This settlement on the outskirts of Vilnius is one of the hottest objects of conflict: a new service complex will soon appear here.

The residents of Tarande started the new year 2021 worried about their settlement. In a letter received by Delfi Būsto, community members are outraged by the planned construction of 51 units in Tarande. Commercial and service complex building.

A new service center is planned at Tarandės 2, which will increase the traffic load on Tarandės Street. <...> There are many problems that concern our community ”, the residents begin the letter.

The community remains interested in the size of the future complex, in other words, what area the future building will occupy. Residents also have questions about the number and location of parking spaces for the future complex. The community also expressed concern about the use and depreciation of the infrastructure.

“The community is concerned that the Tarande infrastructure will be used by investors who do not invest in the infrastructure,” the letter says.

The letter also alludes to a possible increase in car traffic. This is really relevant to the Tarande community as it has been fighting for many years for a decent and compliant road entry and better roads.

Service complex

The complex that concerns the Tarandė community, as Delfi Būstas explained, is planned on the territory of the city municipality (part of Tarandė does not belong to the territory of the city, but to the territory of the district municipality). The project was prepared and presented to the municipality, project proposals for service buildings in Tarandės str. 2, Vilnius, for the project.

The editorial office asked residents of the Vilnius city municipality questions about the planned complex, for example what the size will be if it is planned to have up to 51 buildings. The response received indicates that the buildings are between 30 and 45 square feet. m area, and the construction area of ​​the entire complex – 2175 square meters. subway.

“According to the developer’s design task, the buildings will be universal, adapted to each
the needs of the service provider “, – the answer is yes and lists the possible activities in the buildings:

• points of acceptance and issuance of goods;
• services, production workshops (production of advertising paraphernalia, assembly, furniture repair, etc.);
• showrooms (manufactured, sold to display various products (furniture, doors, etc.));
• provision of services (sports, massage studio, appliance repair, dog grooming,
• repair of bicycles, scooters, photo studio, etc.);
• Creative workshops (venues adapted to a person’s favorite hobby (sports, production, etc.)

Some of the service buildings planned in the territory will operate on a self-service basis. All complex management will be automated.

The project was presented in the order above.

In fact, such intensity of activity can affect the condition of the infrastructure in Tarandé and the quality of life of the community. Therefore, the community’s concern that investors use the existing infrastructure is justified. Delfi Būstas asked how the developer will contribute to the improvement of the infrastructure. According to the response of the municipality, until the previous legal framework in the city provided that the connected infrastructure developer receives the conditions to invest in the infrastructure of that particular place, the investor who came later – when a contribution is not required significant-. And this project was presented while this old order was still in effect.

“And in this case, only one requirement is included in the description of the connection conditions issued to the project developers -” according to the solutions of the detailed plan of the T13 neighborhood of the territory of 1.2 ha Gineitiškės and Pavilioniai, the block of dirt or asphalt traffic connection (5.50–6.0 m wide, right turn radius – 3.0–6.0 m) to turn into Tarand Tas street ”, the answer is positive.

According to Antonas Nikitinas, Vilnius city chief engineer, this year a new legal regulation finally appeared with the Municipal Infrastructure Development Law, which stipulates that all developers will contribute to the improvement of infrastructure in proportion to the area or object under development. .

The building permit for the Tarande service center is expected to be received this spring, in May. Taking financing into account, construction is scheduled for 2022-2023. Other innovations are likely to reach the residents of Tarandė in 2023 or 2024: according to the signed tripartite agreement, the Lithuanian Highway and Automobile Administration (LAKD) should install a tunnel and an overpass on Tarandės street and a “back” in another Ukmergės Street. and the municipality will have a “backup” on the Tarandė side until 2024. According to the latest data, the deadline could be 2023.

There is no priority urban area

The residents of Tarandė in the public space constantly raise the problems of the settlement and ask the municipality to take measures to improve the quality of life of the local population. According to Vilnius’ chief architect, Mindaugas Pakalnis, this district was and remains a widely developed suburban area, dominated by low-rise buildings – one-room houses and two apartments. The population density in most of the territory is less than 15 inhabitants per hectare, in the most densely populated parts it is about 20 inhabitants per hectare.

“According to international practice and our own experience, infrastructure (including public transport and social infrastructure) is only worthwhile if the population exceeds 30 inhabitants per hectare. Therefore, not only Tarandė, but also the infrastructure from other suburban areas is subsidized by Vilnius residents living in other areas ”, emphasizes the city architect.

It states that both the city’s current and newly developed master plans do not consider all of these areas as priorities, and the Municipality has always paid more funds and attention to those parts of the city where the population density is higher and more people can use the infrastructure there.

“However, in Tarandė the municipality forms plots for greenery, the general plan foresees areas of social infrastructure, which, unfortunately, according to the legislation regulating restitution, were returned to the former owners, so a rather long process and expensive to take them for public needs await, “explains Pakalnis.

According to the interlocutor, Tarandė has an active community that declares and defends its interests, is constantly communicated and consulted about the steps that the municipality can take to improve the quality of life of the population. It is true, it recognizes that relations with the district municipality, which owns part of the Tarande territory, could be closer and better.

“Obviously we are coordinating the planning documents of the adjacent territories, the street connections, the development of public transport, but obviously we have a situation where residents living outside the city use the infrastructure created with Vilnius money. to pay taxes in the neighboring municipality “, M Pakalnis emphasizes.