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Source: Moscow Government – Moscow Government –
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Large-scale improvement and development of all-season infrastructure for recreation and sports is one of Moscow's key priorities. This will help enhance the city's appeal to residents and visitors, Sergei Sobyanin stated in his annual report on the Moscow Government's performance.
"The climate is changing, city residents' ideas about quality recreation are evolving, and new opportunities and technologies are emerging. Therefore, a radical overhaul of the 10-15-year-old infrastructure is needed," the Moscow Mayor noted.
Eleven all-season sports fields have opened in the city's districts, replacing artificial ice rinks or empty spaces. In winter, they offer ice skating, and in summer, volleyball, basketball, and other sports. Dozens, even hundreds, more such fields will be built in the city in the coming years.
The main ski slopes—approximately 500 kilometers—are planned to be equipped with artificial snowmaking systems. The first flagship slope opened this season in the 850th Anniversary of Moscow Park.
Dozens of summer recreation areas, including outdoor swimming pools, are being created across the city. This year, the city's streets and stadiums were also opened up for mass exercise. Millions of Muscovites participated in marathons, bike rides, and other events, so this tradition will continue.
"Our goal is to systematically improve Moscow's urban environment, not only in the center but throughout the entire city. By 2025, over 700 Moscow streets and squares were given a new look. These are primarily located in ordinary residential areas," added Sergei Sobyanin.
Furthermore, the improvement of Shlyuzovaya, Danilovskaya, Nagatinskaya, and several other embankments made it possible to establish a new pedestrian route along the Moskva River from Balchug Island to the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve. Within Kolomenskoye itself, the unique Tsarskaya Embankment, stretching 3.5 kilometers, was opened.
Significant changes are taking place in Gorky Park, Sokolniki, Kuzminki, the Luzhniki Sports Complex, and other large Moscow parks, creating new opportunities for quality family recreation.
Several more major projects will be implemented in the coming years. These include the construction of pedestrian bridges that will connect Krylatskoye with the Filevskaya and Mnevnikovskaya floodplains, as well as improvements to Mnevniki itself and the Grebnoy Canal area.
In addition, a comprehensive and careful rehabilitation of the Losiny Ostrov National Park is planned.
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