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Verband Region Stuttgart...
- is the political entity for the Stuttgart Region, consisting of the districts of Böblingen, Esslingen, Göppingen, Ludwigsburg and Rems-Murr, as well as the state capital Stuttgart. Every five years at the regional elections, the citizens vote for the delegates in the Regional Assembly (regional parliament).
- works towards the forward-looking and sustainable development of the Stuttgart Region. The aim is to ensure diversity, the high quality of life, mobility and economic strength in the long term.
- sets the frequency for the S-Bahn commuter rail system. It is the financial entity that “orders” commuter rail services; it introduces improvements such as night-time services and on-board WiFi and expands the commuter rail network.
Competences and tasks
- The tasks are clearly defined: to maintain quality of life and economic strength in the Stuttgart Region.
- Some of our responsibilities include regional planning, certain aspects of local transportation, regional transport management, regional transport planning, landscape planning as well as business and tourism development.
- We also get involved voluntarily in sports and culture and well as in German and European networks, in competitions and projects on central key issues.
Projects and programs
- Verband Region Stuttgart provides additional impetus and is a point of contact and facilitator for central key issues in the Stuttgart Region as a place for living and doing business. We take part successfully in national and international competitions and projects.
- We adopt an innovative approach to finding answers to questions around mobility, land use and demographic development.
- From climate protection and bike races to carsharing and the international building exhibition, Verband Region Stuttgart is involved in and has initiated many exciting projects.
