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CHANGING RHYTHMS OF KARJARANTA –The phased conversion of an industrial area into a diversified city district

SURE — Fostering diversification of local economies by using innovativeSocio-economic methods of Urban REhabilitation in deprived urban areas

LOCAL ACTION PLANFOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF KARJARANTA CITY DISTRICT IN PORI2012-2025City of Pori

The project is co-financed by the EU in the frame of the URBACT II programme

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Table of contentsForewords ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

Executive summary ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Characteristics of the target area ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

Complementary data collection implemented during the project.......................................................................................... 14

The key challenges and opportunities of the target area ......................................................................................................... 16

The key goals of the action plan ...................................................................................................................................................... 17

Local interaction with the help of the SURE Local Support Group......................................................................................... 19

The results of the SURE project ...................................................................................................................................................... 25

The indirect results of the SURE project ....................................................................................................................................... 27

Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 28

APPENDIX I. References ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29

APPENDIX II. The SURE Local Support Group .............................................................................................................................. 31

APPENDIX III. Summary Table of Actions / Local Action Plan for the development of Karjaranta, Pori ..................... 34

Photo 2 (below) and photo 3 (next page) taken in summer 2012 by Lentokuva Vallas, display the neighbouring districts of Päärnäi-nen and Malminpää viewed from the SURE target area. (The bird's-eye view photo of the publication's cover page shows the areaseen from 16 and 21 Karjarannantie Street towards the city centre.)

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Editing and layout. Daniel Nagy / Pori City Planning

Translation: Multidoc

Authors of the photos: Kalle Aaltonen (KA); Lentokuva Vallas Ltd (LV) ;Henry Merimaa (HM); Municipality of Eger (ME);Olavi Mäkelä (OM); Daniel Nagy (DN);Heli Nukki (HN); Mikko Nurminen (MN);Risto Reipas (RR) ; Henni Sulonen (HS) ;Riikka Tupala (RT); Jari Taimi (JT);Sanna Välimäki (SV); Menyhért Vörös (MV)

Map material : © City of Pori, City Survey, Permission No. 365

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ForewordsDeveloping the target area through a multi-voiced interactional modelThe action plan for developing Karjaranta that was compiled during the SURE project includes many assignmentsof the city, which are aiming for a unified community and an improvement of the operational environment. Threeyears ago, this strategically important and changing land use area was chosen as the target area of Pori, based ona suggestion by the Pori City Planning. The several pending change projects of city plans in Karjaranta are a proofof the expectations that are directed at this city district. With the help of the SURE cooperation, funded by theEuropean Regional Development Fund, and in addition to normal city planning assignments, we have created aninteractional model that encourages the different actors of the area to participate in real discussions. The changesin the city plans are launched by the city and the initiative is based on the interests of private parties. The SUREmodel has created an interactive environment, where the key focus is on controlling the change process, predict-ing the future assignments together and merging together the various activities. During the working process, it ispossible to listen to and emphasise new perspectives in a way that differs from the standard procedure and, thisway, emphasise the importance of user expertise.

Challenging comprehensive participatory methodThe SURE project-related work period of over three years has now ended and this phase of the learning process isover. In 2013, the new city council and the new local committees will start their work. The suitability of the SUREcooperation model will be tested as the operational model of socially sustainable decision making. The SURE modelis a challenge to the ordinary decision making process. The support group works without any decisive power and itis a cooperation agent that is independent of any party politics and their power relations. The requirement for citi-zen participation written in the work programme of the URBACT programme reflects the ideal of local democracyand is, therefore, welcome to enliven the practices of both the member states of the EU and the individual partnercities. The goals formed on the programme level, clearly represented by the foundation and activation of URBACTsupport groups, will change the traditional local decision making process, based on municipal democracy, as well asthe purpose and position of field-specific expertise. There is rarely as good an opportunity for the direct influenc-ing of actors, which attempts to combine together the various interests of stakeholder groups, as in the work pro-cess of the URBACT programme’s SURE network.

International experiences enrich our operational cultureA suitable combination of local and international interaction has provided a great opportunity to study the opera-tional field in a new way. The opportunity to see matters from the viewpoints of several actors and to get to knowthe different operational cultures of partner cities has enabled us to see the goals, standard practices and ourachievements in a different light. The cooperation between the administration committees, initiatives of the de-velopment organisations and reinforcement of business life and strategic thinking in the partner cities will, on theirpart, make the locals more committed to voluntary work in many different ways. The received experiences willencourage the use of new approach methods in the interactions of stakeholders and to value the significance ofopen discussion situations. The learned skills and new experiences will increase the resources of the participants.The Pori City Planning will continue to utilise the new know-how, not only for the individual city plan projects ofthe target area, but also more comprehensively, in particular, in assignments of direct participation.

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Olavi MäkeläCity Planning DirectorPori City Planning

Daniel NagyCity Planning ArchitectPori City Planning(local coordinator of the URBACT II SURE project in Pori)

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Executive summaryBackground of the URBACT programmeThe purpose of the EU’s URBACT II programme was toimprove the efficiency of urban development and tosupport the general adoption of the integrated devel-opment model. The thematic networks between Euro-pean cities are focused on an exchange of knowledgeand experience between authorities, professionals ofthe field and other participating parties. The pro-gramme defines two major themes for future urbandevelopment to focus on. This SURE project was partof the Priority Axe 2 called Attractive and CohesiveCities and its subject range revolved around the subtheme of “Integrated development of deprived areasand areas at risk of deprivation”.

Pori City Planning coordinated the Finnish local SUREproject, funded from the URBACT II programme ofEuropean Regional Development Fund, between theyears 2009 and 2012. The City of Pori was invited tothis network by the Hungarian City of Eger. The fruit-ful twin town relationship between them — that hasexisted for decades — brought up the idea for coop-eration.

The composition and working methods of theSURE networkThe SURE network consists of nine small and mediumsize cities in Europe. It was formed because on theinitiative of the Lead Partner Eger in summer 2009and worked under Eger’s leadership. Under the projectname “Fostering diversification of local economies byusing innovative Socio-economic methods of UrbanRehabilitation in deprived urban areas”, the partner-ship, in order to support the diversification of localeconomics, began to map out the socio-economicways of urban areas making more coherent.

In addition to the Lead Partner, seven cities of theoriginal assembly continued this multifaceted net-working until the end of the project. Partner meetingsthat were valuable to learning and knowledge ex-changes were organised and hosted by the variouspartner cities. In connection to these 2 to 3 -day studyvisits, the partner city participants took part in targetarea visits, lectures and workshops that handled themain themes chosen by the network.

Already during the project application developmentphase in autumn 2009, the partners were able to visitthe wider target area in Eger, which includes the livingarea for the socially differentiated Roma people at theend of a traditional wine cellar street. The introductorymeeting of the implementation phase was held inTransylvania, Romania, in the small town of Gheorgheni(hun. Gyergyószentmiklós), which is inhabited by aHungarian speaking population. During the meeting,the partners discussed the significance of tourism onthe development of various parts of the city. In addi-tion, they had the opportunity to see, in practice, forexample, how the Future City Game was used as a toolfor envisioning the future of the target area by teamsrepresenting the local stakeholders.

During the following year 2011, four visits were or-ganised to the different partner cities and themes, inorder to deepen the network cooperation. In Larnaca,Cyprus, the visit focused on how the development of adeprived small-house area that was separated fromthe city’s central districts could be naturally integratedwith a large-scale strategy development covering thewhole city. In the modern university city of Louvain-la-Neuve, in the French-speaking part of Belgium, thepartners dealt with the revitalising of a marketplacearea from the perspective of “placemaking”. In Albace-te, Spain, the partners familiarised themselves withsocial enterprises that vitalise local economics, in par-ticular, in creative fields. In Komotini, Greece, the part-ners examined the city district that was inhabited bythe Roma minority as a challenge of social inclusion,which requires the building of trust between the au-thorities and the local community.

In spring 2012, the visit to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown,which is a part of the capital city area of Ireland,demonstrated the significant role of community build-ing in interactions between the municipality and itscitizens. The last actual partner meeting was held inPori in June 2012. The representatives of the partnercities visited the Karjaranta city district and familiarisedthemselves with the strategic viewpoints of the area’sland use planning, the representatives of local entre-preneurs and service providers of the third sector.

Lead Expert Hans Schlappa supported the network indeveloping content. Furthermore, in the initial stagesof the project, the Thematic Partner Studio Metropoli-tana and, later on, an External Expert Anna Demeterhelped to familiarise the partners with participatoryplanning methods. For the basis of the comprehensiveimprovement of the selected target areas, the partnercities created a suitable discussion environment forlocal interaction, which utilised the best applicable par-ticipative methods that were learned through thepartner city visits.

Work in the transnational network and on local levelswas mostly focused on the exchange of knowledgeand experience, as well as on introducing good practic-es. URBACT local support groups brought together theactors of the target area and other representatives ofstakeholders and was the most important tool of localinteraction.

The final seminar of the project was held in Eger in mid-November 2012. In addition to giving comprehensivepresentations of the network’s results, thematic work-shops were organised for the international public. Thislast SURE project meeting between the partners pro-vided an opportunity to reflect on the possibilities ofutilising the benefits of partnerships in the near future,as well.

All projects of the URBACT II programme, including thePori´s local SURE project, had to compile a Local ActionPlan that summarises the starting points, goals andresults of the work performed with the support group.The core of this document consists of a description ofthe target area’s improvement actions, which includes,in table format, the basis and implementation details ofthe chosen actions, divided into different time periods.

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The key role of the support group in local in-teractionIn accordance with the operational principles defined inthe URBACT programme, the support group, includingthe representatives of the target area’s inhabitants,enterprises and communities, was used as a new kind ofdiscussion forum and as a “learning environment” forinteraction. The participant groups’ representatives whowere interested in Pori’s local project had never beforesat down with each other to discuss the future of thearea. This new discussion environment, without the tra-ditional roles of authority-customer relationship, hasemphasised the significance of user expertise andshared commitment.

The working method of the SURE support group is goingto be continued in Pori and developed into an operation-al model for future development tasks. The integrationand suitable phasing of land use planning assignmentswere seen as a prerequisite for the implementation ofeach thematic goal. During the local support groupwork, it was understood that to comprehensively coverthe whole target area, closer interaction between theauthorities who are in charge of various tasks was need-ed. The SURE model enabled the extension of the limitsof earlier discussion practices. Experiences showed thatresponding quickly to direct feedback from the usersstrengthens the degree of trust between the plannersand stakeholder groups.

In addition, a varied cooperation with educational insti-tutions was created during the SURE project in Pori. Thecourse works or theses concerning the target area gavemore background information of the area and widenedthe perspectives for research. With their active opera-tion and creative approach, the representatives of edu-cational institutions brought a great deal of variation tothe local support group operations.

Pori target area: the new riverside district ofKarjarantaPori is the main city of the Satakunta region. With83.000 inhabitants, it is the 11th largest city in Finland.Thanks to its varied business structure, Pori has faredreasonably well, compared to other cities of the samesize, during the economic decline that started in 2008.The significant changes in structure, due to the severerecession in the city in the 1980’s, have helped to copewith these challenges. The most important businessesof the technology industry have remained in the city andresidential construction has remained active. These,combined with the multi-branch operations of the uni-versity centre, have all had a positive impact on the im-age of Pori as a city of easy living that offers varied rec-reational areas and cultural events of international quali-ty. A sign of the city's increasing popularity is the factthat the population number, which has been decreasingfor three decades, has for the past few years, risen by afew hundred inhabitants per year.

The target area in Pori was the Karjaranta city district,an old industrial district, to be gradually changed into aresidential district. Its future image and the related taskswith the necessary action plans have been designed inmultifaceted cooperation between the various stake-holders.

Karjaranta is different from the target areas of otherpartners in many perspectives. There are no signs ofsocial exclusion of any population groups or physicaldeterioration of the environment on the area. Karjarantadoes not represent an actual example of a socially dete-riorated residential area. It is rather a long-term projectof the City aiming at creating an integrated city district.The purpose has been to create a sustainable change-control method that applies for the development of thewhole city and that could be easily adapted to variousphases of the business cycle.

Photo 18. Bird’s-eye view photo of Karjaranta taken in summer 2012. The Veturitallit area (former engine sheds) can be seen at thebottom left corner, and in the middle the triangle-shape property of Pori Energia, lined up with high-rise blocks.

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Residential construction in Karjaranta began not earlierthen during the last decade, and the changes in thearea have since then been carefully scrutinized in pub-lic discussions. Several projects for improving high-risehousing areas have been implemented successively inPori over the last thirty years. The last project of thisseries was the Kompakti kaupunki (Compact city) pro-ject that was implemented by the Pori City Planning asa part of the Suburban Programme of the Ministry ofthe Environment in 2008-2012. Its purpose was tostrengthen the vitality of five suburban areas and toopen them up to the surrounding city.

The present high-rise housing area in Karjaranta differsfrom suburbs created during the period efficient, sys-tem-built production of housing. In decades it hasbeen the first example of the implementation of alarge-scale high-rise housing. These steadily con-structed apartment buildings have multiplied the pop-ulation of Karjaranta during the last 10 years. At thestart of the century, it was around ten, whereas now(2012), it is well over a thousand. As this apartmentbuilding area is close to the city centre and has mostlybeen created with private funding, it differs from theearlier model of suburban construction. Karjaranta is inthe direction of western expansion and makes use ofthe riverside of the city centre. The utilisation of theriverside and the city view gradually changes fromRaumanjuopa River onwards, as new apartment build-ings rise to replace the industrial buildings of the area.After a few decades, the vision of the new riversidecity district of Karjaranta will become a reality. In theongoing Jokikeskus (River centre) project, Karjaranta isreferred to as a part of a modern, urban riverside zone.Due to the changes of the past few decades, thephysical appearance of Karjaranta has changed visibly.However, as an experiential urban environment, itsnature in the public vision has been restructured slow-ly.

The effective processes of the change and its resultshave been discussed in magazines, by both journalistsand citizens. In this SURE project in Pori, the focus hasbeen on the less visible ways of using spaces behindthe change from a former industrial district into a resi-dential district. Such ways are, for example, the specialfeatures of population structure and the sense ofcommunity. Given the lack of visible problems and thetransformation process of land use, the project had aspecific development path. It followed the weak sig-nals of needs for transformation and aimed to collectexperiences that could change future image and listento the stakeholders' interest-specific opinions.

These issues help to draw up the preconditions forfuture residential constructions, which are expected tocreate an urban environment even more resident-friendly, multifunctional and socially sustainable.

Concerning the themes defined by the SURE network,the local project in Pori concentrated on the strategicapproach, questions of place revitalisation and com-munity development.

The key themes of the action planDefining the problems and analysing the reasons of thecurrent situation helped to recognize the most im-portant objectives of the action plan that also rein-forced each other. Due to the previous industrial landuse of the target area and its proximity to the riversideand the city centre, the neighbourhood has heavy traf-fic and busy roads. It resulted in a heterogeneous areadivided into sharply separated parts. Actions aim at theimprovement of traffic connections and the efficiencyand safety of traffic, with taking all means of transportinto account, and facilitating the inhabitants’ travellingwithin the target area. When increasing services andactivities, the main focus lies on making the use ofpremises more diverse. It helps to attract the servicesthat meet the inhabitants’ needs and also creates new,locally important business operations. The owners ofpremises have to be convinced that mixed use has abeneficial effect on societal sustainability and econom-ical profitability. At the same time, incentives for theoperations of new potential users have to be created.Better utilisation of the riverside is a central issue inmaking the recreational areas multifunctional. Experts,civil servants and entrepreneurs should be involve tostimulate diverse use of properties. Actions that en-hance encounters among local actors have been as-sessed during the final phase of the SURE project. Theintroduction and maintaining of these actions that in-crease the sense of community and comfort demandsa strong commitment to new ideas from local associa-tions, communities and individuals.

The future image of Karjaranta district can be summa-rised as follows:

A new, unique, unified and lively city district thatutilizes its different areas, offers a wide range ofservices and the riverside area of Kokemäenjoki tobe enjoyed by all the citizens.

When constructing new buildings and designing theenvironment, the industrial history of the area shouldbe brought out by harmonising various business ac-tivities and housing.

Photo 19 The construction site of Makasiiniranta riverside residential area of high-rise blocks, summer 2011. The yellow, span-roofbuildings of 2 Karjapiha Alley are under protection. The Jokusuisto and Jokihelmi service homes, maintained by the City of Pori,can be seen on the right.

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below 14 15-18 19-24 25-54 55-64 over 65

target area Karjaranta city district (21.) 2,7 % 1,5 % 14,7 % 27,0 % 13,7 % 40,4 %

Malminpää (3.) 2,8 % 2,0 % 16,0 % 29,4 % 13,1 % 36,7 %

Päärnäinen (6.) 12,3% 4,3 % 12,3 % 39,7 % 14,4 % 17,0 %

the whole city Pori 14,7 % 4,7 % 7,8 % 36,4 % 15,3 % 21,1 %

neighbouringcity districts

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 change

target area Karjaranta city district (21.) 871 961 1 010 1 101 1 150 + 32 %

Malminpää (3.) 1 959 1 963 1 952 1 967 1 941 -1 %

Päärnäinen (6.) 1 633 1 621 1 606 1 588 1 606 -2 %

the whole city Pori 76 139 76 337 82 764 82 998 83 070 + 9 %

neighbouringcity districts

Tables 1 and 2. Resident age structure in selected neighbouring city districts and the entire city in 2012 and changes in populationbetween the years 2008-2012. (Noormarkku merged into Pori on 1.1.2010).

Map 2. Pori target area in the city structure and the development phasing

The first part of the action plan introduces the specialfeatures of Karjaranta in more detail and displays therelationship between the area and rest of the city. Af-ter this, an overview of the local support group opera-tions is given, as well as a description of the participa-tory methods, partly learned on the partner meetings,which affected the choice of individual actions. Theshort descriptions of these actions have been compiledinto a table. In addition to this, the most importantactions have been described in more detail. You canread more about international project operations in

English at the address www.urbact.eu/sure and youcan find the general overview of the local project andthe related documents that were created during theproject life-time, in Finnish, from the Pori local pro-ject’s Internet page at www.pori.fi/sure.

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Characteristics of the target areaDetermining the target areaA two-phase approach was applied to the process ofdetermining the target area. The chosen target area,the Karjaranta city district, is clearly distinct from therest of the city structure in the west near TikkulantieStreet, in the north near the Raumanjuova riversideand in the east, aligned with Vapaudenkatu Street.Because the city district limit to the south is not clearlydefined, it has been decided that the target area willalso cover areas from the neighbouring city districts ofKäppärä and Päärnäinen, up to Maantienkatu Street.The city hospital areas and nearby cemeteries, includ-ing the parts belonging to the Pori National City Park,bind the fairly heterogeneous sections of Karjarantainto an easily discerned entity. Thus, the determinedarea, clearly defined by the main streets and the river,reflects the historical background of these city sec-tions and its nature as the, so called, transition area,distinct from the rest of the city due to differences ofexperiences.1

Concerning the actual actions, the SURE project hasonly focused on the Karjaranta city district and hasconsidered the mental and city structural “interfaces”that it has developed with its neighbouring areas. Dur-ing the project, it was noted that the special history ofKarjaranta and its continuous change process must beseen as an unused resource for emphasising the dis-trict’s special nature.

The position of the Karjaranta city district inthe city structureWhen studying the special characteristics of thechanging Karjaranta, the view that the area, thanks toits development potential and its location close to thecity centre, is strategically vital to extending the citycentre and offering more varied living quarters hasstrengthened2. Karjaranta represents the most im-portant new building construction area in the city cen-tre district, only about 15 minutes’ walk from the

Kauppatori marketplace in the city centre. The firstplans for utilising land areas formerly in industrial usefor residential construction were already compiled inthe late 80’s and early 90’s, but the first high-risebuildings were only built at the start of the 21st cen-tury. The first high-rise building block, the, so called,Hankkija district, was built between VapaudenkatuStreet and Pori Energia. Next, the construction compa-nies turned their eyes towards the riverside area westfrom Karjaranta’s Shell service station, i.e. the formerOsuusteurastamo area. During the last few years, thehigh-rise construction has mainly concentrated onMakasiininranta, the, so called, Teurastamo area.

Traffic network and accessibilityThe railway to the ports and busy access roads(Karjarannantie and Radanvarsi) to the city centre di-vide the community structure of the area into uniquesections, which are all going through different devel-opment phases. The separation effect of the mainstreet, Karjarannantie, is significant. The residents ofthe area feel that crossing the street at pedestriancrossings and accessing the traffic from the sidestreets is difficult. The residents of the neighbouringblocks stated that, in particular, the noise caused byheavy traffic disturbed the peace of the area. Everyday, 10 to 12 freight trains pass between the Pori

1 The special characteristics of the target area were brought to light by the photos taken by media and communication students at the Sa-takunta University of Applied Sciences. The works have been gathered in the publication ”Karjaranta: ympäristössä tapahtuu” (Karjaranta: Beingin Motion in the Environment). (Joensuu et al, 2011)2 Interview with Kari Hannus, the Deputy Mayor of Pori, 26.9.2012

Map 3. The location of Pori target area in the city structure. (Poritourist map 2011 used as reference)

Map 4. Choosing the former sngine shed (Veturitallit) premisesas starting point of the accessibility analysis, the isolating effectof the railway line was clearly illustrated. (Handling of spatialdata and indicating results on map: Kirsi-Maria Viljanen / PoriCity Planning)

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Railway Station and the ports. Crossing the railwaywithin the target area is only possible at the Rau-hanpuisto railway crossing. Moving from the Karjarantahigh-rise area towards the city hospital is particularlydifficult. Especially for pedestrians and those using aidequipment, moving from the Karjaranta high-rise areatowards the city hospital is difficult. From the perspec-tive of traffic connections, the Veturitallit area is quiteseparated. To improve the issue would require thecreation of new connections towards the city centreand riverside.

The residents of the new high-rise buildings have, onseveral occasions, brought up the problem with park-ing areas. According to feedback, the amount of park-ing spaces that are allocated to the residents in landuse plans and implemented by the construction com-panies is insufficient to driving residents. On the otherhand, some have felt that the increasing traffic onmixed-use streets, the marketplace area and on roadsthat are meant for service and maintenance vehicles isdisturbing and hazardous.

Resident age structureThe presence of four resident groups, different fromeach other in relation to their life styles and everydayuse of spaces, is characteristic to the target area. Di-vided roughly, a little over two fifths of the residentsbelong to the age group of 25 to 64-year-olds. Theyprimarily represent the working inhabitants. Retiredcitizens form another two fifths and the remainder ofthe residents are students. There are a significantamount of various forms of, so called, supported hous-ing in the area. Residential services of the municipalityand the third sector are offered to senior citizens anddisabled people, as well as for those who are sufferingfrom mental health or substance abuse problems. Inthe entire target area, an estimated 440 people fromvarious age groups belong within the scope of sup-ported housing, 300 of them living in the Karjarantaarea3. The special characteristic of the Karjaranta resi-dential district, compared to the neighbouring citydistricts, is the high average age of the residents and alack of families with children. Only about 30 children,aged under 14-years-old, live in the Karjaranta citydistrict. A significant part of the residents who havemoved in the area are pensioners, and most of theresident operation actives are pensioners, as well.

UnemploymentDuring the 21st century, the unemployment percent-age in Pori decreased continuously until 2007, butover the last five years, it has remained around 12.5percent. Between 2009 and 2012, the unemploymentpercentage of Pori was only 0.9-1.5 per cent higherthan the average of the 20 largest Finnish municipali-ties. However, over the last few years, the unemploy-ment percentage in Pori has been even lower than thatin some other, similar-sized cities. There is no detaileddata available on the amount of unemployed peoplewho are living in the target area, the Karjaranta citydistrict. Based on the age structure of the residentsand the available apartments, it can be estimated thatthe number of unemployed people in the area is quitelow: only around twenty people. However, due to theresidents’ age structure in the area, the number ofworking inhabitants is also quite low.

Companies in the areaThe business structure of Pori is well reflected in howthe jobs are divided between the different fields. Ac-cording to this, close to 75 % of jobs are in the servicesector and just under 25 % in the refining industries.Only around 1 % of jobs are in primary productiontasks. The trend over the last ten years has been to-wards a decrease in the number of industrial jobs and,at the same time, an increase in jobs in constructionand social services, as well as in trade, hotel and cater-ing businesses. In Karjaranta, the area with perhaps themost colourful industrial background in Pori, there arestill a great many various business operations. Accord-ing to the company registry of Satakunta, there are, atleast, around 60 companies working in the area. Ac-cording to estimates, the number of companies withan address or place of business in the area is close toone hundred. The changes in the business life of thearea somewhat reflect the characteristics of the busi-ness structure in the entire city.4

The 20 largest private employees in Pori and the wholeof Satakunta include the engineering shop HollmingWorks Ltd and the pulp and paper industry companyMetso Paper Ltd, which operate on the north side of

Diagram 1. The unemployment rate gap between Pori and the20 largest municipalities has gradually decreased since the turnof the century. (Source: Porin tilastoikkuna, 2012/I)

3 The areas that are determined as target areas, but are outside the Karjaranta city district, are exclusively inhabited by residents whosehousing is supported. Their apartments are located in blocks along Veturitallikatu Street.4 Sources providing data concerning the economic life of Pori: http://www.satakanta.fi ja http://www.satamittari.fi

Map 5. Residents' median age in different properties of Karja-ranta's Hankkija and Teurastamo residential areas of high-riseblocks, June 2012. (Handling of spatial data and indicatingresults on map: Pirjo Kärkkäinen / Pori City Planning)

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Karjarannantie Street. Over the last years, the annualgrowth of Metso has been around 20 people. Howev-er, Hollming has cut down on 50 jobs. Both of thecompanies have around 200 people working at theirlocations. The storage and product development facili-ties of Metso Paper Ltd are located in the west side ofthe target area, on a city-owned site between Karja-rannantie Street and the river. The production facilitiesof Hollming Works Ltd are located on the site of theSuistokiinteistöt Ltd real estate company, formed bythe company and the city. It is located on the northside of Puunaulakatu Street, close to the riverside. Thethird largest employer in Karjaranta is the headquartersof Pori Energia Ltd, with 140 employees.

Other business concentrations in the area, includingconstruction company warehouses, surface treatmentplants and garages, include the small business areanear Lestikatu Street and the row of industrial hallsthat are located south of Karjarannantie Street, westof the railway crossing. The Porin Puukeskus company,a retail and wholesale seller of wood, as well as its ex-tensive storage areas, is located in an area betweenthe cemetery and the railway. The high-rise buildingconstruction in the Teurastamo area has producedseveral tens of new apartments annually over the lastfew years. This has been a significant factor in increas-ing business operations and it has also had indirectpositive impacts on the local service industry compa-nies.

Third sector as an important agent in the areaThe most significant third sector employer in Pori isthe Ruskatalojenpalveluyhdistysry service associationthat focuses on caring for the elderly. The associationmaintains its business location in the Hankkija area inKarjaranta. It is called the Service home Ruskala and itoffers service housing for 20 people. Many differentassociations that work with people that suffer frommental health or substance abuse problems have set-tled in the Karjaranta city district. The Pori Blue Ribbonchristian organisation works in cooperation with thecity. The premises that it has constructed are locatedin the low-traffic area between the railway and the oldcemetery. With the help of nine employees, the asso-ciation maintains a day centre, community and sup-ported housing unit and a shelter for those with sub-stance abuse problems. Other support is offered tosubstance abusers in the area by the Salvation Army’sshelter and the Pori A-kilta association.

Municipality services in the areaAs elsewhere in Finland, the purpose of the municipalsector in Pori is also to organise field-specific primarysocial, health and education services. The city is, there-fore, the largest employer in its area and employs over7000 people. Three service buildings for the elderlyand severely disabled people, maintained by the city,operate in Karjaranta, along Karjapiha, close to theriverside: Jokisuisto, Jokiranta and Jokihelmi. The SUREtarget area also includes the city hospital area, which ispart of the Päärnäinen city district and forms a signifi-cant concentration of health services.

Porin Nuorten työpaja, the Youth Workshop of Pori,operates in old office buildings and two stalls of therailway’s old engine sheds, still owned by the VRGroup. The workshop is meant youths aged under 29-years-old who have no vocational degree or who havedropped out of school. In the workshops, approxi-mately 200 young people each year receive the nec-essary experience, through private and work training,in order to make it easier for them to get a job or re-turn to their studies. The stalls at the eastern end ofthe engine sheds have been utilised by Varaosapankki(Spare parts bank) since the beginning of the 21stcentury. The operation is maintained by the PorinSeudun Rakennuskulttuuriseura ry (Pori region buildingculture association), with the support of the city. Withtheir renovation operations, these two actors help tomaintain this building, which is valuable to the culturalhistory of the area. Both of the organisations feel thatthe presence of the other organisation is a synergicbenefit for them.

Retail services of the areaKarjaranta has only one retail shop, Sale, at the cornerof Vapaudenkatu Street and Karjarannantie Street. It isalso open at weekends. The two lunch restaurants andone café in the area primarily serve the employees ofthe largest companies in the area. Their opening timesare limited to weekdays and they close in the after-noon, soon after lunch hours. The lunch cafe Mussakais located along Karjarannantie Street, close to therailway crossing. Situated close to the parking area ofPuunaulakatu Street, lunch restaurant Work Soppa islocated in a building that dates back to the times whenRauma-Repola was still in operation. The lunch restau-rant Viikin Helmi operates next to the customer ser-vice point of the electricity sales company, on a trian-gular site rented from Pori Energia, between the rail-way and the high-rise building areas. The KarjarantaShell service station has the longest opening hours.The station has a small shop and a café.

An important addition to local services is the new useof the protected buildings in Karjapiha 2, which beganin the last two years. The glazing company Puurila alsooffers framing services and part of the building hasbeen rented out for art exhibitions. The opening nightsfor Gallery Elise’s opening nights have been small-scalecultural events, and short, two-week theatre showshave also taken place in the exhibition premises. TheHostel River has become well-established and offers,in addition to hotel services, premises for individualpeople and associations for organising meetings,courses and festive events.

The target area reflects the industrial historyof the areaThroughout its modern history, Karjaranta was an im-portant land resource for the city’s factories and asignificant location for the growing industries.5 Beforethe mid-19th century, the Karjaranta area was used asgrazing land and the citizens had garden plots there.The storehouses on the riverside remained part of the

5 In the years 1940-1970, the northern side of the Mäntyluoto railway line in Karjaranta was transformed into a temporary residential districtcomprising cc. 20 houses. (Helminen 2006)

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landscape until the 1980s. As befitted social welfareof the 1880s, the poorhouse, the sickroom and thecemetery were already situated on the unused strip ofland near the border of the city, right where theirmodern equivalents are now located.

The founding of the railway connection from Pori toMäntyluoto harbour before the turn of the centuryattracted new production plants that utilised the near-by river to link the first industrial plants. During thedecades that followed Finland’s independence, theriverside was taken over from the timber yards by theoperations of the oil port, and the slaughterhouse andmeat processing industry. Cooperative milling, bakeryand storage operations were situated next to the rail-ways. War reparation works created a significant ship-

yard industry on the riverside and strong engineeringshop operations were built next to it . Throughout itsmodern history, Karjaranta remained one of the mostimportant locations for industries, which was greatlybenefitted by the actual town plans that were mod-ernised since the 1940s. In the early 1990s, all thelargest industrial plants were shut down due to thechanging product structure. Only the large specialisedenterprises – the offshoots of the multi-branch engi-neering expert Rauma-Repola – remained: MetsoPaper Ltd and Hollming Works Ltd. They held theirposition in Karjaranta until recently.

Map 6. The most important spots of Pori target area. (City-owned estates dimmed.)

Photo 20. Bird's-eye view photo of Pori target area from north-west, summer 2012. (Photo taken by Lentokuva Vallas Ltd.)(LV)

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Land use renewal’s focal point next to thecity centreOver the last two decades, many changes have takenplace in the city landscape and land use of the area.The image of a declining industrial area has graduallyimproved. The many land use projects currently inprogress in the area prove that interest in building de-velopment is still high. One of the key agents in theSURE target area is the City of Pori, which owns manysignificant land sites suitable for new building con-struction and densification. In the current land use re-newal, namely the high-rise building construction planconcerning sites owned by Suisto Kiinteistöt Ltd realestate company, the city is in a critical position as theco-owner. It was therefore natural to connect severalof the action suggestions required for the changes inthe use of buildings with the separate land use projectsto be implemented. This enables the promotion of rec-ognised development themes by utilising the SUREmethods, even after the URBACT programme’s fundingstopped, within the framework of interactions of nor-mal land use processes.

Hankkija areaThe owner of the Hankkija area had started to plan theresidential reuse of city’s land areas and former industrialbuildings during the 1980s, but the process was inter-rupted by the recession that started at the turn of thedecade (Furuholm 2007). Maa-Pori’s general land useplan at the time emphasised sustainable development.The area west of Vapaudenkatu Street was already a“concentration point of city centre housing” and wasallocated as a residential area reserved mainly for high-rise buildings. In autumn 1998, the first city plan for theHankkija high-rise building area was completed. In thisplan, the buildings at the old railway station received theprotection required by the general land use plan. TheSataleipä bakery and storage, which represented thefunctional style, was protected as an “important buildingfor the city landscape”. For the buildings’ reuse plan,which included student housing and a convenience store,a separate city plan was compiled, and was confirmedthe following year. The unit of 15 new four to eight floorhigh-rise buildings and their protected parts in the Hank-kija area, constructed by three different constructioncompanies, achieved its current form in 2005 and of-fered the area 620 new apartments.

Teurastamo areaAnother significant new building construction area whichis still undergoing development is on the site of a formercooperative slaughterhouse (teurastamo in Finnish) tothe north of Karjarannantie Street. The results of a plan-ning contest and bidding process organised in 2003 wereutilised for planning the city plan’s changes in the area.

The city plan that enabled the construction of five high-rise building blocks in the Teurastamo area was complet-ed in summer 2004. In this plan, the protected statuswas granted to the cooperative slaughterhouse’s two-floor office and dairy buildings, a former dairy that wasused as a changing room building and a low storagehouse. These buildings, no longer used for their originalpurpose, remained in the area between Karjapiha Streetand Karjarannantie Street. Other production buildingswere taken down in order to give space to the high-risebuildings that were going up rapidly on Makasiininranta.The development of the high-rise building area to thewest has been given momentum with two differentchanges to the land use plan in the last few years. Thenew building construction in the Teurastamo area pro-vided nearly 300 new apartments by 2012, over one-third of which are serviced housing and assisted livingapartments.

Housing for special groupsConcerning Karjaranta, one other city plan renewal pro-ject should be mentioned. It was completed in 2007 andenabled the construction of housing units for specialgroups in the area that borders on the old cemetery ofthe city district. The eleven Pori Blue Ribbon organisa-tion’s apartments and two group homes were completedin 2004 near the old wooden houses that used to be partof the railway yard.

Veturitallit areaWhen the original use of the Veturitallit buildings as en-gine sheds diminished at the start of the 21st century, itlaunched the city plan project for the Veturitallit (enginesheds) area, which was a key factor in the renovation ofthe whole area. The city plan, effective since summer2012, enables the construction of a new, varied residen-tial area naturally incorporated with the services aroundthe protected brick buildings of the Veturitallit area’s oldengine sheds. The construction permit for a day carecentre in the area as the city’s own construction projecthas already approved by the authorities. A renovationplan for the former engine shed buildings owned by VRGroup and rented by the Nuorten työpaja (Youth Work-shop) was compiled in the building design process of thetechnical service centre (Klemetti 2012).

Photo 22. Makasiiniranta riverbank viewed from Kokemäenjoki River, summer 2011.

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Photo 21. SURE partners getting to know the Pori Blue RibbonAssociation on their visit to the target area, June 2012.

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Complementary data collectionimplemented during the projectThe network project did not include a separate phasefor collecting complementary background informationand analysing it. In addition to our own parallel surveys,this task was performed with the help of cooperationfrom educational institutions, which became very ex-tensive during the process. The courses and research-oriented works made by the students of SatakuntaUniversity of Applied Sciences6 (SAMK) — Faculty ofSocial Services and Health Care, Degree Programme inBusiness Administration and Degree Programme inMedia and Communication Studies — as well as by thestudents of Landscape Studies at the University ofTurku were linked to the analysis of the SURE targetarea7. Representatives of both educational institutionswere also asked to participate in the operation of theproject’s support group.

Residents’ surveys in the target area8

A comprehensive resident survey on Karjaranta high-rise building areaThe results of the residents’ survey, organised in cooper-ation between Pori City Planning and Karjaranta HomeOwners' Association in spring 2011, showed that actionspromoting the more varied use of the area and the revi-talisation of the everyday operations would be welcome,as most of the residents who do not work spend theirtime at home. Therefore, they would be potential visitorsof the proposed small cultural events, coffee shops andcommunity centres.

The results of the residents’ survey confirmed the as-sumptions made when choosing the target area of thepotential problems and residents’ improvement wishes.Survey participants felt that the biggest problems in theresidential area were the lack of parking spaces and thelack of intersections with the main streets, and these is-sues were taken into account as part of the comprehen-sive management of traffic-related issues when planningthe actions. Building new access routes between varioussections of the area and its neighbouring area with thehelp of a railway underpass and ferry and bridge connec-tions was also part of the traffic theme. The residentsalso hoped to see some change concerning the densemanner of building construction. This, in turn, supportedthe need for a more varied future residential construc-tion expressed in the support group discussions. The res-idents were happy with the proximity of the recreationalareas, and the new recreational route along the railwaysuggested in the survey received support. The assump-tions of the one-dimensional services of the area weresupported by the wishes expressed by many residentsabout having more services (for example, café, ATM,care giving and health services).

Survey on empty business premisesThe business premises at Asemapäällikönkatu Street 6 onthe street level were no longer used as the constructionscompany’s construction site office since 2009, and since

then, a leasing company has attempted to find a lease-holder for the premises. Support group member Lem-minkäinen Talorakennus Ltd allowed the use of thepremises, whch stood empty for over a year, for severalevents, the first of which was the Pop-Up photo exhibi-tion for photos presenting the target area taken by stu-dents. This exhibition was open for two weeks, fourhours a day. In connection with the exhibition, visitorswere asked to complete a survey and provide state-ments on how they would like to see the business prem-ises used. Suggestions by thirty visitors showed that theresidents of the nearby block primarily hoped for servicesthat increased their well-being. Over a third of the par-ticipants hoped for a barber shop and hairdresser. Otherimportant uses were a café, a lunch restaurant and ashop, and various health services such as health advisors,a podiatrist and a masseur. Community Centre opera-tions were seen as one option.

The courses and theses of the Business Ad-ministration degree programme

Analysing newspaper articles concerning KarjarantaIn 2010, the students of Satakunta University of AppliedSciences’ Qualitative Research Methods course collectedand initially analysed the newspaper articles related toKarjaranta. The most important topics of the texts wereseparated into images of the area, which concerned, forexample, city landscape, quality of living and constructionmethods. The materials of these newspaper articles werealso utlised in other courses for familiarising the studentswith research methods.

A participant of the above-mentioned course, Marika Elo,wrote her Bachelor’s thesis on the same theme. In herthesis she used qualitative methods to analyse newspa-per articles related to the Teurastamo area that had beenpublished since 2000 in two four-year periods. She con-sidered the way the articles were linked to the mentalimages of the area and, in particular, to the saleability ofthe new apartments. The results showed that before2004, during the planning phases, the mental image of

6 During the SURE co-operation, which grew into a multidimensional communication, the following teachers acted as the contact persons ofSatakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK): Anne Kärki (accessibility study), Henry Merimaa (e.g. courses / Degree Programme in Mediaand Communication Studies), Eila Hirvonen (Human Impact Assessment) and Eila Minkkinen (newspaper analysis and theses / Degree Pro-gramme in Business Administration). In addition, we received help for collecting and presenting various materials from Riikka Tupala(accessibility studies), Jere Kuusinen (photography course), Hanna Hyttinen (residential survey) and Maija Hannukainen (poster layout).7 The finished works can be downloaded from the local website of the SURE project at http://www.pori.fi/kaupunkisuunnittelu/sure/oppilaitosyhteistyo.html8 The outcome of the residential survey was evaluated by Social Policy student Noora Wallin (University of Tampere).

Photos 23 and 24. Examples for the outcomes of the co-operation between SURE project and Satakunta Universityof Applied Sciences (SAMK). (Layout of the posters: MaijaHannukainen/SAMK).

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the high-rise building area was that of an exclusive resi-dential area, but since 2008 the completed assessmentsof the new building construction area were more criticalabout the quality of the living environment. (Elo 2011).

Cooperation between small businesses near Lesti-katu StreetIn her thesis on the unique small businesses concentra-tion in Karjaranta, Susanna Leinonen studied the compa-nies’ views on the opportunities and needs of the com-munity and its future. The results of three interviewsproved that the participating entrepreneurs did not haveany special need for cooperation or for increasing it. Thestudy stated that the small size of the businesses andtheir diversity is not an obstacle for developing the co-operation. However, the need for cooperation mustcome from the actors themselves. The business repre-sentatives said that their location on the borders of citycentre was a great advantage, especially due to goodpublic transportation connections (Leinonen 2011).

Residents’ views of their living area and the opera-tions of construction companiesSaija Marjasto’s thesis considered comfort of living andfactors that affected the process of selecting an apart-ment. She interviewed 15 people from the Teurastamoarea. Based on the results, the residents are happy thatthey can share their opinions and they are taken into ac-count. The most criticised factors were the proximity ofother buildings, due to the construction methods, thecondition of the riverside and the yards and the heavytraffic on Karjarannantie Street. In general, the partici-pants were content with their living area. In particular,the location of the area near Kirjurinluoto Islet and thecity centre services was seen as an advantage (Marjasto2012).

Social Services and Health Care students ex-ploring the target areaAnother important cooperation partner of the Sa-takunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) was thesocial and health care field, whose representativeshelped to identify the improvement needs through ac-cessibility criteria and via an impact assessment onresidents.

Accessibility assessment in connection with servicehousingThe Sataesteetön project (”accessible Satakunta”) gavebirth to an idea to perform an accessibility assessment onthe surroundings of the Jokisuisto assisted housing unit.Eeva-Liisa Sirén, a physiotherapy student, carried out theassessment on the route from the housing unit to the lo-cal convenience store. She decided to consider accessi-bility in a more comprehensive way, concentrating onwinter conditions, within the framework of her ownBachelor’s thesis written in English. As a result of herwork, Sirén wrote that the most vital improvement ac-tivity was to keep the pavements clear throughout theyear. In her summary, she stated that the above-mentioned route was generally accessible for people withdisabilities, but the experiences of those using aid equip-ment should be taken into account as much as possiblewhen selecting surface materials. (Sirén 2012a)

Human Impact Assessment (HuIA)This HuIA review was carried out as group projects bythe students in the social and health care field during theEvaluation and efficiency of health promotion course, andit was the first of its kind in Pori. It surveys systematicallythe impact of the city plan on the various resident

groups. The environment created by the various imple-mentations of the Veturitallit area’s city plan has beenassessed from the perspective of four various, vulnerablegroups. Based on the results, construction in the area hasthe most impact on the ”children and families with chil-dren” and ”disabled and physically challenged people”groups. Concerning the latter group, the Pori City Plan-ning suggested a probe method be used within theframework of the SURE project. The method enables theusers themselves to document matters with a disposablecamera. Taking the residents into account as experts inorder to emphasise their perspective was an importantstarting point for the whole interaction developed duringthe SURE project.

Landscape Studies’ approach to KarjarantaCharacteristics of a user-friendly living environ-mentIn her Bachelor’s thesis for her Landscape Studies pro-gramme at the University of Turku, Anu Tuovinen stud-ied, with the help of seven interviews carried out withthe residents of the Teurastamo area, the residents’ rela-tionship with their living environment. With the help of anenvironmental psychology theory, Tuovinen studied thequality of the living environment through the followingvital needs and how they are fulfilled: privacy and senseof community, aesthetics, safety and activity. In additionto the assessment of the current state of the area basedon analysing the results of the interviews, she compiledsome improvement suggestions. The residents felt thattraffic levels should be managed, there should be moreparking spaces and shelters for cars near the apartments,the current trend to construct buildings very close toeach other should be changed in the future, there shouldbe more yards and green areas, and the riverside and theview of the river should be utilised more effectively. Theuse of the so-called party sauna in the protected build-ings was seen as a disturbance, and the resident wantedit to be replaced with resident-oriented business opera-tions, such as an art gallery.

Inspecting the target area in cooperation withthe Degree Programme in Media and Com-munication Studies

The landscapes of Karjaranta on a photographycourseTwo photography courses, concentrating on the Karja-ranta city district, were implemented together with Me-dia and Communication students from Satakunta Univer-sity of Applied Sciences (SAMK). The first extensive ma-terial collection was created during the autumn and win-ter of 2010. The materials were utilised on an Internetpage design course implemented by the Media and Com-munication degree programme and as photos in the elec-tronic publication on Karjaranta. The extensive and varied

Photos 25 and 26. The brick buildings of the former engineshed proved to be popular spots on the first photographycourse of SAMK students of media and communication.

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photo material created by the students showed that theywere more interested in interpreting the characteristicsof the ambiguous Karjaranta industrial landscape than indocumenting the new high-rise building area. Therefore,the theme of next year’s photography course was thesurroundings of the living environment and documenta-tion of various activities.

Both material collections were presented to all citizens inopen exhibitions that were advertised on the projectwebsite and in newspapers. The exhibition of the first setof materials was held at Gallery Elise in the target area,combined with the presentation of the results from thewebsite. Due to the small exhibition space, the photoswere projected on the wall. The best photos in the nextset of materials were exhibited as framed paper versionsin the empty business premises at AsemapäällikönkatuStreet 6. The students’ photos strongly emphasised theperspective of the young. Through the visual approach,the attention was focused on the landscape experienceand the feelings of someone observing the target areafor the first time.

Implementing an idea competition as a part of In-ternet page courseThe work programme of the SURE network included anassignment in which an educational institution had to im-plement an idea competition related to the target area.An idea to utilise the web page editing course of first-year students for the idea competition was createdthrough the cooperation with Satakunta University ofApplied Sciences (SAMK) , launched swiftly at the begin-ning of Pori’s SURE project. Students were offered theopportunity of public presentation as an enticement forcarrying out the group assignment. A total of eightgroups, five students in each, were assigned to use Kar-jaranta in a creative way in the theme of the webpagethey developed. The variety of webpages and the sur-prisingly clever way of using the theme already addedvalue to the project . The SURE support group chose thebest webpages, which represented three different ap-proaches that all emphasised the different dimensions ofthe development themes at Karjaranta, presented usingcommunicative and illustrative methods. In addition tothe user-friendly feedback page that directly represent-ed the purpose of the project, the students offered twoalternative suggestions relating to the future of the tar-get area. Utilising the industrial environment as a poten-tial location for festivals was seen as a well-foundedsuggestion and the service pages of the finished city dis-trict built a mental image of the future – a harmoniousand lively Karjaranta. Among the other suggestions, thosethat presented the stories and special characteristics ofthe area were defined as one separate, distinct group.

The results of the eight-week web course were present-ed at Gallery Elise in spring 2011 for two weeks. Visitorshad the chance to study the webpages on laptops. Theshort article about the exhibition published in SatakunnanKansa magazine brought publicity to both the SURE pro-ject and the operations of SAMK.

The key challenges and opportu-nities of the target areaThe various above-mentioned assessments and pro-jects have, in some cases, created distinctive“concentrated” themes. Based on the data collected atthe beginning of the project and other complementarydata, we can create the following assessment aboutthe strengths, weaknesses,, opportunities and threatsfor the Karjaranta city district.

Weaknesses/threats:The current heavy traffic levels in Karjaranta and re-ducing it as the residential area grows.

The barrier formed by Karjarannantie Street and therailway has to be solved while taking into account allmodes of traffic.

The one-dimensional resident structure is also linkedto construction policies, and in order to get morefamilies to move into the area, new visions promot-ing new ways of urban living have to be created.

The lack of local services and increasing them is de-pendent on external factors.

Weaknesses/opportunities:The various operations existing side-by-side maycreate new ways of using the buildings and develop-ing a new city appearance.

Reinforcing the sense of community in the new resi-dential area depends on the voluntary and strongercooperation of the current actors.

The public outdoor areas are in need of renovationand they have to be equipped to suit their usergroups, city plan-related frameworks for vitalisingspaces are mostly complete.

It is possible to influence the parking space issuesthrough the pending city plans.

Strengths/opportunities:The proximity of the riverside and islets is a locationadvantage that should be better utilised.

The location near the city centre supports the devel-opment of more varied services.

It is easy to use the City of Pori’s National City Parkconcept in the development themes of the target ar-ea.

Several city plan projects are pending for the area,and merging them together will be natural in the longrun.

Strengths/threats:High-rise building construction is strategically im-portant to city development. Diversified housing cancontribute to the creation of a stimulating environ-ment.

The industrial history of the area and its current op-erations are a significant resource for maintaining theunique nature of the area; methods of taking thebuildings into new use have to be identified whiletaking into account the benefits of the whole cityand the various user groups.

Photos 27 and 28. On the website-exhibition the visitorscould test the demo-websites. (Layout of the poster: HenryMerimaa / Satakunta University of Applied Sciences).

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The key goals of the action planThematic focus pointsProblem assessment and the analysis of the improve-ment opportunities showed that in the Pori project,the focus lies on three of the six development sectionschosen by the SURE network. They are prioritised asfollows:

Strategic development

creates the guidelines for implementing the changesplanned to the land use of the target area and for reactingto the external factors that have an unforeseen impact onthe implementation process

Community development

helps the resident groups of the target area to recognisetheir own opportunities and to develop their skills towardsinfluencing their environment. Stronger sense of communi-ty in the residential area will also facilitate interaction withthe authorities.

Placemaking

reinforces the various user-oriented ways of vitalisingpublic spaces, where the local actors build partnerships inorder to change the public places, so that they can be usedin a way that best serves the community and the wholecity

The most important causes behind the prob-lemsCarrying out the resident survey at the start of theproject proved that most of the mentioned problemswere primarily linked to the unfinished operational en-vironment, lack of services and differences in the waysof using space. Many of the issues that were inter-preted as the weaknesses of the physical environmentwere due to the construction practices and the grow-ing traffic on Karjarannantie Street.9 The excellent lo-cation comes along with the disturbances caused bythe busy main street and with the impacts on efficien-cy and the safety of traffic. On the other hand, somematters related to the location were also seen asstrengths, such as closeness with the city centre, riv-erside and the islets.At the support group discussions, it was stated that, inaddition to anticipating issues, the forming of Karjaran-ta’s future image and drawing the guidelines for con-trolling changes were tools that enable us to meet thechallenges required to develop the target area.The actions in the action plan will impact the issues atdifferent levels and during different phases. Dividingthe actions into different phases, as well as the correctscheduling is part of the strategic approach that helpsto create a varied and harmonious Karjaranta of thefuture. The current strengths of the area must be uti-lised for the operations of local companies and com-munities, as well as various residents groups.

The definition of key goals has been carried out in dif-ferent phases via support group meetings and morecomprehensive public events. The method used for theprocess was transforming the ”problem tree” into a”goal tree”.10

The unfinished nature of the area will be changed asthe remaining goals are achieved and the special na-ture of the area strengthens. It cannot yet be deter-mined which characteristics will form the “nature” ofthe area.Based on discussions with the support group, the mostimportant guideline for developing Karjaranta is “A var-ied use of places and areas and more varied services”,in which “the history and location of the area are uti-lised as much as possible”.

The impact of international meetings on ourtarget area processThe following viewpoints of the partner meetings wereseen as being important to our work:

In the first meeting in Gheorgheni,the expert partner led a Future City Game workshop11,during which the representatives of various local stake-holders were given the opportunity to present their vi-sions of the target area. SURE visitors took part in se-lecting the best suggestion. The result of the workshopproved to the visitors that the brave perspective of nor-mal users and their open-minded way of presenting itmay be even more effective than a development ideacreated by a group with professionals. These ideas thathave been created from varied starting points and mayseem strange to the professionals of the field may renewthe commonly created image of the target area’s futurein interesting ways.

In the target area in Larnaca,the analysis of ownerships and the meaning of locationwere emphasised. During the discussion, the representa-tive of the host city told about the method of transfer-ring building rights due to construction limitations causedby protected buildings, so that the owner can use therights elsewhere or benefit from them by selling themforward.12

9 The daily amount of passing cars at the Karjapiha crossroad was approximately 13 500, according to a functionality assessment (2012).10 The table 4 in this report (page 22) displays the most important, identified problems and the directly conducted goals. The short descriptionof the working method, can be found in ”The URBACT II Local Support Group Toolkit” (page 25).11 More info on the event: http://urbact.eu/fileadmin/Projects/SURE/documents_media/SURE_Future_City_Game_ summary.pdf.12 In the USA, this method is known as “the transfer of development rights” (TDR)

Photos 29 and 30. The Future City Game Workshop was intro-duced to the participants on the partner meeting in Gheorgheni.The method had been developed in British Council's CreativeCities project. (Source of the progressive model: http://creativecities.britishcouncil.org) .

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In the meeting in Louvain-la-Neuve,the expert of a local development company presentedthe “placemaking”13 term as an important, city develop-ment-related process. Based on many well-known inter-national examples, it can be stated that the Promenadi-Pori concept from the 1990s in Pori was similar to these,as is the new Jokikeskus project. The goal was also tocreate urban places that would serve all of the citizensby bringing together different parties and interests.

In the partner meeting of Albacete,the temporary use of empty premises (Pop-up shops)was discussed in relation to the role of social enterprises.Based on the same idea, the Irish partners had, with thesupport of the municipality, established two Pop-upshops. They have informed the network of this in greatdetail. This encouraged the support group to also surveythe opportunities to launch new experiments in Karjaran-ta.

The partner meeting in Komotinifocused on issues of ethnical minority, which did notseem that important from the perspective of Karjaranta.However, a visit to the target area and the workshopafter it proved, in a surprising way, how important it is tobuild trust for the discussions between the authorities

and the local residents. The project in Pori has a differentbackground, but building trust between the differentparties is the basic condition for interaction.

During the study visit to Dún Laoghaire-Ratdown,it was possible to see that even simple methods can addto the comfort of people and improve the living environ-ment. Planning together with the residents and sharingresponsibility for the implementation strengthen thecommunity significantly.

Other issues considered during the work pro-cessThere are some issues that have been raised and dis-cussed while considering the methods of development,but after prioritising, it did not seem purposeful to in-clude them separately in the action plan.

The disturbances caused by extensive constructionprojectsConstruction of new high-rise buildings and the disturb-ances observed during the earlier demolition work de-mand more careful monitoring of construction site ar-rangements. Concerning the change in land use of anextensive area and the building of completely newblocks, the construction process may still be under waywhen the new residents have already moved into thecompleted buildings. The noise of the construction sitesclose to Teurastamo, the traffic moving into the site andthe temporary traffic solutions may all complicate theeveryday lives of the residents for a long time. Some-times, it may take years for the buildings to be complet-ed. In such cases, the construction processes, even as atemporary operation, have a large impact on their sur-roundings. The usability of the living environment de-creases to a stage that someone buying an apartment inthe area based on just advertising may find it difficult toassess it correctly. This phenomenon has a significanteffect on well-being levels, especially if moving around isdifficult to the inhabitant or if he/she spends most of thetime inside the apartment.

Photos 36 and 37. The Economic Development and CommunityDepartment staff provided the Finnish partners with advice andguidance on how to set up Pop-up Shop activities.

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Photos 31 and 32. On the lecture session of the Larnaca part-ner meeting a presentation was given on a whole-city develop-ment project. On the right the draft drawn by the strategy man-ager of the city during his presentation about how the city hasexpanded and what the future might hold.

Photo 35. With the guidance of a civil servant and a local resi-dent the partners made a walking trip in the target area of theGreek city of Komotini, in the Iphaistos city district.

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Photos 33 and 34. The utilisation and development perspec-tives of public spaces were studied in the Belgian city of Lou-vain-la-Neuve and also in Albacete, Spain.

Photos 38 and 39. Websites as tools in promoting interaction.

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Local interaction with the help ofthe SURE Local Support GroupFounding the Local Support GroupThe local support group (LSG ) for the Pori project wasfounded in the spring of 2010.Those interested in pro-ject operations were selected after two meetings. In-vitations were sent to approximately 50 people, most-ly representatives of various authorities and companiesof the area. The first support group included 16 peo-ple. The city departments represented were City Plan-ning, Employment Unit and Early Childhood Education.The police represented the authorities. From the verybeginning, the Karjaranta Home Owners' Associationactively took part in the operation and acted as theprimary representative for the residents. The perspec-tive of business life was actively represented by thelargest companies on the area and the representativesof stakeholders. After the first few meetings, a privateentrepreneur who owned some the oldest protectedindustrial buildings in the area joined the group.

Identifying the stakeholdersAs the work progressed, it was realised that some ofthe residents in the area lived in assisted living units.To represent their point of view, the representativesof associations offering supported housing or assistedliving in the area were invited to the group, as well asone inhabitant of the Jokisuisto assisted living unit. Arepresentative of student housing visited the meetingtowards the end of the project. A deputy member waschosen for most of the organisations, in order to ena-ble a fluent information flow for the stakeholders. Eventhough the presence of different parties in the meet-ings varied, as did the number of participants, the dis-cussion remained multi-dimensional and the differentperspectives were brought up regularly.

Inviting the representatives of educationalinstitution cooperation into the LSGA significant strengthening factor for support groupwork was when the various Degree Programmes ofthe Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK),including Business Administration, Media and Commu-nication Studies and the Social Services and HealthCare Faculty, gained interest in the project coopera-tion. The SURE project offered a thematic frame andconcrete need for a research-oriented approach, car-ried out through course works and theses. The firstphase of the cooperation was the Business Administra-tion Degree Programme’s course on newspaper arti-cles related to the target area, after which, three stu-dents began their bachelor’s thesis. The social andhealth care field first linked the perspective of accessi-bility in the target area review and then they studiedthe impact that the implementation of city plans hason various user groups. The photography courses ofthe Media and Communication Studies Degree Pro-gramme produced two sets of visual material of thetarget area, created through the eyes of youths. Thestudent cooperation work with SAMK extended quick-

ly. Teachers from two different fields were also invitedto the support group. A particularly important factorwas an idea competition concerning an Internet pagepresenting the target area. It was carried out with theMedia and Communication students during a webpagedesign course. Through the thematic choice of onestudent, the Degree Program in Cultural Productionand Landscape Studies at the University of Turkujoined the cooperation and support group work. Thecooperation with educational institutions had a centralrole in the collection of background information, whichbacked up the assumptions of the target area’s prob-lems and improvement needs formed in the supportgroup. In addition to making the material collections ofthe target area more varied and comprehensive, coop-eration with educational institutions also providedmore important perspectives. During the supportgroup meetings, some of the representatives of coop-eration partners from educational institutions werealmost always present and, as experienced projectworkers, they facilitated the review of the target areaand helped to find the right questions.

The themes received from the collected complemen-tary background material and resident feedback helpedto identify the problems and their causes and to ana-lyse the specific goals. The assessment of the currentstate and the image of the future, created together,were formed during the discussions of the supportgroup’s work. They were elaborated on later, with thehelp of two presentation events and the “idea market”event towards the end of the project.

Varied experimental interaction activitiesThe URBACT programme has compiled useful onlinetools for the support of group work , and these havebeen efficiently applied to the Pori project as well14.The actual support group work includes, in addition toregular meetings, e-mail interviews of the membersand various surveys to back up problem and goal anal-ysis. The Internet has been utilised in many ways forproject communications. During the first stages of thesupport group work, an online file was produced. All ofthe support group members had access to this file forstudying the documents created during the work. Thefounding of an Internet page in order to present thelocal work– www.pori.fi/sure - at the beginning of theproject was important so that the information flowcould be also secured for those who could not use theEnglish pages to find the necessary data. The page wasan important channel for communication about theevents and the progress of the work, through which itwas easy to present the project to new cooperationpartners as well. A blog page was founded for thosemost active members who were interested in support-ing the group’s online discussions in the autumn of2011 . Its purpose was to primarily support the inter-action between the members as a continuation of themeeting discussions. The visions of the support group’smembers were utilised as much as possible in the pro-duction of the newsletter, so that it could be as many-a-voiced tool as possible for bringing up variousthoughts on the operations.

13 The Local Support Group handbook of URBACT II programme ( The URBACT II Local Support Group Toolkit ) gives the general overviewof the methods of collective planning based on the Logical Framework Analysis such as interest analysis of the stakeholder groups, and prob-lem and goal analysis conducted from the tree model. In addition, the principles for producing an action plan are considered in the model exam-ples produced during the URBACT summer university arranged in Krakow in 2011 (published online as a wiki site called “URBACT Café”).

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Table 3. Organisations represented in the Local Support Group (LSG).

LSG meetingsDuring the implementation stages of the project, thelocal support group (LSG) met 21 times. At first, themeetings were arranged at the premises of the PoriCity Planning. If a chance to hold the meetings some-where else was offered, it was usually taken in order toutilise the suitable premises in the target way the tar-get area became more familiar to the members littleby little. Preparations for partner meetings and sharingthe experiences received from them arranged themeetings thematically.

Photos 40 and 41. The local support group generally met up atplaces inspiring from the perspective of the development work,such as Hostel River (on the left) or the premises of Apparaattion Liisankatu Street (on the right).

15 The Appendix II provides a list of the attendants and the represented organisations of each meeting. Collaboration has been made withseveral other actors, such as the state-owned railway company VR Group/VR-Yhtymä Ltd, the owner of the engine shed premises and GalleryElise, the tenant of the building of 2 Karjapiha Street.16 Through the various events and surveys, the inhabitants of the Artist’s Home, the Pori Blue Ribbon’s housing unit and the Salvation Army’sshelter also gave their opinions regarding the development of the target area.17 Part of Prizztech Ltd from 1.4.201218 Finnish Blue Ribbon, the umbrella organisation for the Pori Blue Ribbon Association was represented as the leader partner in the “Third-sector-driven neighbourhood services” development project.

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Jokisuisto Service Homes (City of Pori, Services for the Disabled) A1 Karjaranta Home Owners' Association A2 Student housing A3

Companies in the area(Y)

Hollming Works Ltd Y1

Glazing company Puurila Y2 Memepo Ltd / Ilmapori Y3 Metso Paper Ltd Y4

Real property owners(K)

Kalevi Mäkinen (Asuntotori 24 Ltd) K1

Sinebrychoff Ltd K2

Suisto Kiinteistöt Ltd K3

Lemminkäinen Talo Ltd R1

Skanska Talonrakennus Ltd R2

Business stakeholdersand development (E)

Pori Regional Development Agency POSEK Ltd 17 E1

Pori Entrepreneurs Association E2

Prizztech Ltd E3

Satakunta Chamber of Commerce E4

Educationalinstitutions/research(O)

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) /Faculty of Social Services and Health Care; Degree Programme in Mediaand Communication Studies; Degree Programme in Business Administration

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University of Turku / Degree Programme in Cultural Production andLandscape Studies O2

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Pori City Planning V1

Technical Service Centre (Street and park planning) (City of Pori) V2

Education Department (Early childhood education), (City of Pori) V3

Satakunta Police Department V4

Employment Unit (City of Pori) V5

Service providers(P)

Youth Workshop (City of Pori) P1

Pori Blue Ribbon Association18 P3

Ruskatalot Sheltered Housing Association (Service home Ruskala) P2

Constructioncompanies(R)

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Events for the publicDuring the two and half years, two actual public eventswere organised, the first in April 2011 and the secondin June 2012. Both times, the events included bothlectures and workshops. The information meeting or-ganised at Semafori in March 2011 was a reaction tothe residents’ wish to have more information on theyard area construction process of the area and the useof the exercise equipment.

The exhibitions included photos and webpages createdby students. They were exhibited in the various prem-ises of the target area. The first of the two exhibitionswas held in Gallery Elise in May 2011.The second exhi-bition was the Pop-up photo exhibition organized in anempty business premises in the Hankkija area in Febru-ary 2012.The most varied event was the Karjaranta’sdevelopment opportunities marketplace event organ-ised in September 2012.

This marketplace event combined an ”open house”feedback collection event and free discussion with themethods of a cultural event. In addition, the public wasoffered health advice, information about communitygardening and musical performances. The final eventfor receiving feedback was organised in connectionwith an "event day" organised on 2 October, whichoffered a Mölkky competition (a popular Finnish recre-ational game) and a knit graffiti workshop. At the sametime, the first memory walk was carried out. It wasalso recorded.

Evaluation of the participation impact of thestakeholder groupsAfter founding the support group, a decision was madeon what parties should be invited to take part in theoperations. In connection to this, the influencing op-portunities of the different stakeholder groups werealso assessed at the meetings. Based on the local op-eration, it can be stated that, concerning the differentparties, the significance and opportunities of influenc-ing things vary somewhat. As the support group workwas based on voluntary commitment, the participationactiveness and ways can be thought to reflect the dif-ferent levels of a commitment's significance.

Diagram 2. The interaction-based context of the comprehensivecity development, that was supposed to be ensured when choos-ing the SURE project's local support group members.

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Photos 42 and 43. Group work on the public discussion forumsorganized in the Karjaranta district: Viikin Helmi Energia buffetlunch restaurant, 2011 (on the left), buffet lunch restaurantWork Soppa, 2012 (on the right).

Photos 46 and 47. Pop-up photo exhibition in the empty retailoutlet on 6 Asemapäällikönkatu Street (on the left) and“Development Perspectives in Karjaranta” Fair in the premisesof Pori Energia (on the right) have strengthen the sense ofcommunity for the local residents.

Photos 44 and 45. Public information session on SURE projectin Semafori Square, November 2011.

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The effect of a larger support group on thecomprehensive approachAt the start of the project, each action suggested forremoving the problem causes was very welcome. Atquite an early stage, most of the improvement actionsconcerning the physical environment had already beencollected. These actions usually remained on the levelof traditional city development, as they mostly de-manded significant investments, primarily from thecity.

The coordination role of the Pori City Planning wasvisible in the goal of linking land use guidance toolswith the actual actions. In principle, the land use plan-ning methods that are applied in the biggest cities ofFinland during the 21st century are, already due to therequirements of legislation, very much based on inter-actions with the different parties. For this reason, theactive role of the Pori City Planning in this SURE pro-ject is well founded. Another focal point was the com-prehensive analysis of traffic-related issues with thelead of the experts from the city departments respon-sible for the said issues. Increasing attention paid to allvarious forms of traffic has already been the trend inthe street planning of Pori’s Technical Service Centreover the last few years.19 Taking the vulnerable usergroups into account and inviting them to participate inthe SURE work has increased the participatory ap-proach. In addition to the experiences of partnermeetings, the public events and cooperation with edu-cational institutions have created sections that clearlyreinforce the comprehensiveness of the project.

Finnish examples affecting the developmentof actionsThe first subject from which we hoped to receive en-couraging examples from elsewhere in Finland was acity development that was based on the initiatives ofthe citizens. In Finnish society, merging the renewalsinto a part of the current practices primarily happensfrom the top to the bottom and is mostly carried outby the public authorities. The citizens have traditionallyalways trusted the organisations of municipalities andthe state. City development initiatives are seldomlaunched from the "grass-root level". The sufficientinhabitant base for the creation of an efficient urbanactivism only exists in the largest growing cities.

In Pori and especially in the culture field, a strong tra-dition of alternative activity, started already in the1930s, is still going strong and has proved to be asuitable platform for organising, for example, publiccelebrations in the wooden house city district. Theresident structure of the target area in Pori and itsneeds differ from the backgrounds of the two follow-ing examples, but the experiences in them were seenas encouraging and they fit the goals of the SURE pro-ject well.

Operations of Hukkatila ry, Tampere20

The association was founded in 2011 by 5 young adultswho were familiar with city developments, eitherthrough their professions or their studies. True to itsname, loosely translated as ”wasted space”, the associa-tion attempts to find ways for revitalising unused urban

From problems into goals/objectivesHow the causes of problems (<) and realisation of ob-jectives (>) are linked to the various development areas

Identified key problems The primary goal conducted fromthe problem

Strategic Sense of commu-nity

Use of places

Not enough services Increasing and more varied servicesand activities

>> > < >>

Car traffic busy and stillincreasing. Not enoughparking spaces

Improvement of traffic connectionsand parking possibilities < >> < > < >>

Low utilisation rate ofthe riverside

Better utilisation of the location < > > < >>

Unclear nature of thearea; unfinished, stillchanging area

Creating a clearer image for thearea; implementing the changes inphases and in a controlled manner

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Table 4. Problem-goal relations and their impacts on the three development tasks.

Photo 48. The outcomes of the problem-tree analysis wereapplied to define the key challenges and objectives.

19 See publications Accessibility Assessment on route from Karjaranta to the Bus Station (Esteettömyyskartoitus Porissa välillä Karjaranta -Linja-autoasema) and Promoting Pedestrian Traffic and Cycling in Finland - Recommended Actions for Cities (Pyöräilyn ja kävelyn edistäminenSuomessa – Toimenpidesuosituksia kaupungeille)20 The operations of the association have been presented, for example, on the following pages of social media: hukkatilary.tumblr.com; face-book.com/Hukkatila; vimeo.com/hukkatila.

Photo 49 and 50. Representatives of Hukkatila Association ontheir visit to Hankkija area and to Dodo Association's exhibitiontable on the neighbourhood fair event.

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land areas.These wasted urban spaces can be revitalised,for example, through cultural events, community gardensand café operations. The association's “motors” are itsfew active leading members and it has achieved greatnegotiation results in connection to licence applicationswith both the large construction companies that own theareas, as well as with the various offices of the City ofTampere. The association has received support frommany different parties for the launched Aspinniemi sum-mer settlement project. The representatives of the asso-ciation visited the city of Pori's SURE target area on 11June 2012, and at the public event, they told about theirwork in more detail. From the perspective of Pori, it wasparticularly important to hear that many of the associa-tion’s ideas could be implemented with modest re-sources, mainly with the help of volunteers and dona-tions. On the other hand, these actions have demanded agreat deal of open-minded cooperation with variousparties, commitment and faith in the added value thatthe action brings to the citizens.

Dodo ry’s Community Gardening activity, HelsinkiThe environmental association Dodo ry21, founded in1995, is a national association, whose local operation,which has extended to many cities, aims to promote amore ecological urban living. The association has high-lighted a user and resident-oriented, interactive ap-proach for solving problems. Since 2009, the associationhas maintained an urban community garden on the rail-way yard near the engine sheds area in Keski-Pasila, Hel-sinki. In this garden, the city inhabitants may collectivelytake part in, for example, growing plants in cribs. Localvegetables, honey from their own beehive and eco-electricity are utilised in the coffee shop of the area. Thesteel structure of the old railway turntable has been uti-lised in building the greenhouse (KaupunkiviljelypuutarhaKääntöpöytä), which was constructed as part of the Hel-sinki World Design Capital 2012 year. The associationhas also published various guidebooks that present thedifferent forms of urban community gardening. Thesewere presented to the public by an active associationmember from Tampere during the SURE project’s mar-ketplace event day in Pori on 22 September 2012.

The implemented changes in the target areaand the operational environment during theSURE project

Continuation of high-rise building constructionDuring the project implementation, the high-rise buildingconstruction in the target area has continued. New resi-dents have already moved into the houses that were stillin process in 2009. Now that the project has ended, twomore high-rise buildings have been constructed next tothem. Construction towards the west should continue,based on the city plan change confirmed in the spring of2012. Last year, two hall buildings were demolishedfrom the site owned by the Suistokiinteistöt Ltd realestate company and, according to the pending city planchanges, more high-rise buildings will be constructedthere. The clear transformation in city landscape and landuse, where industrial halls are giving way to high-risebuildings (with a preparation delay of a few years), ishappening right before our eyes.

The new location of the Youth Workshop on Vetu-ritalli areaHigh-rise building construction has also had an indirecteffect on the operational environment of the area. In thespring of 2011, the Porin Nuortentyöpaja youth work-shop had to plan their move from their business locationnear the city centre due to a new high-rise building pro-ject called Pasaasi. Within the frames of the SURE pro-ject, the Pori City Planning arranged a meeting with therepresentatives of the youth workshop and the VRGroup, during which, it was surveyed whether the Vetu-ritalli area’s old engine sheds could be an alternative, newlocation for the workshop. After many phases of negoti-ations, in the summer of 2011, the workshop did moveinto the office building of the old engine halls and beganto renovate the two old empty stalls for their use .

Developing the use of the Karjapiha 2 buildingIn a resident survey of 2011, the “party sauna" activity inKarjapiha 2 was regarded to be “inappropriate”. Manywanted it to change. The owner was, therefore, invitedto join the support group and the development of thebuilding was followed with great interest throughout theproject. During the project, the operations of the buildingchanged significantly and, thus, the public opinion beganto become more positive. The buildings of Karjapiha 2now have many various uses, some of which supporteach other. After the owner changed, a glazing companywas founded in one of the buildings and an art gallerycontinued its operations there, as well. The original own-er changed the other building into a hostel, (Hostel River)and the renovated yard buildings have been linked to itsoperations.

The participation of managing authorities tothe work of the SURE networkOne of the goals of the URBACT programme is to ex-tend the new practices learned through the projectcomprehensively with the help of the member state’sauthorities. The representative of the Ministry of Em-ployment and the Economy, who also acted as theFinnish contact authority22 during the programme, hastwice taken part in the City of Pori's SURE supportgroup's meetings. In addition, the representative visit-ed the partner meeting that was held in Pori in June2012 (Transnational workshop), giving out a presen-tation on the second day of the meeting. The repre-sentative became more familiar with the international

21 The operations of the association have been presented online at http://www.dodo.org/ You can read more about the community garden athttp://kaantopoyta.fi/ and http://kaupunkiviljely.fi/.22 The Ministry of Employment and the Economy has granted the City of Pori Finnish national match-funding for expenses realized and ap-proved in the project.

Photos 51 and 52. Pori Youth Workshop in the former engineshed premises (on the left) and the renovated properties on 2Karjapiha Street (on the right), 2012.

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Map 7. Recommended spots on the target area for implementing different actions (orthophoto, 2009.)

Diagram 4. Phasing of the actions, their mutual influences and impacts. Different actions strengthen one another.(See also Table 5).

operation of the SURE network after taking part in thestudy visit to Ireland's Dun Laoghaire and giving aspeech at the end seminar in Eger.

Discarding and prioritising actionsAt the meetings, we used a specific map template as atool for noting down all the different numbered ac-tions and dividing them into groups, based on theirimpact area. As the work progressed, we attempted todiscard all those actions that would not bring any add-

ed value to developing the area, when compared tothe normal development operations of the city. Thepurpose was to primarily keep the actions, the imple-mentation of which was seen to have the potential tobuild new partnerships. We also aimed to analyse indi-vidual actions, so that their phases are visible, fromsmall interventions to large-scale actions, which areusually also linked to the time continuum of the imple-mentation process.

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The results of the SURE projectThe action plan drafted in the framework ofthe SURE projectThe working process, described above, led to the keyresult of the project: the action plan of the Karjarantaarea and the multifaceted cooperation when structur-ing its contents. The action plan can be seen as a"project portfolio" for all the improvements to be im-plemented in the area. Furthermore, in the long run,the key objectives outlined in the action plan also setthe framework for developing the area in a sustainableway. However, the turning of the individual actions ofthe action plan into projects requires commitment andwillingness from the different participants to imple-ment specific actions. Some of the actions wereplanned so that they can be further developed throughstudies and courses prior to their final implementation.

The objectives of the planned actions were grouped tofour areas of inluence, so that together, they formed asufficiently diverse approach to the target area. Natu-rally, different actions also contribute indirectly toother objectives and target areas. The target groupsand concrete objectives of the actions are described indetail in the table of Annex II and in the detailed de-scriptions of the key actions in Annex III. The dynamicsbetween the actions aiming towards different objec-tives is outlined below.

Increasing services and activitiesDiversifying the services of the target area and expand-ing different actions are directly linked. The objective isto exploit the potential of properties and areas, so thatthey will meet the needs of the current users and newoperators in the target area. Since the area is goingthrough a change in land use, many of the actions requireamendments to the town plan. In some cases (1.1 and1.4), under an exception procedure, simply a change inusage can be a justified reason for using a property for anew function. The functions vary remarkably in their

investment requirements. For example, the completionor enhancement of an existing function requires lessresources from a company or a community than devel-oping a whole new area with extensive building projects.Three of the actions (1.1, 1.3 and 1.4) are planned espe-cially for finding temporary use for underutilised spacesor areas, whereas, the actions aimed towards diversifyinghousing developments focus on the preparation phase oftwo major plan projects (1.2 and 1.6).

Improving traffic connectionsTraffic in the target area is likely to increase, temporarilyat first when the new building projects are being imple-mented and then permanently when the projects arecompleted and new users start coming to the area. Also,through-traffic will increase on the major road. There-fore, the traffic issues arising from this must be dealtwith comprehensively. The biggest challenge is to mini-mize the hindering effect of Karjarannantie in the newcrossovers and keeping the flow of traffic unimpeded(2.3). The network of streets expands with new townplans, and road safety and different forms of traffic mustbe considered when planning new junctions and cross-ings. When implementing the parking space assessment(2.2), the feedback that is received during the projectshall be exploited and the predicted future changes inland use will be considered. New connections to islets(2.4) and between areas (2.3) will strengthen the linkbetween the Karjaranta area and the surrounding town,and are also a prerequisite for the good accessibility ofthe services and recreation areas of the neighbouringarea.

Making the recreational areas more variedThe guiding objective in this category of actions is totake into account the proximity of a river and islets. Thenew recreation route plan (3.1) to be carried out willconnect the park areas on the northern side of the rail-way. The temporary or seasonal ferry connection (3.4)will improve the accessibility of the islets’ recreationalarea from the new residential area. A permanent connec-tion to the network of the surrounding town’s recrea-tional areas is only possible if the actions aimed at im-proving pedestrian and cycling connections are imple-

Increasing services andactivities

Improving trafficconnections

Making the recreationalareas more varied

Strengthening thesense of community

1.1Utilising empty business andstorage facilities*

2.1Increasing trafficsafety*

3.1New recreation routealong the railway

4.1 Memory walks*

1.2"Suisto Kiinteistöt" realestate company's detailedplan project*

2.2Parking spaceassessment

3.2Renovating theMakasiinitori area

4.2Public marketplaceevents in the area*

1.3Developing the surroundingsof Lestikatu Street

2.3Route for pedestriansand cyclists under therailway tracks

3.3Memory park and astory path

4.3Courses and workshopsfor the residents of thearea*

1.4Networking of serviceproviders

2.4Bridge connection toHevosluoto Islet

3.4Ferry connection to theislet area

4.4 Community gardens

1.5Intensified use of the ”PoriEnergia” property

3.5Riverbank boulevard ofRaumanjuopa

4.5Turning the Enginesheds into activitycentre

1.6Pilot project for residentialconstruction

Table 5. List of actions and tasks, categorized according to their objectives and forecast effects. The actions are listed in a chrono-logical order by their estimated time of implementation, in the period 2012-2025. The actions marked with an asterisk (*) werelaunched during the SURE project life time. (See also Map 7.)

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mented (see actions 2.3 and 2.4). The Makasiinitori area(3.2) must be renovated to be in at least as good a con-dition as the new buildings, in order to make the beautifulshore area also accessible to physically disabled usergroups. By exploiting the sites that are suitable for tradethat surround the Makasiinitori market area, the func-tionality of the area can be improved. A long term goalthat connects the above-mentioned actions is realisingthe beach boulevard (3.5) that extends from Raumansil-ta Bridge to Piilinpuisto Park and that all residents of thecity can benefit from.

Strengthening the sense of communityShared activities between the residents and communitiesof the area create a sense of community. Familiarisingoneself with the history of their living area, for example,by participating in memory walks (4.1.), can strengthencommitment to the area and the local identity. Invitingentrepreneurs that are interested in local cooperation, aswell as residents of neighbouring houses and blocks tocommon marketplace events provides a great opportuni-ty for these groups to get to know each other. Localorganisations can also network at this kind of events.Courses for local residents or organisations’ representa-tives can train them in how to support a sense of com-munity or how to beautify their environment (4.3). Eco-logical community gardens (4.4) that are put up throughvoluntary work are a sensible use for unused pieces ofland that can be used temporarily while they are waitingfor property development actions to be implemented.When renovating the protected buildings of the Veturi-talli area, different models of increasing employment thatare supported by the city could be applied. This buildingcomplex could be the heart of the above-mentionedfunctions that strengthen the sense of community, and itcould act as a public activity centre (4.4) for diverse useand for the whole area of Karjaranta.

Experiences of actions launched during theprojectIn order to enhance local interaction, not only publicevents were organised within the SURE project in Pori,but also events for residents to learn about the projectin new ways, different from traditional communica-tions. During the autumn of 2012, the DevelopmentIdea Market (22 September) and Event Day (22 Sep-tember) were organised in Pori. The launching of newfunctions was tested in these events. The results indi-cated that the conditions in the area for organisingevents are good. If information is directed well, it willalso reach the people in the area that are interested inevents.23 The purpose of the participatory methodsand informal events that are listed below, was to drawattention to the project in a new, exceptional way andto create an atmosphere in which it is easy to providefeedback.

Photo exhibitionThe pop-up photo exhibition of spring 2011 (mentionedbefore in other contexts), which was organised in anempty retail unit, indicated the challenges of internalcommunication in the area. The property company Karja-rannan kiinteistöyhdistys started to work on this chal-lenge right away. Approximately 40 people visited the

exhibition and most of them participated in a surveyregarding the space. However, only a few of them gavefeedback on the material of the SURE project. On theother hand, newspaper articles brought by a resident ofthe building regarding new construction production inthe area triggered animated conversation among theexhibition visitors on the history of the area and pastexperiences.

SURE Mölkky Game as a local ideaIn the autumn of 2011, the Local Support Group got theidea of planning a local version of the Finnish throwinggame Mölkky, in which the wooden pins would resemblebuildings of the target area. The group decided to use,for the game, blocks of wood that resemble apartmentblocks. The number of teams participating in the compe-tition that was organised as part of the Event Day washigher than expected. Approximately 40 people partici-pated in the game, with representatives from differentlocal resident groups and the Pori City Planning. Thefeedback showed that the idea behind the Mölkky gamewas good. The positive experiences that were gained inthis event might encourage the locals to organise moreevents of the kind in the future.

Memory Walk in Karjapiha areaA postgraduate of Landscape Studies from the Universityof Turku helped in organising the first memory walk,which then brought up interesting details about the LSOFoods Ltd company that used to operate in theTeurastamo area. Although there were only a few partic-ipants at the event, it was seen that a group of 5-8 re-mains well in one pack and a conversation can be led in aconcentrated way.

Graffiti Knitting Workshop24

The project began in the Idea Market, and it made theevent more colourful. A group of women from the apart-ment block area of Karjaranta were very enthusiasticabout the project, and they started planning knits andrealising their plans. Their knits would later be displayedpublicly in the Hankkija area. The core of the group werehandicraft amateurs. Many of the participants hadn’t meteach other before. Meetings were held, both in privatehomes and in spaces provided by SURE project. The workof this group of ten yielded an impressing result. Whenthe knits were displayed on 27 October 2012, therewere almost 30 knits pinned in the area. The knittinggroup also independently organised a press conferencethat successfully drew media attention towards the en-vironmental art created by residents.

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Photos 53 and 54. The Karjaranta Home Owners' Association,the Blue Ribbon Association and entrepreneur Kalevi Mäkinenwere involved producing the SURE-mölkky outdoor game kitand organizing the “Mölkky” race.

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23 The Karjaranta Home Owners' Association set up gymnastics classes in Semafori Square in June 2011. The activity, that were widelypraised among the residents, was kept going in the following year, too.24 Sirkku Laine got inspired and motivated by the knit graffiti idea, which proved to be essential in gaining participants for the activity and get-ting visible results.

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The indirect results of the SUREprojectIn addition to the direct results outlined in the actionplan, there were indirect results affecting inside thecity organisation and among the parties that wereworking in the target area. These results primarilyshow in the working methods and the way of thinking.In Pori, the SURE model and extensive cooperationbetween schools can be considered especially fruitfuland apt for use in the future.

The SURE model of ”learning by interacting”The work of the support groups in the SURE projecthas been an interesting example of building a multifac-eted model for interaction. It can be regarded as animportant outcome that different participants havediscussed the current situation of the target area to-gether, as well as its future. In addition to the partici-pation of the primary target groups, such as residents,communities, companies and property owners, devel-opment organisations and research institutes(universities) participated in the cooperation that last-ed throughout the project. In one of the meetings dur-ing autumn 2012, the idea was born that the meetingscould continue informally after the project funding hasended, so that members would be able to monitor thelaunch of actions. Several members of the supportgroup were interested in continuing the developmentwork voluntarily, which goes to show that the SUREmodel has also succeeded in providing its participantswith new information and useful experiences.

In smaller planning projects, interaction as a part ofnormal plan procedure is sufficient. When developingfunctions and public spaces, the participatory develop-ment work has additional value, when combined withtraditional and statutory work phases. The SURE modelthat support groups represent is worth using in large-scale area development projects in the future. Thecreation of interaction and trust between differentstakeholder groups provides a solid base for consistentinteraction. A diverse enough support group can makeadequately accurate and socially justified estimationsregarding long-term strategies and prospects.

The following significant outcomes indicate the specialrole of support groups:

A solid base of interaction and dialogue is createdfor future planning work.

The views of different stakeholder groups and thedifferences between them become apparent.

The possibility of partnerships being created be-tween different stakeholder groups.

Enhancing the knowledge exchange and coopera-tion between different agencies of the city admin-istration.

Promoting cross-administrational operation.

Strengthening the networking between differentoperators in the city.

The model for cooperation with universitiesAt the beginning of the project, local operatorsshowed little interest in participating, which broughtup the need to invite “external” experts to participate.This developed into extensive cooperation with uni-versities.

The Pori City Planning had cooperated with universitiesbefore, but never before had they had this many dif-ferent fields represented. This multifaceted coopera-tion completed the department’s own analyses. Havingrepresentatives of different professional fields observ-ing the target area has enriched the local cooperationremarkably. Those participating in the university coop-eration were provided with an intensive in-depth un-derstanding of city planning. The cooperation will con-tinue: after the end of the project, there will be at leasttwo more Master's Theses that will touch upon theactions implemented in the SURE target area, and onecourse that will specifically cover the unique area ofsmall enterprises in Karjaranta. The course that waslast carried out with the Media and CommunicationsDepartment of the Satakunta University of AppliedSciences (SAMK) covered models of community de-velopment and how these models could be developedfurther.

Photos 56 and 57. Examples of the posters produced in col-laboration between SURE project and SAMK. (Layout: MaijaHannukainen/SAMK).

Photo 55. The Concept Planning course final works of mediaand communication students at the Satakunta University ofApplied Sciences (SAMK) are available on www.http://ikauuni.wordpress.com.

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ConclusionThe additional value brought by an interna-tional networkThe EU funded projects of the City of Pori have mainlybeen investment projects, funded through the RegionalCouncil of Satakunta and the Satakunta Centre forEconomic Development, Transport and the Environ-ment. Throughout the years, these projects have in-cluded, for example, the Promenadikeskus event ven-ue, the Kirjurinluoto out-door arena, the projects con-cerning the port area of Pori and revitalising the mar-ketplace area. These projects were carried out withinvestment supports meant for the creation of jobs.The Regional Council of Satakunta has also funded var-ious reports and small-scale operations (e.g. the Jok-ikeskus (river centre) project and the student houseproject), whereas other sponsors have funded projectsof specialised fields (such as the energy consultationservice of the environment agency of Pori, the educa-tion department development project and studentexchange programmes). Prizztech Ltd and the Sa-takunta University of Applied Sciences are separateoperators of the City of Pori Group, and the most ac-tive project operators. Prizztech Ltd is responsible fordeveloping business life and SAMK for developing itseducational, research and development activities.

The individual agencies of the city can be considered tohave relatively little experience in administrating andcoordinating international EU projects. The manage-ment of the coordination work of the SURE projectwas challenging for the Pori City Planning, becausethere was no previous experience of similar projects.However, the learning experience is very rewarding.During the three years of the project, the local projectcoordination that was run with part-time work (1/4)gained remarkable know-how on organising projectmaintenance tasks, such as reporting, cost control,communications, procurement procedures and organ-ising seminars and events, and the importance of thesetasks.

Unlike in many international partner cities, the projectmanagement and implementation as a whole in Poriwas carried out by the partner organisation, the PoriCity Planning. This means that the experience and skillsgained in the multifaceted cooperation will remainwithin the organisation, and can, therefore, be easilyused in the future. In particular, interactive planningtools are easy to adapt in planning processes, accord-ing to local needs and different situations.

The partner meetings that were organised under theSURE project were a key method of increasing interna-tional interaction. Through the presentations and dis-cussions held at the meetings, the partner cities alsorepresented the working culture and approaches typi-cal to their respective countries. At its best, the en-couraging atmosphere helped the partner meetings tofunction as a “showcase”, displaying the profile andprofessional skills of each city. The representatives ofcities and support groups probably got the most out ofthese meetings. Maintaining continuous interaction isthe prerequisite for a successful network. The partnersof the SURE project have also expressed their interestin continuing cooperation in the future.

At the final conference held in Eger, one of the SUREpartners put the positive experience into words asfollows: ”Cooperation this natural and warm rarelyarises in international projects. “ The things learned andexperienced are worth passing on.

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Photos 58 and 59. Moments of inspiring conversations on theAlbacete partner meeting in Spain.

Photo 60. Group photo with city partners and local supportgroup's members, taken in Pori, on the first day of the partnermeeting in June, 2012.

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Furuholm, Tapio (2007). Asumista ja rakennuttamista, Porin YH-Asunnot Oy 50 -vuotta.

Helminen, Mikko (2006). Porin Karjarannan korttelin 20 tontin 20 maankäyttö– ja rakennushistoria. Satakun-nan Museo.

Herneranta, Ulla & Rosenqvist, Heidi (2012). Karjarannan alueen kehittämisen vaikutukset Jokisuiston palvelu-talon asukkaisiin, Terveyden edistämisen koulutusohjelma YTE 10, Sosiaali– ja terveysalan ylempi ammattikor-keakoulututkinto

Joensuu, Harri & Malho, Marika & Merimaa, Henry & Sankari Anne (2011). Karjaranta: ympäristössä tapahtuu;Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu. Sarja D, Muut julkaisut 3/2011

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Klemetti, Pentti (2012). Nuorten Työpaja, Vanha Veturitalli, Teknisen palvelukeskuksen henkilöstölehti 5/2012

Koivosto, Minna & Tomma, Sanna & Wiro, Minna (2012) IVA ennakkoarviointi—Veturitallien alue, terveydenedistämisen koulutusohjelma YTE 10, Sosiaali– ja terveysalan ylempi ammattikorkeakoulututkinto

Koskimäki, Minnaliisa & Lepistö, Eija (2012). Lapsiin kohdistuvien vaikutusten arviointi osana SURE-hanketta,Terveyden edistämisen koulutusohjelma YTE 10, Sosiaali– ja terveysalan ylempi ammattikorkeakoulututkinto

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Leinonen, Susanna (2011). Yritysyhteistyö ja sijaintitekijät Karjarannan yritysalueella, kandidaatin tutkinnonopinnäytetyö, Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu / Liiketalouden koulutusohjelma, Markkinoinnin ja viestinnänsuuntautumisvaihtoehto

Marjasto, Saija (2012). Karjarannan asukkaiden näkökulmia asuinalueestaan ja rakennusliikkeiden toiminnasta,kandidaatin tutkinnon opinnäytetyö, Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu / Liiketalouden koulutusohjelma, Markki-noinnin ja viestinnän suuntautumisvaihtoehto

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Sirén, Eeva (2012b). Accessibility Assessment—Jokisuisto to SALE Shop, Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

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Interview with LSG members and Kari Hannus, the Deputy Mayor of Pori, 26.9.2012, video recording

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Members and substitute members of the SURE Local Support Group (LSG) in Pori 2010-2012

name organisation

Aalto Markku Satakunta Police Department

Aarne Maria Pori Blue Ribbon Association

Antikainen Mari Prizztech Ltd

Grönroos Taisto Karjaranta Home Owners' Association

Haapajärvi Marika Pori Blue Ribbon Association

Haavisto Kimmo Lemminkäinen Talo Ltd

Helkiö Jarmo Karjaranta Home Owners' Association

Hietala Kari Prizztech Ltd

Häyrynen Maunu University of Turku / Degree Program in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies

Högerman Turo Memepo Ltd/ Ilmapori

Johansson Jorma Satakunta Police Department

Kallio Timo Hollming Works Ltd

Kolehmainen Päivi Occupational health Physiotherapist, member of the City Council of Pori

Koskela Johanna City of Pori / Employment Unit

Kuokkanen Ronja Finnish Blue Ribbon

Kärki Anne Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) / Social and health care services

Laakkonen Simo University of Turku / Degree Program in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies

Laine Juha City of Pori / Employment Unit

Laine Silja University of Turku / Degree Program in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies

Liimatainen Juho Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) / Business Administration (student)

Lähde Riikka Ruskatalot Sheltered Housing Association (Service home Ruskala)

Merimaa Henry Satakunta University of Applied Sciences / Media and Communications

Mäkelä Olavi City of Pori / City Planning

Mäkinen Kalevi Asuntotori 24 Ltd / Karjapiha Street 2

Mäkinen Kirsi Ruskatalot Sheltered Housing Association (Service home Ruskala)

Nagy Daniel City of Pori / City Planning

Nokelainen Rauno Sinebrychoff Ltd

Palomäki Irja Jokisuisto Service Home (representative of residents)

Pettersson-Fernholm Nils Karjaranta Home Owners' Association

Puurila Juhani Lasitusliike Puurila / Karjapiha Street 2

Riihimäki Eija City of Pori / Technical Service Centre / Street and park planning

Saarikoski Juhani Satakunta Chamber of Commerce

Setälä Markku City of Pori / Technical Service Centre / Street and park planning

Sundelin Kari Skanska Talonrakennus Ltd

Suomala Janne Youth Workshop (City of Pori)

Söderberg Tapani City of Pori / Technical Service Centre / Street and park planning

Taimi Jari Porin Entrepreneurs Association

Tommila Hannu Suisto Kiinteistöt Ltd

Tupala Riikka Satakunta University of Applied Sciences / Social and health care services

Uusitalo Markku Metso Paper Ltd

Välimäki Ritva Education Department / Early childhood education

Välimäki Sanna City of Pori / Technical Service Centre / Street and park planning

Väänänen Jari Sinebrychoff Ltd

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APPENDIX II. The SURE Local Support Group (LSG)The table on the previous page contains all the local support group members and substitute members. In the tablebelow there is a list of the people having participated on the SURE project support group meetings as guests.

During the project, in the years 2010 and 2012 there were altogether 21 official local support group meetingsheld with 8-12 participants on average. The project events have been listed in the lower table.

With the aim of demonstrating the diversity of the local support group work, the influential members of the nucle-ar group have given a short summary of their background and views on the SURE project. Their introduction canbe found on the following two pages.

Events organised in Pori during the SURE project 2010-2012

time Name of the event and number of the attendants (a) / visitors (v) a/v

18.3.2010 First presentation forum on SURE project, City of Pori / Technical Service Centre (TSC) 22

12.4.2010 Visit of the SURE Lead Expert (Hans Schlappa) in Pori 12

17.5 2010 Second presentation forum on SURE project (establishing the LSG) , City of Pori / TSC 16

13.4.2011 1st Public Discussion Forum, Viikin Helmi Energia buffet lunch restaurant 55

11.6.2011 2nd Public Discussion Forum, WORK Soppa buffet lunch restaurant 26

9.11.2011 Public Information Session, Hankkija area, Semafori Square cc. 50

12-17.3.2012 Mini Exhibition ”Twin towns as partners in the URBACT II SURE project”, service point PORINA cc. 20

29.3.2012 ”World Café” Discussion, Café Solo Puuvilla 6

10-22.5.2012 Exhibition of Internet pages and photos produced by the SAMK students, Galleria Elise cc. 50

15.-26.2.2012 Pop-up exhibition, empty retail outlet (Asemapäällikönkatu Street 6) cc. 40

13-15.6.2012 2nd SURE Transnational Workshop, Pori / City hall and Pori Art Museum cc. 50

22.9.2012 ”Development perspectives in Karjaranta” Fair , Viikin Helmi Energia buffet lunch restaurant cc. 90

3.10.2012 Event Day, Karjaranta high-rise block residential area (Mölkky game; Memory walk; Knit graffiti) cc. 50

11.12.2012 SURE project Final Seminar in Pori, Youth Workshop / ”Engine Shed” (Veturitallit) building cc. 30

Peoples attended the SURE LSG meetings in Pori 2010-2012

name organisation

Ahonen Ismo City of Pori / Technical Service Centre / Park department

Hannus Kari City of Pori , Deputy Mayor

Hirvonen Eila Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) / Social and health care services

Hurri Suvi City of Pori , Communication Office

Huvila Pirjo VR-Group Ltd

Kaarnametsä Helene University of Turku / Degree Program in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies, (student)

Laine Sirkku Resident of the Karjaranta district, Hankkija area (voluntary facilitator of the Knit graffiti-workshop)

Nukki Heli City of Pori / City Planning

Nurminen Mikko City of Pori / City Planning

Parkkali Sari City of Pori / City Planning

Peni Sirkka-Liisa Hostel River

Remes Liisa University of Tampere / sociology (student)

Salmela Orvo VR-Group Ltd

Tuomi Tero Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) / Apparaatti

Voutilainen Olli Ministry of Employment and the Economy

Wallin Noora University of Tampere / social policy (student)

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Maria AarnePori Blue Ribbon Association's Board,

Chairwoman

After having worked long on the fieldof social- and health care, I returnedto my home town to join the PoriBlue Ribbon Associaton, which is anorganization offering rehabilitation-and housing services for peoplestruggling with substance addiction. The Blue Ribbon home issituated in the Karjaranta district of Pori, in the very centre ofthe SURE project target area.

The co-operation that was achieved in the project betweenthe city, the residents of the area, different enterprises, or-ganisations and educational institutions has provided an in-spiring experience. I considered the social strengthening ofthe area as the most interesting topic. The residents do havepower and they can open up new perspectives for the CityPlanning. In November 2012 I had possibility to get to knowrefreshing examples in Dun Laoghaire, the Irish SURE targetarea, about how strong the feeling of belonging can be in acommunity towards a certain area. I am happy that I could bea part of the support group activities. I would like to thank forthe project organisation for it!

Mari AntikainenPrizztech Ltd,

Development Manager

I’m responsible for a wide range ofactivities in Prizztech Ltd, a non-profit business counselling and de-velopment organization. The activi-ties include international projects,regional development plans, de-tached assignments and process management of the compa-ny's entire project portfolio. I have extensive experience ofprivate and public development activities, EU-related projectsand other development processes. SURE project and studyvisits gave me new ideas especially for community develop-ment, involvement of the third sector and potential partner-ships for future projects.

Jarmo HelkiöKarjaranta Home Owners’ Association,

Chairman

I was involved in the SURE project asthe chairman of the Kar jarantaHomeowners' Association. I got toknow the SURE-partners' projects inRomania, Cyprus and Hungary. Be-sides, I participated in a SummerUniversity course in Krakow, organised for URBACT projectmembers. The SURE project provided a good opportunity toget a closer look at how the City Planning works. I do hopethat with SURE we managed to increase the willingness andactivity of the city residents to improve the conditions oftheir living area and to strengthen the feeling of social be-longing. Life to Karjaranta!

Ronja KuokkanenFinnish Blue Ribbon, Project Planner

I work as a project developmentmanager in the national ”Third sec-tor-driven neighbourhood services”development project (2009-2013),that is partly implemented in Pori.The project is coordinated by theUnion of Blue Ribbon Associationsand subsidized by the Slot Machine Association.

By planning the land-use and the utilization of urban spaces,the SURE project's participative working method brought upissues important for the “Neighbourhood services” project.These shared issues included: networking of service providersand opening the available spaces to shared use for them. Themain objective is to strengthen the feeling of community inthe residents' groups and to increase local services and com-munity house activities. As a member of the support group Igot highly inspired by these issues.

The ”Neighbourhood services” project aims at those socialgroups being abandoned or usually discriminated by the soci-ety, like people with addiction or mental problems, the elderly,the unemployed and people living alone. The more the abilitiesand the resources are decreasing to manage in everyday life,the more challenging it is to access the services. We needactive local communities, as the most significant work, fromthe point of view of improving the standard of living, is donelocally. In the above mentioned project our objective is toreinforce the networking of the service providers and to in-crease possibilities for voluntary- and peer support groupactivities. I hope, that the “support group” model developed inthe SURE project will be applied also in the future in a largerarea context creating a discussion platform for all the actorsbeing involved.

Anne KärkiSatakunta University of AppliedSciences, Research Director

I act as a research director at Sa-takunta University of Applied Scienc-es (SAMK). My main responsibilityareas are enhancing barrier-freeenvironment by R&D actions anduser-centered research. The aim of

regional development of SAMK is to support SMEs, publicsector and voluntary organisations in their actions to enhanceparticipation for all people. My role as a director and re-searcher is to lead the on-going projects and spin-off thefuture ones in this area. SURE project has been a facilitator ofregional activities of SAMK and has involved several students,lecturers and researchers. The actions carried out have ameaning to the on-going fruitful co-operation between townand university. The studies among people (HuIA) and theirinvolvement to the hearing and decision making process, con-cerning the built environment, have shown to have a majorpositive impact to enhance wellbeing and satisfaction of peo-ple involved.

Juha LaineCity of Pori,Head of the Employment Unit

The Employment Unit of the Citycoordinates the employment ofyoungsters and the long-term un-employed to different offices. Inaddition, we provide assistance forthird-sector organisations in finding

work force. The Employment Unit has responsibility also inpromoting school-children and students being employed forsummer jobs. The Youth Workshop being subordinate to theEmployment Unit is located in the Pori SURE-area (the oldengine shed). The Pori SURE target area is not the one withthe highest unemployment rate, but there are lots of studentsand young job-seekers living there.

I had the opportunity to participate in the URBACT SummerUniversity in Krakow, August 2011, as a member of the SUREsupport group. The event proved to be very useful as it pro-vided me with possibilities to meet employment project man-agers from all around Europe.

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Silja LaineUniversity of Turku,University Lecturer,

Landscape Studies

I have been the member of the SUREproject's support group, and firstand foremost the one being incharge of the collaboration with theuniversity. Participative planning andlocal democracy are the issues, that are dealt with a lot also inlandscape studies. The SURE project gave us perspectivesabout how to put theory into practice and how to establishcooperation between different organisations. It is in the inter-est of the university to be actively involved in the town de-velopment.

Henry MerimaaSatakunta University of Applied

Sciences, Degree Programme Coordi-nator in Media and Communication,

Senior Lecturer

Project has provided opportunity toapproach the area from the point ofview of media and communication.We have studied the nature, thecharacteristic features and stories of Karjaranta, based onwhich the area has gained its reputation and its graduallyforming “brand”. Me and my students in the media and com-munication studies have been provided an extended trainingpackage by participating in this project in the Karjaranta dis-trict.

Kalevi MäkinenEntrepreneur

The enterprises that I run in Kar-japiha street 2: Asuntotori 24 Ltd,KM Markkinakanava Ltd and soletrader Kioski Kalevi Mäkinen. In thepremises of Hostel River I work as aCambridge Program life coach. I aman active pensioner who is not in-volved in any kind of pensioners associations or organisations.I have been a participant in the SURE project since it kickedoff, having been motivated in improving the Karjaranta districtby setting up small-size – and sole trader local enterprises. Inmy opinion, the development of Karjaranta should be keptgoing on, even though the SURE project has already terminat-ed. The real work has just begun. All the issues and activitiesthat were initiated during the SURE project should be furtherdeveloped and kept up to make the residents satisfied and toimprove the level of well-being in the district.

Nils Pettersson-FernholmKarjaranta Home Owners’ Association,

Secretary

I was born in Pori, on 6.11.1944. Atthe age of 30 I moved to Ostro-bothnia, the county north of Poriand then I moved back to the Karja-ranta district of Pori when I was 63.In Ostrobothnia I was working as anentrepreneur in the hotel and catering trade. In the SURE pro-ject I represented the Homeowners' Association, where I un-dertake the secretary duties. In the project I was especiallyconcerned about putting through ideas connecting to thetraffic conditions in Karjaranta. In addition, I considered issuesabout improving the sense of community interesting.

Tapani SöderbergCity of Pori, Horticulturist

I work as a horticulturist at the PoriStreet- and Park Planning Office. Inthe project there were new methodsdiscovered to improve the targetarea's safety and to make it moreenjoyable to live in. It has of primaryimportance to create enough green

corridor and to ensure them to be accessible. In addition, areashould be equipped with planting providing protection andorientation, too. During the project, the past history of thearea was brought into picture to strengthen the local identity.Stories connected to Karjaranta are about to be collectedwith the idea of creating a so called memory path- or park.

Jari TaimiPori Entrepreneurs Association,Chairman

I joined the SURE project already inits first phase and I consider therepresentation of business worldessential. At that time I was a boardmember of the Pori EntrepreneursAssociation (now I undertake the

duties of the chairman) and my objective is to have an impacton city planning and to make difference. As I see it, the busi-ness world has been far too under-represented in city plan-ning projects, even if the issues have always been afterwardscommented on. Due to the project, I got a rather compre-hensive picture about the challenges of the city planning andthe possibilities for getting involved in it. The working meth-od, in which stakeholders are called for participation in cityplanning, is an inspiring way for getting things done. I had theopportunity to get those issues forward that the enterprisesare affected by. Besides, I could pass on information to entre-preneurs about Karjaranta projects. Other project members,as well as the Spanish study trip provided me with new per-spectives on how a city and the enterprises can be developed.

Riikka TupalaSatakunta University of AppliedSciences, Project Worker

I work at the Satakunta University ofApplied Sciences on the Researchand Development Unit as a projectworker. My development projectfocuses on accessibility – mappingof competences, convey of infor-

mation and accessibility. Accessibility can be used as a welfarestate indicator. For this reason, it was considered importantalso on this target area. In the project's life-time accessibilityproblems were meant to bring to light by making certain ac-cessibility studies and user-survey.

Sanna VälimäkiCity of Pori, Traffic Engineer

I work for City of Pori, as the head ofthe Street- and Park Planning Officein the Technical Service Centre. Inthe SURE project it was possible tocreate an atmosphere for authenticinteraction with the residents of thearea. The most worrying issues of

the project proved to be the heavy traffic on KarjarannantieStreet and the lack of parking places. Possible solutions forsorting out the problems were found together with the resi-dents. SURE project has made proposals for the investmentprogram of the Technical Service Centre concerning the traf-fic safety.

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Summary Table of Actions / Local Action Plan for the development of Karjaranta, Pori, Appendix III

IdentifiedPROBLEMS

ConcreteOBJECTIVES

SuggestedACTION

DirectTARGETGROUP

Time-frame ofactivities

Party incharge of

coordination

Party incharge of

implementationFinancialresources

Empty business andstorage premises atthe street level;residents have nomeeting place; notenough local ser-vices

Provide more information tothe residents of the areaabout the opportunities oftemporary use. Organisinginformative meetings andcultural events in suitablepremises (business premis-es in AsemapäällikönkatuStreet 6).

(Prepare the action 1.1)

An informativemeeting about theexercise equipmentthat is installed onthe Semafori area inHankkija [1.1.1];Pop-up photographyinstallation; Organis-ing a survey on thefuture use of thebusiness premises[1.1.2]

The inhabit-ants of thearea andentrepreneurs,potentiallyinterested inthe emptypremises

2011 /November2012 /February

Pori City Plan-ning

Pori City Planningand SatakuntaUniversity of Ap-plied Sciences

URBACT IISUREproject

In surveys andinterviews, the resi-dents of the Hankkijaand Teurastamoareas have statedthat the area isdensely built andthere are not enoughparking spaces.Business premises atthe street level areunprofitable to theconstructors.

The defects that came up inthe background researchwill be taken into account infuture land use plans. Build-ing business premises onthe street level enables avaried use of the building.

(Prepares the action 1.2)

During the draftingstages of the "SuistoKiinteistöt" realestate company'sdetailed plan project,Pori City Planninghas suggested thatsome areas shouldbe built as car parks.Furthermore, inaddition to buildingrights, the possibilityto build businesspremises shouldalso be secured.[1.2.1]

Inhabitants ofthe neighbour-ing areas andresidents ofthe apartmentbuildings to bebuilt.

2012autumn

Pori CityPlanning

Pori City Planning Planningproject ofthe Plan-ning Re-view 2012-2014/ Cityof Pori(Municipalbudget)

Noise problems dueto the busy traffic onKarjarannantie Streetand difficulties incrossing the roadnear Ratamestarin-katu Street

Toning down the traffic withspeed limits and securitycameras

(Prepares the action 2.1)

A traffic camera(with a speed limit of40 km/hr) on Karja-rannantie Streetnear Ratamestarin-katu Street [2.1.1]

People living inthe area ortravellingthrough it.

2011 The City of Pori,Technical Ser-vice Center

The City of Pori,Technical ServiceCenter

City of Pori(Municipalbudget)

The local identity ofthe area is weak/unclear; the newresidents do nothave much infor-mation about Karja-ranta’s history

Mapping out and recordingthe memory-basedknowledge related to thearea

(Supports the action 3.3)

A memory walkthrough the Kar-japiha buildings andtheir surroundings[4.1.1]

Inhabitants ofthe area andother peoplefrom Pori whohave memo-ries andknowledge ofthe area

2012October

Pori City Plan-ning

Pori City Planningand University ofTurku (Landscapestudies)

URBACT IISUREproject

The new exerciseequipment atSemafori is not usedvery much

The residents will get toknow each other better anduse their living environmentmore

An arrangedworkout session atSemafori square[4.2.1.1]

Residents ofthe apartmentbuildings andother citizens

2011 Juneand 2012June

KarjarantaHome Owners'Association

City of Pori / Lei-sure Office andKarjaranta HomeOwners' Associa-tion

Employeeof theLeisureOffice of theCity of Porileads thesession

Low level of interac-tion between differ-ent inhabitant groupsand the actors

Reinforcing the sense ofcommunity and the sense ofthe city district

A marketplace eventin the Pori Energiabuilding’s parkingarea and in thepremises of thelunch restaurantViikin Helmi [4.2.1.2]

Inhabitants ofthe area andneighbouringdistricts andother actors

2012September

Pori City Plan-ning

Pori City Planningand KarjarantaHome Owners'Association

URBACT IISUREproject

Low level of commu-nication betweenactors/housingorganisations etc.

Increasing the interactionbetween the various parties

Organising a“Mölkky” outdoorgame competition[4.2.1.3]

Representa-tives of theactors in thearea

2012October

Pori City Plan-ning

Pori City Planning +Blue Ribbon Asso-ciation, KarjarantaHome Owners'Association

URBACT IISUREproject

The residents of thearea’s apartmentbuildings do notorganise recreationalactivities together

Strengthening the compe-tence of the residents andenabling them to realisetheir own influencing oppor-tunities

Launching a knitgraffiti workshop,meetings have beenorganised every fewweeks [4.3.1]

Inhabitants ofthe area

2012September

Pori City Plan-ning andKarjarantaHome Owners'Association

The voluntaryleader of the work-shop is a residentof the area whoperforms crafts as ahobby

URBACT IISUREproject

Quick interventions, 2011 and 2012

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IdentifiedPROBLEMS

ConcreteOBJECTIVES

SuggestedACTION

DirectTARGETGROUP

Time-frame ofactivities

Party incharge of

coordination

Partyin charge of

implementationFinancialresources

Short-term interventions, 2013-2014Empty business andstorage premises at thestreet level; not enoughlocal services (coffee shop,barber etc.)

An attempt to increase thebusiness operations in thearea. (The premises canalso be used for organisingcourses for the residents4.3)

Utilising emptybusiness andstorage facilities(Pop-up Shoppilot project) [1.1]

Inhabitants of thearea, entrepre-neurs interestedin the experimentand buildingowners

2013-2014 Prizztech Ltd Prizztech Ltd +Entrepreneurs ofPori Association +City of Pori

Separateproject fund-ing (ERDF)

The new apartment build-ings in the area are tooclose to each other; notenough parking spaces;the street level premisesare used as apartments oras storages/garages; noshared premises or busi-ness premises to serve theresidents

The weaknesses anddefects brought up duringthe SURE project will betaken into account in futureland use plans and will bereported to the construc-tors.

Organising apublic event inconnection withthe "Suisto Ki-inteistöt" realestate company'sdetailed planproject [1.2]

The inhabitants ofthe constructiondistrict’s neigh-bouring areasand the potentialnew residents ofthe plannedapartment build-ings

2014 Pori City Plan-ning

The City of Pori Planningproject of thePlanningReview 2012-2014 / City ofPori(Municipalbudget)

The small-scale industrysites on Lestikatu streetare not used to their fullpotential and the surround-ings are badly maintained

Turning the area into avaried and colourful entity,“Colour splash of Karjaran-ta”, which combines busi-ness operations, services,living and temporary crea-tive use. (Art events in thearea as part of the action4.2)

Developing theuse of premisesalong Lestikatustreet [1.3]

Businesses in thearea and neigh-boring districts,future users

2014 Pori City Plan-ning

The City of Pori, incooperation with thesmall companies ofthe area

Planningproject of thePlanningReview 2012-2014 / City ofPori(Municipalbudget)

Individual service providersof social and health(associations) have lowresources

Shared use of space andknowledge resourcesthrough cooperation

Networking ofservice providersin the area [1.4]

Inhabitants of thearea, groups ofspecial needs

2013 on-ward

Pori Blue Rib-bon Association

Pori Blue RibbonAssociation andother service provid-ers

Separateproject fund-ing (ESR)

Lack of parking space inthe apartment buildingarea near Hankkija andTeurastamo

Assessing the possibilitiesfor creating new parkingspaces

Assessing the useof parking spacesand the possibilityto increase theiramount in con-nection to the PoriEnergia site[2.2.1]

The inhabitants ofthe area andpotential compa-nies

2012-2013 KarjarantaHome Owners'Association

Karjaranta HomeOwners' Associationin cooperation withCity of Pori and PoriEnergia Ltd

Does notrequire financ-ing

The residents feel thatthere are not enoughparking spaces for carsnear the apartment build-ing area

Acquiring an assessmentfrom an external expert onhow to improve the parkingspace situation in thealready constructed areasand on how much parkingspace is needed for futurebuildings.

Assessment workcovering theparking spacesituation [2.2]

The inhabitants ofthe area andconstructioncompanies of thefuture residentialareas

2013-2014 The City ofPori, / TechnicalService Center(TSC) / Streetand Park Plan-ning

External consultant City of Pori(Municipalbudget) /TSC, Streetand ParkPlanning

When constructing newbuildings, the old buildingsand sites related to thehistory of the area havenot been sufficiently takeninto account

Presenting the history ofthe area in a new, interest-ing way (by utilising theresults from action 4.1 andsupporting action 3.5)

Planning andimplementation ofthe Memory Parkand Story Pathconcept [3.3]

Inhabitants of thearea, the wholecity and tourists

2013-2015 Porin CityPlanning ( incoop. with theTSC andSatakuntaMuseum )

University of Turku,course and thesesworks from land-scape studies

City of Pori(Municipalbudget)

Local identity of the area isunclear; the new residentsdo not have much infor-mation about Karjaranta’shistory

Mapping out and recordingthe memory-basedknowledge related to thearea(supports the action 3.3)

Organisingmemory walksand discussioncircles in theKarjaranta area[4.1]

Inhabitants of thearea and otherpeople from Poriwho have memo-ries andknowledge of thearea

2013-2014 KarjarantaHome Owners'Association (incoop. with thePori RegionAdult EducationCenter)

Students, Universityof Turku, DegreeProgram in CulturalProduction andLandscape Studies

does notrequire financ-ing

No local events for all theresidents of the area or thecitizens

Increasing the interactionbetween different residentgroups and the local actors.Making the area morefamiliar for all the citizens.

Vitalising theSemafori area /(for example,events, street art )[4.2]

Inhabitants of thearea and otheractors

2013 on-ward

KarjarantaHome Owners'Association

Karjaranta HomeOwners' Association(in cooperation withthe associations ofthe area and thecity’s cultural actors)

voluntarywork / +funding fromlocal busi-nesses

Lack of Community Cen-tres

Reinforcing the skills ofresidents that increaseinteraction and wellbeing,utilising the suitable premis-es of the area (could beconnected to action 1.1)

Organising cours-es (e.g. courseson the Internetand social mediafor senior citizens)[4.3]

Inhabitants of thearea, who areinterested inlearning newskills

2013 on-ward

KarjarantaHome Owners'Association

Karjaranta HomeOwners' Association(in cooperation withthe Pori RegionAdult EducationCentre)

City of Pori(Municipalbudget)

Many unused and poorlymaintained areas

Through shared activities,the residents will participatein improving their livingenvironment (as a part ofaction 4.3)

Communitygardens[4.4]

Inhabitants of thearea

2013-2014 KarjarantaHome Owners'Association

Karjaranta HomeOwners' Associationin coop. with otherassociations ( guid-ance: City of Pori,TSC / Park Depart-ment

voluntarywork / +funding fromlocal busi-nesses

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IdentifiedPROBLEMS

ConcreteOBJECTIVES

SuggestedACTION

DirectTARGETGROUP

Time-frame ofactivities

Party incharge of

coordination

Party incharge of

implementationFinancialresources

Middle-term interventions, 2015-2020

Crossing Karjaran-nantie Street is difficult,the noise is disturbing,connections are dan-gerous

Improving trafficsafety on Karjaran-nantie Street (trafficlights, speed limits,connection improve-ments etc.)

Comprehensive im-provement of trafficsafety on Karjaran-nantie Street, by alsotaking pedestrians andcyclists into account[2.1]

Car drivers pass-ing through thearea, pedestriansand cyclists,inhabitants of thearea

2016 The City of Pori(TechnicalService Centre)

The City of Pori(Technical ServiceCentre)

City of Pori(Municipalbudget)

the railway tracksseparate the“Veturitallit” (formerengine sheds) areafrom the Hankkija areaand City Centre

Increasing theamount of pedestri-an and cyclist con-nections

An underpass of thetracks near the OldStation (Vanha asema)[2.3]

Residents of thearea, pedestriansand cyclists ofthe whole cityarea

2017 The City of Pori(TechnicalService Centre)

The City of Pori(Technical ServiceCentre)

City of Pori(Municipalbudget)

Not enough recreation-al routes on the area

Placing a walkingpath near the railwayline from Vanhanaseman aukioSquare to Maantien-katu Bridge

A new recreation routealong the railway [3.1]

The inhabitantsof the area andother peopleusing the area forrecreationalpurposes

2015 The City of Pori,Technical Ser-vice Center

The City of Pori,Technical ServiceCenter

City of Pori(Municipalbudget)

Difficult to reach theriverside, lacking equip-ment, an unfinishedappearance

Making the utilisa-tion opportunities ofthe area more variedand taking accessi-bility and safe useinto account

Renovating the Ma-kasiinitori Square,utilising the neighbour-ing sites for businessactivity [3.2]

The inhabitantsof the area andyachtsmen

2016 The City of Pori(TechnicalService Centre)

The City of Pori(Technical ServiceCentre)

City of Pori(Municipalbudget)

Connection from Karja-ranta to the islet area,only by the Raumansil-ta Bridge

Improving the utilisa-tion of river banks,creating temporaryconnections to theislet area, until thebridge connection[See 2.4] is finished

Ferry connection to theislet area and/or mov-ing the pontoon bridgeTaavi, if/when theJokikeskus (rivercentre) project is com-pleted [3.4]

The inhabitantsof the area andpeople using thearea for recrea-tional purposes,summer tourists

2016 The City of Pori(TechnicalService Centre)

The City of Pori(Technical ServiceCentre)

City of Pori(Municipalbudget)

There is no activitycentre in the area fororganising recreationalactivities or culturalevents

Turning “Veturitallit”buildings (formerengine sheds) intoan activity centre,which is based onthe active andsteady operation ofYouth Workshop(Nuorten Työpaja)

Turning the Veturitallit”buildings (formerengine sheds) into avaried activity centre,where part of thepremises can be re-served for the resi-dents of the area andthe whole city [4.5]

Residents of thearea and othercitizens

2014-2016 Pori YouthWorkshop

Building owner(s)+ City of Pori +tenants (for exam-ple, building repairand maintenancework)(PPP model)

City of Pori(Municipalbudget) +real estatedevelopers

On the northern side ofKarjaranta, the siterented by Metso PaperLtd and owned by thecity is not in full useand trees and vegeta-tion are slowly takingover; an appearance ofa wasteland next to themain road

Improving land use,varied surroundingswith buildings andgreen areas, differ-ent types of housing,side by side

Pilot construction sitefor a new kind of living(e.g. Housing Fair),which also offers theKokemäenjoki riversidefor the citizens [1.6]

Karjaranta citydistrict, the wholecity

2013-2017 Pori City Plan-ning, City of Pori(TechnicalService Centre)

The City of Pori +land owners

Planningtarget of thePlanningreview 2012-2014 / Cityof Pori(Municipalbudget)

(OM)

Photo 61. The view of Makasiiniranta riverside seen from the Polsanluoto Islet´s bridge displays the change of the landscape, 2010.

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Photos 66-69. Photos of events organized in the target area inautumn, 2012 (clockwise): Memory walk, multicultural musicperformance on the neighbourhood fair event, knit graffitiworkshop.

(DN) (MV)

(DN) (DN)

(LV)

IdentifiedPROBLEMS

ConcreteOBJECTIVES

SuggestedACTION

DirectTARGETGROUP

Time-frame ofactivities

Party incharge of

coordination

Party incharge of

implementationFinancialresources

Long-term interventions, 2020-2025

A portion of thebuilding rights on thesite rented by PoriEnergia remainsunused, Pori Energiahas no need to buildmore or move

Building more premiseson the site, so that it willbetter serve the sur-rounding apartmentbuilding areas and alsothe operations of PoriEnergia, which willremain on the site

Making the use of thePori Energia premisesmore varied, changesto the detailed plan, ifnecessary [1.5]

The inhabit-ants of nearbyareas and thecity district ofKarjaranta;companies

2020onward

The City of Pori City of Pori; entre-preneurs (PPPmodel)

City of Pori +private funding

The connection fromthe western end ofthe target area overto the islet area arebad; when the newresidential area [1.6]is finished, the needfor improved con-nections will in-crease

Facilitating travellingbetween Karjaranta andHevosluoto Islet with abridge connection

Bridge connection (forpedestrians and cy-clists) to HevosluotoIslet [2.4]

The inhabit-ants of thearea and thewhole city

2022 The City of Pori(TechnicalService Centre)

The City of Pori(Technical ServiceCentre)

City of Pori(separatefunding)

The opportunitiesoffered by the riverbanks are not uti-lised sufficiently

Extending the boulevardof Eteläranta over toKarjaranta, so that manyresident groups, as wellas other citizens, mayutilise the riverside(utilisation of resultsfrom action 3.3)

Extending the Rau-manjuova riverbankboulevard and theconnected park areasfrom RaumansiltaBridge onwards up tothe Piilipuisto Park[3.5]

The inhabit-ants andworkers of thearea

2020onward

The City of Pori(TechnicalService Centre)

The City of Pori(Technical ServiceCentre)

City of Pori(Municipalbudget)

(DN)

(DN)

(DN)

Photos 63-65. (above) . Places where actions are planned tobe implemented. (The specific actions are indicated by num-bers in upper-right corner of the photos. )

1.3

3.2

1.1

Photo 62. (above ) Bird´s-eye view photography of the targetarea taken by Lentokuva Vallas Ltd brings out the diversity ofthe area: close to the riverside gradually enlarging area ofblocks of apartments, supported and sheltered housing, facili-ties for special groups, different services and enterprises; inthe background the Pori City Hospital.

The project is co-financed by the EU in the frame of the URBACT II programme