{"id":37743,"date":"2025-09-03T14:45:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/urban-environment-development\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:18:26","slug":"urban-environment-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/urban-environment-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban environment development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37743\" class=\"elementor elementor-37743 elementor-37512\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b0576e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b0576e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-073c84e\" data-id=\"073c84e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd01d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd01d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding: 40px 20px; color: white; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b34cf 0%, rgba(0, 94, 152, 0.84) 100%); text-align: right;\" data-mce-style=\"padding: 40px 20px; color: white; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b34cf 0%, rgba(0, 94, 152, 0.84) 100%); text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">The presence of numerous parks and gardens and the proximity of Vitosha Mountain give Sofia the opportunity to be a unique green capital. The city prioritizes solutions to its specific problems such as air pollution, energy efficiency, and water and waste management.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b8e66d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b8e66d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b067dd7\" data-id=\"b067dd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1a16d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c1a16d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Urban environment development<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce8bd0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce8bd0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b875a4\" data-id=\"3b875a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822da0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"822da0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investments in green infrastructure and urban environment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69ddd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b69ddd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"222\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"222\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Enhancement of <strong><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; color: #000000;\">51<\/span> inter-block spaces<\/strong> in Sofia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"275\">\n<p data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"275\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">New parks and gardens in neighborhoods <strong>(2025)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"346\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"346\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Over <strong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"311\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; color: #9b34cf;\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\">\u20ac<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><strong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"311\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; color: #9b34cf;\">511291<\/span> in 2024 for the design of green spaces<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b892c2\" data-id=\"3b892c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6074c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6074c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/street-7281553_1280-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37517\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/street-7281553_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/street-7281553_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/street-7281553_1280-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/street-7281553_1280-219x146.jpg 219w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/street-7281553_1280-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/street-7281553_1280-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/street-7281553_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b31e18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b31e18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72e2779\" data-id=\"72e2779\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178f6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"178f6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sofia Municipality Budget 2025 \u2013 over \u20ac1.4 billion.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2cbd5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2cbd5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"459\">\n<p data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"459\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Maintenance and development of the <strong>urban environment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"517\">\n<p data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"517\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Investments in <strong>educational<\/strong> and <strong>sports infrastructure<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"563\">\n<p data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"563\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Improvement of <strong>transportation connectivity<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"599\">\n<p data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"599\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Maintenance of <strong>streets and sidewalks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"640\">\n<p data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"640\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Measures to increase <strong>security<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"701\">\n<p data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"701\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">The <strong>\u201cbuses to school\u201d\u201d service continues for 2024\u20132025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbe34ad\" data-id=\"cbe34ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f15b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f15b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/river-6175173_1280-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37519\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/river-6175173_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/river-6175173_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/river-6175173_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/river-6175173_1280-219x146.jpg 219w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/river-6175173_1280-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/river-6175173_1280-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/river-6175173_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfd10d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfd10d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-231e164\" data-id=\"231e164\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a32302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a32302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transport and infrastructure<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf9ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcf9ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\">\u20ac<\/strong>93.77 million <\/span>for the expansion of the <strong>metro<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\">Construction and repair of key roads: <strong>Blvd. &#8220;Stamboliyski&#8221;, &#8220;Rozhen&#8221; Blvd., &#8220;Maria Luiza&#8221; St., &#8220;Opalchenska&#8221; St., Copper Factory Bridge, &#8220;Eduard Genov&#8221; St. and &#8220;Zhivko Stalev&#8221; St.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\">Construction and repair of <strong>bridges<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\">Improvement of <strong>intra-district connectivity<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f11c0f\" data-id=\"6f11c0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98bfdae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98bfdae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sofia-3658934_1280-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37526\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sofia-3658934_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sofia-3658934_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sofia-3658934_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sofia-3658934_1280-219x146.jpg 219w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sofia-3658934_1280-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sofia-3658934_1280-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sofia-3658934_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3b9813 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3b9813\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb3805f\" data-id=\"cb3805f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224c505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"224c505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Urban environment and neighborhoods<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9d640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a9d640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; color: #9b34cf;\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\">\u20ac<\/strong>33.3 million<\/span>\u00a0<strong>for repair<\/strong> and <strong>maintenance of the street network<\/strong> (+10 million compared to 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #9b34cf; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\">\u20ac<\/strong>24.62 million<\/span>for <strong>repair of sidewalks<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #9b34cf; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\">\u20ac<\/strong>153.4+ million<\/span>\u00a0for <strong>green areas<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; color: #9b34cf;\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\">\u20ac<\/strong>16.9+ million<\/span>for <strong>street lighting<\/strong> (\u20ac838.5+ million compared to 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; 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font-size: 18pt;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Construction restrictions<\/strong> in suburban areas (<strong>from 2025<\/strong>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>&#8220;Long-term development zones&#8221;<\/strong> (<span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; color: #9b34cf;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; color: #9b34cf;\">66,200 decares<\/span>) around <strong>Lozen, Bistritsa, Malo Buchino, Ivanyane<\/strong> and <strong>the northern regions<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\">Higher and denser construction will be allowed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\">Small portion reserved for parks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb4716c\" data-id=\"fb4716c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f76ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6f76ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tall-building-3687583_1280-1024x770.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37532\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tall-building-3687583_1280-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tall-building-3687583_1280-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tall-building-3687583_1280-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tall-building-3687583_1280-194x146.jpg 194w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tall-building-3687583_1280-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tall-building-3687583_1280-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tall-building-3687583_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18f6fc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18f6fc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3943e43\" data-id=\"3943e43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93bc0da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93bc0da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Funding and programs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76bc3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c76bc3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; 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