Satellite towns of Kazan were presented at the meeting with the Gehl Architects firm

Further development of Kazan, Kazan agglomeration and its satellite towns – Kazan Smart City and Innopolis – became the subject of discussion at a meeting of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and founder and director of the architectural bureau Gehl Architects Ian Gale during SPIEF 2014.

At the meeting were discussed issues of urban planning, using of the experience of foreign countries in the formation of modern cities and urban infrastructure. Head of the republic in a conversation with Ian Gale said that the «Strategy of socio-economic development of Tatarstan – 2030» includes the further development of Kazan, Kazan agglomeration and its new projects – Kazan Smart City and Innopolis.

Mr. Minnikhanov invited architect to visit Kazan – for a detailed discussion of urban planning. He said that recently expert in urbanism, president of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy in New York Enrique Penalosa gave a lecture on the development of compact cities.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Press Service