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Unfortunately, this idea was not selected

Unfortunately, the idea did not receive enough votes in the poll and will therefore not proceed to the next phase.

However, the project team and the City of Zurich are reviewing all submitted ideas once again to identify potential synergies with other projects. Perhaps your idea could be implemented even without additional support? Please consider whether you would like to pursue the idea further.

If you’d like to continue getting involved in the pilot neighbourhood, you can also help develop one of the 26 selected ideas. To do so, contact the idea proposers directly or write to mitmachen@pilotquartier.ch.

Zueri tuuscht - Swapping instead of building

Avatar: Atelier Anachron Atelier Anachron

Idea not chosen
What should be created?
"Züri tuuscht" is a neighbourhood-based app as a platform for voluntary home swapping. The aim is to increase occupancy density and actively reduce the steadily growing land consumption per person – currently around 39.3 m² in the city of Zurich, with the goal of a climate-neutral city of less than 30.2 m² per person. / The subsequent tenant regulation is already in place as a legal instrument. In order to create incentives for an apartment exchange without rent increases, the app offers a low-threshold set of instruments. Instead of building new, existing space is intelligently repurposed – in the style of "Züri shares": older people with too much space swap with growing families. People can change their living situation without having to leave their neighbourhood. / The platform combines key features: A matching system detects suitable changes of residence between households. Accompanied rent stabilisation prevents unwanted rent jumps and creates legal clarity. In addition, relocation services are arranged to reduce logistical hurdles. / A municipal contact point can moderate and support the process. Models from Munich or Lausanne show the feasibility – "Züri tuuscht" thinks further of these approaches as a targeted climate instrument. / The effect is clear: living space is used more dynamically, new buildings are reduced. Every new building avoided saves up to 1000 kg CO₂/m², heating surfaces are reduced, and grey energy is avoided. At the same time, generation-friendly housing structures, social mix and stronger neighbourhood ties are being created. / "Züri tuuscht" combines Civic Reawakening and Climate Transition: a simple tool that enables self-efficacy – and shows how net zero can be achieved by swapping instead of building. Change begins with an exchange.
example
https://www.lausanne.ch/vie-pratique/logement/projets/echange-appartements.html(External link) Apartment swap exchanges in Munich, app "Zueri shares"
Are you an individual or part of a group?
We are an informal group (e.g. neighborhood group)
Name
Interessensgemeinschaft Bach Mühle Fuchs / Countdown 2030 / Atelier Anachron
Are you implementing the idea alone or are you still looking for comrades-in-arms?
I/we are still looking for comrades-in-arms
Describe the place(s)
According to the project perimeter, related to the district and scalable to the city, large owners in the pilot district, municipal offices or foundations that can offer experience in legal advice and logistical assistance.
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