Housing (by Paulina Czerwińska)
Today, Będzin is not a really good place to live in for our generation. Old destroyed buildings and tenement houses long ago amazing and eye-catching, now deters people from living there. In Będzin, there is also a small amount of tourists probably due to collapsed, neglected buildings and unattractive area around the city. Additionally, residents of this town are not proud of their place of living. But can we change that? Let’s make this place more beautiful and attractive for both residents and visitors. There are a few ideas how to improve architecture and the living conditions in Będzin.
Firstly, the town council should consider renovating old buildings. People prefer living in well-maintained houses and flats which look neat and stylish. All uninhabited and neglected places should be demolished.
Secondly, the renting of apartments should be more affordable especially for students and young people. As a result university students and young residents would like to live there and maybe settle in. Today the payment is too high ,so they can’t afford to rent it that’s why they prefer to commute to school by bus or train. We need new, eco-friendly ideas to attract the youngest, promote this place-showing attractive ” housing solutions” , change the present housing conditions and integrate more local community to improve the image of Będzin.
Finally, we should raise young people awareness not to destroy renovated building by putting on “graffiti”, teach them responsibility for their common goods and take care of their local area. On the other hand, it would help to convince the town council to invest in housing infrastructure and introduce new law to get better the living conditions for all the inhabitants. Satisfied people could contribute to successful urban development of Bedzin. In order to obtain this aim both the authorities and the residents need to cooperate with each other, otherwise nothing will change.
The youth (by Mateusz Kopczyński)
The city of Będzin should be equipped with some more advanced amenities for young people. Their type will depend on what the goal is expected. If we want the youth to just have fun, building sport facilities, playgrounds or organizing concerts, festivals, can be a good option. Yet, if the aim is to increase their academic or work opportunities, such things as language courses or career advisement would be a better idea.
Firstly, investing in new sports facilities can attract sports-oriented teenagers and give them an opportunity to professional sport development but it also takes the risk of high costs of maintenance and the chance of being devastated by hooligans (as it often happens). What’s more, concerts, open-air festival and picnics promoting the cities are very popular among teenagers and inhabitants. Such events give an opportunity to integrate the local community but on the other hand it raises the question about spending public money on entertainment than more necessary needs like local infrastructure.
On the other hand, previously mentioned courses of languages or other skills like computer seem to be more reasonable options for our generation, as they give the youth outlook for future and better work perspectives. Investing for the educational future of the youth can influence the living conditions of all the population and provide better technological development.
In other words, there is no ideal solution how to find the compromise but I think that perfect balance between entertainment and self-development, physical and mental training will create our town a good place to settle in and for the youth to invest their future here.
The elderly (by Kinga Lazar)
Older people have better life now than in the past in Będzin. For example, public transport. In the past it was hard for them because buses were not adapted to older and weak people (people in wheelchairs) or tickets were too expensive. Now we have various aids, for instance special places in the bus for them or discounts on tickets. If they are retired or they have a lot of free time they can sign up for a senior club. This club organizes a lot of trips and attractions. Now they can also attend different courses e.g. about how to use computer etc. City organizes various games and festivals for them so they are not bored.
I have my own idea for a better life for them too. For example , they should have priority in shops, more places just for them( parks etc) and cheaper tickets everywhere.
Sustainable growth (by Kamil Wyszyński)
To improve ecology in Będzin we should build more green places like: parks. Also we can try to do something with emission of CO2 to the atmosphere by changing coal burners to bio fuel house heaters. And to save heat we have to change old windows to the new ones which will not let the heat go out of the house.
Transport (by Paulina Pączkowska)
Nowadays public transport is well developed. We have a lot of possibilities to travel for instance by buses, trams or trains. It is really easy for us to visit the neighbouring cities. We prefer using our public transport since it is so much cheaper and it takes less time than using our cars because there are usually trafic jams. Thanks to special lane on the road for buses, we have a better and faster option to get to the destination. Also, we have a special bus for longer trips. For example ,we have a direct bus to Cracow for little money. What is more, if we are students we have additional discounts which may additionally encourage us to use public transport.
On the other hand, of course it could be better. For instace, there should be more buses to small cities or even villages because our friends sometimes have a problem to back home when they want. They have to plan everything always thinking about bus timetable. Maybe if we the buses ran more frequently, we would use them more often. Next issue which would change a lot is ecological, hybrid transport.Thanks to this, we will be able to care for the environment more. We will have the opportunity to breathe fresh air. We’ll just feel better. Another suggestion is to encourage young people to use bicycles as we have a lot of cycle paths. Thanks to that people could stay fit and be more healthy. More and more people deicide to choose this option.
The disabled (by Julia Mosur)
Nowadays infrastructure in our cities for disabled is better than it was five or ten years later. People started thinking more often about disabled persons, how their normal day looks like with all those difficulties when they ,for example, can’t go to the bank because there are only stairs and they need to struggle with their wheelchair.
In bigger cities it is more frequent to see conveniences for disabled, but not everywhere. It’s sad that many people because of their disability can’t do many things that they like or what they would like to try.
In the future our cities should change. More options in public transports like trams for people on wheelchair, in public places like banks or pharmacies also one employee should know sign language. Maybe not only the infrastructure should change more, people should not treat disabled people as somebody worse only because he can’t walk, talk or see.
The society should be widely open for everybody. There are many places where we can open special places for disabled people to meet up, talk, get to know each other etc. There is no place for discrimination. We are all the same and we should treat each other as we want to be treated.
In conclusion, we all should make some plans for better future for anyone. Make it simple for everybody.
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