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1. Regeneration and housing · 5 NOV 2026

   Vienna starts second construction phase of council housing at Wienerfeld West

   Vienna has begun the second construction phase of the Wienerfeld West council estate in Favoriten, adding 40 timber-built council flats, a commercial unit and an underground car park by 2028, on the way to around 300 new flats.

   Facts and source

   • The second construction phase will deliver 40 more council flats, a commercial unit and an underground car park by 2028.
   • The new buildings are built in timber or timber-hybrid construction, with energy supplied by heat pumps and photovoltaics.
   • In total around 300 new council flats are planned for the estate, nearly doubling its previous housing stock.

   Source: Vienna city hall, “Hanel-Torsch/Franz: Baustart am Wienerfeld West: Gemeindewohnungen für 100 Wiener*innen”

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2. Digital government · 5 NOV 2026

   Vienna's first year of freedom of information cost around 2.2 million euros

   Vienna has published its review of the first year under the freedom of information act, reporting 30,279 working hours and about 2.2 million euros in costs, with around 250 officers in city departments handling requests.

   Facts and source

   • Implementing the freedom of information act has so far required 30,279 working hours and about 2.2 million euros.
   • Around 250 officers in the city's departments handle the law's decentralised implementation.
   • The data.gv.at information register shows Vienna with the most published documents among administrations.

   Source: Vienna city hall, “Ein Jahr Informationsfreiheit: Wien zieht positive Bilanz”

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3. Regeneration and housing · 4 NOV 2026

   Vienna launches free online calculator to check legality of rent increases

   Vienna's MieterHilfe has launched a free, anonymous online calculator that lets tenants check whether rent increases are lawful under the federal rent brake, which caps regulated-sector rises at one per cent in 2026 and two per cent in 2027.

   Facts and source

   • A new calculator on the MieterHilfe website lets tenants check for themselves whether their rent increases meet legal requirements.
   • The tool calculates the permissible rent taking into account indexation rules and the rent brake adopted by the federal government last year.
   • In the regulated rental sector, rents may rise by at most one per cent in 2026 and two per cent in 2027.

   Source: Vienna city hall, “Hanel-Torsch: Neuer Online-Rechner der MieterHilfe schafft Klarheit bei Mieterhöhungen – unbürokratisch, transparent und kostenlos”

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4. Inclusion · 2 NOV 2026

   Vienna chronic pain therapy centre treats around 800 new patients in first year

   Vienna's chronic pain therapy centre (TCS) in the Rabenhof, run by the Herz-Jesu Krankenhaus, took on around 800 new patients and carried out around 8,000 treatments in its first year, with funding agreed until autumn 2027.

   Facts and source

   • From its opening until the end of October 2026, the centre took on around 800 new patients and carried out around 8,000 treatments.
   • Patients register through the 1450 health advice line and treatment is covered by the e-Card.
   • A funding agreement with the City of Vienna and social insurance runs for now until autumn 2027.

   Source: Vienna city hall, “Ein Jahr Therapiezentrum chronischer Schmerz (TCS) im Rabenhof”

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5. Inclusion · 30 OCT 2026

   Vienna opens around 1,000 extra winter places for homeless people until April 2027

   Vienna's Fonds Soziales Wien started its 2026/27 winter package on 28 October, adding around 1,000 places for homeless single people and couples, places for 38 families and 255 warming-room places until 28 April 2027.

   Facts and source

   • Until 28 April 2027, 1,000 additional places for homeless single people and couples, plus places for 38 families, are available.
   • There are also 255 places in warming rooms, and the ten emergency shelters operate around the clock.
   • The Obdach Siemensstraße shelter in Floridsdorf is part of the winter package for the first time.

   Source: Vienna city hall, “FSW-Winterpaket startet: Wien stellt erneut rund 1.000 zusätzliche Plätze für obdachlose Menschen im Winter bereit”

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Projects we track

3 projects · 1 completed · 1 under way

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  LIFE VienNATURA, Breitenlee

  Vienna's largest renaturation project is restoring Pannonian dry grassland on a 90-hectare former railway yard with Natura 2000 status, with a nature trail and an information hub planned.

  Funded by EU LIFE programme Climate and energy

  Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Donauinsel pumping station upgrade

  A new rainwater pump of 15,000 litres per second raised peak capacity to 60,000 litres per second, improving flood protection for Floridsdorf and Donaustadt.

  Budget EUR 18 million Funded by Stadt Wien (Wien Kanal) Climate and energy

  Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Erdberg at the Tangente redevelopment

  A guiding plan adopted in October 2026 foresees new green spaces under and beside the motorway, a high-rise at the park-and-ride site and a public roof park; an architectural competition follows in 2027.

  Regeneration and housing

  Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

EU programmes and networks

• Eurocities Eurocities Member city; co-chair of the Taskforce on Women's Rights and Gender Equality ›
• Covenant of Mayors · 2012 Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy Signatory with 2030 commitments (mitigation, adaptation, energy poverty) ›
• Programme Urban Agenda for the EU: Partnership on Affordable Housing Leading role in promoting affordable housing ›

From the archive

• City profile · April 2024 Vienna: A Thriving Polycentric City of Innovation, Sustainability, and Inclusion