAT, in cooperation with Municipal Assembly of Prizren, presented ideas on upgrading and improving the old city centre of Prizren following the Area Audit workshops.

Representatives of Municipal Assembly of Prizren confirmed that on the near future the surrounding area will be developed along similar lines to the Shadërvan. They added that this presentation demonstrated how the findings of the public consultations using the area audit approach were translated into ideas for a project.

These ideas are being evolved into a capital works project that will be co-funded by the Municipality and by UN-HABITAT through the Sida funded MuSPP 2 programme.  The project proposal with design and costs, will be presented to an independent Panel for assessment on 28 September. If approved then the project will be fully detailed. Once tendered by the Municipality the project will be implemented in the Spring of 2010.  The project will be located in the Historic Zone in Prizren.

In this presentation the urban and micro urban suggestions and remarks given by participants were:

·         the improvement of public lighting;

·         removal of parking areas from the city centre;

·         organization of sightseeing for tourists;

·         restoration of cultural heritage sites;

·         renovation of Lumbardhi Cinema;

·         renovation of Ymer Prizreni’s house;

·         visual and acoustic signals for disabled people as well as removal of tall trees that close the view to Shadërvan.

For the implementation of this project UN-HABITAT will invest 50% of the total amount, while other 50% will be contributed by the   Municipality of Prizren.