Review article

The article is the second part of the block of two articles (see the article «Urbanism of the New Era - "Big Projects": Amsterdam and St. Petersburg» («Bulletin of Civil Engineers» 2021, no. 4 (87)). The stages of development and the features of the urban planning process taking place in the XVIII century on Vasilyevsky Island, as well as the key parameters of the urban environment of the district are identified. The strategic indicators of urbanization projects for the development of new territories in St. Petersburg and in Amsterdam are compared and the difference in the resources involved in these two cities is noted, which is reflected in the project concepts and in the methodology for implementing the project.