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Urban environment sector /

Public works department

Kaupunkitekniikan keskuksen tulosyksikön tehtävänä on turvata ja järjestää Espoon kaupunkirakenteen kehittyminen ja kunnossapito. Tulosyksikkö vastaa yleisten alueiden suunnittelusta, rakentamisesta ja kunnossapidosta, maanmittaus- ja kartastotoimen sekä geotekniikan palveluista sekä tehtäväalueeseen kuuluvista lakisääteisistä viranomaistehtävistä.

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Responsible in 32 actions

Action title

Implementation phase

Status

Tasks

Responsible parties

Indicators

Information updated

We switch to using LED bulbs for lighting

Late

We deploy the Jokeri Light Rail line

On schedule

We construct the West Metro extension

On schedule

We construct the Espoo City Rail Link between Leppävaara and Kauklahti

On schedule

We improve the conditions for walking

Continuous

We improve the preconditions for cycling

Continuous

We develop park-and-ride facilities and services

Continuous

We ensure the smooth flow of public transport

Continuous

We develop the charging infrastructure for EVs in Espoo

On schedule

We increase the efficiency of parking

On schedule

We develop the distribution infrastructure for renewable fuel

On schedule

We increase the efficiency of goods transport

On schedule

We develop emission calculation as part of assessing the impact and costs of infrastructure construction

Continuous

We promote the circular economy of infrastructure construction through more sustainable procurement criteria for materials

Continuous

We tender out infrastructure contracts according to the Green Deal for zero-emission construction sites

Late

We provide urban centres with runoff route analyses

Continuous

We consider the risks caused by climate change in city procurements

Continuous

We add runoff flood risk areas to the city’s internal map service

On schedule

We analyse the impact of climate risks on traffic

On schedule

We exercise discretion when building walkways above and below the flood stage

Continuous

We prepare a plan for identifying forest management challenges and preparing for them

On schedule

We take care of the forest areas next to them before handing over plots of land

Continuous

We add temporary snow storage sites to the city’s internal map service

On schedule

We conduct a water management survey in the Pitkäjärvi catchment area

On schedule

We dismantle the regulation of Lake Bodom and Lake Matalajärvi

On schedule

We use trees that provide shade in the planning of park areas

Continuous

We increase information on adaptation measures in city communications

Continuous

We determine the processing methods for invasive plant waste

On schedule

We explore the principles and possible practices of ecological compensation in Espoo

On schedule

We add areas allocated to the prevention of invasive species to the city’s internal map service

On schedule

We assess the carbon sink situation in Espoo and explore possibilities for emission compensation

On schedule

Kehitämme kaupunkipyöräjärjestelmää

On schedule