/nginx/o/2024/04/17/16009972t1h3524.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "New nature reserve – Lucavsala small gardens")
Do you remember the “Sports Palace Gardens” project? Between Barona and Tērbatas streets, in the very center of Riga, in the territory of the demolished Sports Palace, the idea of creating small gardens for three years was implemented. In other words, instead of an unused and degraded area, the residents were given the opportunity to … Read more
:watermark(https://f.pmo.ee//logos/4133/bb989514d16b88b940b51f02e07642d0.png,-2p,-2p,0,18,none)/nginx/o/2024/04/17/16009782t1hee6b.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "However, the Riga City Council grants the Football Federation land for the construction of a stadium in Lucavsala")
He pointed out that the construction of infrastructure will destroy the green area. Cilinskis believes that this football stadium will never be profitable. Ieva Brante (NA/LRA) emphasized that she is for a green Lucavsala and will not support the construction of a stadium in this place. The head of the social issues committee, Juris Radzevičs … Read more
/nginx/o/2024/04/16/16007854t1h2336.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "There will be a protest against the construction of a stadium in Lucavsala")
As informed by the Riga City Council, the picket has been officially announced. Its purpose is to protest against the construction of a football stadium in Lucavsala. It is planned that 100 people will participate in the event. As informed by the association, it calls for postponing the decision on the transfer of the plot … Read more
/nginx/o/2024/04/10/15994176t1h5087.png?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "VIDEO ⟩ The Football Federation plays with the idea of a new stadium on the eve of the congress; about finances – little clarity")
Although Lucavsala has more advantages, the disadvantages are not unimportant. There are not enough spaces for surface parking; complex anti-flooding measures may have to be taken; significant investments are needed in the improvement of the street network and bicycle infrastructure; for some engineering networks, including electricity, the length of cables can reach a kilometer. The … Read more
/nginx/o/2024/04/09/15991192t1h0df5.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "owners of small gardens could be given a place elsewhere")
He said that the football stadium itself is not planned to be built in the place where the gardens are currently located, but the development of the connecting infrastructure may affect the users of the gardens. At the same time, the mayor of Riga emphasized that this is by no means new, as the development … Read more
/nginx/o/2024/04/05/15983962t1h1baa.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "LÚSIS COMMENTS ⟩ Why is Lucavsala the stupidest place to build a stadium?")
It has been talked about for years that Riga needs a proper stadium. The fact that we are the only country in Europe without a stadium capable of hosting events with at least 8,000 seats makes us look even poorer than the poorest countries in Europe. Haters, of course, object, shouting that the national football … Read more