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My neighborhood - Hlíðar
Neighborhood plan proposals aim to enhance and upgrade public spaces in the neighborhood, focusing especially on city streets and a new neighborhood square. At the same time, it's essential to consider various necessary infrastructures to ensure neighborhoods develop and evolve with changing priorities. The plans also include local conservation provisions for specific parts of the neighborhood and Klambratún, safeguarding the unique character and spirit of the area.
Holtatorg
The working plan for the neighborhood plan presented ideas for a new square at the intersection of Skipholt, Stórholt, and Einholt, where the parking lots are currently located. In the proposals, this new square has been referred to as Holtatorg, though a formal name has not yet been decided.
The ideas were well-received when introduced, and the neighborhood plan includes the development of the square in connection with the redesign of the city streets at Skipholt and Stórholt. The design will focus on a green look to create an attractive leisure area where a diverse commercial street meets dense residential buildings.
Concept for a new neighborhood square.
Revamped city streets
Skipholt and Rauðarárstígur in the neighborhood of Háteigur, along with Langahlíð and Hamrahlíð in Hlíðar, are defined as city streets. The neighborhood plan emphasizes the need to redesign and beautify the environment of city streets. Additionally, Snorrabraut is identified in the municipal plan as a connecting street to prioritize for reconstruction and beautification,
Redesigning city streets can change the character of neighborhoods, reduce traffic speeds, increase safety, and improve residents' quality of life. We will enhance the tree cover and focus on squares and public spaces along the streets for residents to enjoy. Combined with the redesign of Skipholt and the renewal of the urban area toward Laugavegur, a lively street with various shops and social life that extends the city center to the east can emerge.
Locally conserved areas in Hlíðar
The neighborhood plan proposes that construction in several areas of the district should have local conservation provisions. Such protection safeguards the important characteristics of cohesive older developments and highlights the uniqueness of certain neighborhood sections.
The houses of Norðurmýri and the southern part of Rauðarárholt will have local conservation provisions in the yellow category. Additionally, the oldest part of the buildings in Hlíðar south of Miklabraut, as well as a row of multi-family residences along Stigahlíð. Provisions for local conservation can somewhat limit changes and require more detailed preservation of specific features of the area. These provisions will then be included in the conditions of the neighborhood plan.
Klambratún is also given local conservation status according to the neighborhood plan proposals. The park is an important green space for the neighborhood's residents and also draws people from beyond the neighborhood, being one of the most visited public areas in the city. We must protect Klambratún as an essential green space for the people of Reykjavík and ensure its continued development reflects the design that Reynir Vilhjálmsson envisioned.
Perimeter walls are one of the distinctive features of the buildings in Norðurmýri. According to local conservation provisions, these should be retained.
Recycling drop-off points
With the neighborhood plan, the location of recycling drop-offs is fixed. These locations can be seen on the map below. When choosing locations, it is crucial that recycling drop-offs are within walking distance for most residents.
The recycling drop-off at the Klambratún parking lot is one of the city's most popular and will remain there but with plans to install underground containers. The recycling drop-off at the end of Eskihlíð will also stay in its current location. The drop-off point currently at Hamrahlíð/Stigahlíð will be moved closer to Stigahlíð 2–4, and the recycling drop-off point near Bólstaðarhlíð will be relocated further south on the street, closer to the preschool Stakkaborg. Furthermore, a new recycling drop-off will be established using underground containers near the future Holtatorg once it is ready.
Schools and preschools
In parallel with the neighborhood planning, there has been close cooperation with the Department of Education & Youth in analyzing the housing needs of preschools and primary schools in the neighborhood, based on population forecasts and development plans.
On the basis of these analyses, the neighborhood plan grants schools very generous building permissions to respond to student increases and changing needs. Expansion possibilities have been examined for each location, providing substantial new extension permissions where conditions allow. Schools and preschools also receive very generous permissions for temporary housing on lots, which can be critical when there is a need to quickly adapt to changing housing demands.