The Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme in Kosovo (MuSPP), implemented by UN-HABITAT and funded by Sida started in 2006. The Program’s intention is to support municipalities in Kosovo with on-the-job assistance and technical advice, regarding the spatial planning and urban design.

The Municipal and Urban Development Plan of Mitrovica were approved in 2009, and they include the plan to develop “green corridors” along the rivers crossing the city: Ibar, Sitnica and Lushta. Areas along rivers represent the main leisure, recreation and meeting spaces in the city. These corridors would have a variety of functions as non-motorized transport paths, leisure facilities, harbors of bio-diversity and regenerators of urban atmosphere. The project was identified in the consultation