1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Bucureşti
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Gazon pe liniile de tramvai
Short description of the intervention
Tram lines that are trespassing a neighborhood in Bucharest were covered with turf, creating green spaces alongside the lines and improving air quality (1) The neighborhood is dubbed "the greenest neighborhood" of Bucharest.
Address

Calea Dudeşti nr. 191
Bucuresti
Romania

Location
The NBS is a city-wide initiative, the GIS point marks the centre of the city
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Residential
Website of the intervention
https://www.primarie3.ro/index.php/programe/detaliu/sectorul-3-cel-mai-verde-di…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2011
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2015
End date of the intervention
2015
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
1. Sound reduction and stormwater absorption are maximized (1);
2. Create a green corridor alongside the most trafficked streets of the neighbourhood (1);
3. Accessibility for snow clearing (2);
4. Improve air quality (2);
5.Low maintenance (2).
Quantitative targets
1.Install an irrigation system (1)
2. Use Sedum when planting the turf (evergreen and low maintenance) (1)
3. Increase the 16,38 to 26 sqm green spaces /per inhabitant norm in relation to the UE's environmental regulations (3)
Monitoring indicators defined
1. Amount of green space needed per capita (3)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Water management (SDG 6)
Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
Environmental quality
Air quality improvement
Noise reduction
Implementation activities
The pilot project for greening the tram line was started in 2011 by the City Hall, when about 3,800 square meters of lawn were planted (2)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Railroad bank and track greens
Parks and urban forests
Green corridors and green belts
Vegetation Type
Grass
Amenities offered by the NBS
Unknown
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Local climate regulation (temperature reduction)
Air quality regulation
Noise reduction
Flood regulation
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Local government/Municipality
Citizens or community groups
Governance
Governance arrangements
Government-led
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
This is solely an innovation directed by the municipality of Bucharest.
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Dissemination of information and education
Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Citizen oversight (e.g. boards, advisory)
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Yes
Please specify the "Regional Directive/Strategy"
The 2004/35/CE, Council of Europe Directive in regards to Environmental Protection which establish the amount of green space per inhabitant capita is mentioned in connection to the intervention (2)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the national regulations/strategy/plan
The Law 24/2007 on the regulation and administration of green spaces in the localities is referenced in connection to the intervention (1)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the "local regulation/strategy/plan"
The intervention fits under the HCLS 020/2011:Decision of the Local Municipality in regards to maintenance of green spaces in the 3rd District of Bucharest (1)
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Mandatory (based on policy)
Intervention is mandatory
Environmental regulation
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Please specify
The project was implemented in response to the Decision of the Local Municipality in regards to maintenance of green spaces in the 3rd District of Bucharest
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Please specify
The interventions was partially financed from the ERDF of the EU.
Co-finance for NBS
Yes
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
EU funds
Public local authority budget
Type of fund(s) used
Earmarked public budget
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
No
Business models
Green densification model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Type of innovation
Technological
Infrastructural innovation
Please specify technological innovation
This innovation was unique in Romania in 2011 (3)
Novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
The innovation is transferred to new initiative(s) without substantial adaptation
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
The 2nd district of Bucharest transferred this initiative on its tram lines. (1)
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Water management and blue areas
Improved stormwater management
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Description of environmental benefits
Reports regarding the NBS explaining environmental benefits have not been issued. Even so, in the implementation phase, it was expected that the action will improve the management of stormwater during the rain season and will increase the areas of the green space in the city, making the sector where the NBS was implemented the greenest in the city but also the first (other sectors followed after this to implement these types of NBS) (3)
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
Unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Increased appreciation for natural spaces
Description of social and cultural benefits
The municipality has not released reports about the social impacts of the NBS but it was expected that the action will increase the appreciation for natural spaces among the citizens of the city, since they were interacting with the NBS on a daily basis (3)
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
No impacts reported
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Water management (SDG 6)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Environmental quality
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown as of August 2020
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Unknown
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
Unknown
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
Cum arată linia verde de tramvai de pe Calea Vitan din Capitală, după caniculă.
Bucurestiul sub norma impusa de UE privind spatiile verzi
SECTORUL 3, CEL MAI VERDE DIN BUCUREȘTI
List of references
1. B365 (2015), Cum arată linia verde de tramvai de pe Calea Vitan din Capitală, după caniculă, Available at http://www.b365.ro/cum-arata-linia-verde-de-tramvai-de-pe-calea-vitan-din-capitala-dupa-canicula-foto_235208.html (Accessed 22-8-2020)

2. Mediafax (2008), "Bucureştiul, sub norma impusă de UE privind spaţiile verzi pe cap de locuitor" (2008), Available at http://www.mediafax.ro/social/bucurestiul-sub-norma-impusa-de-ue-privind-spatiile-verzi-pe-cap-de-locuitor-2505391 (Accessed 22-8-2020)

3. Primaria Sectorului 3 Bucuresti, Sectorul 3, cel mai verde din Bucuresti (2017), Available at https://www.primarie3.ro/index.php/programe/detaliu/sectorul-3-cel-mai-verde-din-bucureti/29 (Accessed 22-8-2020)




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Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Tram and the view of the lines covered with turf
Panoramic view of the turf on the tram line
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