Open space planning and urban greenery

The tasks of the City Green in Offenbach include planning the permanent maintenance, new construction and renovation of all public green spaces and open spaces in Offenbach. These tasks include planning services for parks and green spaces, open spaces on and around bodies of water, such as the banks of the Main, roadside greenery and street trees, as well as playgrounds, football pitches and town squares.

Additional attention is paid to areas for landscape conservation, which includes the planning and maintenance of ecological nature conservation and species protection measures, such as the creation of new orchards and habitats for sand lizards.

The Urban Green Department also plans and draws up specialist reports for urban development plans, development measures and competitions.

The tasks of open space planning in Offenbach primarily include the conception and implementation of a uniform, clear and functional cityscape in public spaces, which should be expressed in an appealing form, color and materiality without sacrificing practicality. In different areas of the city, coherent design concepts should be recognizable, adapted to function and need.

By selecting and defining coherent design elements and corresponding guidelines, urban development is to be positively steered by the work of urban design and also brought into harmony with the efforts in the area of urban greenery and the other official departments. Accessibility and the protection of historical monuments are among the many areas of particular focus.