Networks

Discover the URBACT Networks, their cities, their plans,  and recommendations. An URBACT network brings together EU cities willing to exchange ideas and produce integrated local policies with the help of their peers, local stakeholders and URBACT experts. Cities can join three types of URBACT Networks, Action Planning, Transfer and the Innovation Transfer Mechanism, following calls for proposals.

Interested in taking part in an URBACT Network? Find out more about the upcoming calls for Networks, how to join a Network as an expert or how to become a Local URBACT Group member, get involved!   

 

  • Urban N.O.S.E.

    Towards an urban economic system of Social Incubators
     

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  • Youth Space Link

    Youth Space Link connects 7 European cities that believe youth spaces can be more than just places – they can be platforms for participation, dialogue and real influence on local policies. By sharing experience and learning from each other, cities adapt proven solutions to empower young people in their own local contexts.

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  • UNIDAS4EU

    UNIDAS4EU is a European cooperation project aiming to transfer and implement the Portuguese “UNIDAS” intermunicipal governance model in six European cities. It strengthens coordinated, territorial, and victim-centred responses to domestic and gender-based violence through better communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, and referral mechanisms. By supporting partner cities to adopt an integrated governance framework, UNIDAS4EU enhances municipal capacity, improves local support services, and fosters sustainable cooperation, contributing to safer, more inclusive, and resilient urban communities across Europe.

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  • Entrepreneurial Cities

    Entrepreneurial Cities is an URBACT Transfer Network led by Albergaria-a-Velha (PT) that supports cities to integrate entrepreneurial education for young people into local policies and practice by transfer and adaptation. The network connects municipalities, schools, businesses and community actors to strengthen youth skills, confidence and agency through hands-on learning, mentorship and testing actions in real-life contexts.

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  • Comings and Goings

    The Comings and Goings network transfers the flexible, on demand mobility solution of the Viseu Dão Lafões region (PT) to 6 European partner cities. Designed to serve low-density areas, this service overcomes conventional transport limitations by allowing residents to book taxis via a free reservation centre. The initiative effectively strengthens the regional transport network, ensuring no resident remains isolated.

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  • OLYMPICS4ALL

    OLYMPICS4ALL is a community-based project implemented across seven European municipalities, aimed at promoting active and healthy ageing through physical activities, traditional games, and adapted competitions for seniors and other vulnerable groups. It seeks to foster more inclusive, active, and socially connected communities.

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  • ReDAN

    ReDAN is an URBACT Transfer Network of partner cities working together to regenerate degraded urban and peri-urban areas through nature-based solutions. The network transfers and adapts a proven approach to ecological restoration, combining practical pilot actions with peer learning and local stakeholder engagement. ReDAN promotes low-cost, high-impact measures that improve biodiversity, strengthen climate resilience, and create attractive spaces for education, recreation, and community involvement, so that each partner city can embed 
    and scale what works locally.

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  • We Create Space

    We Create Space is an URBACT Transfer Network that builds on a proven participatory grant programme implemented in Ostrava (Czech Republic). It enables residents to create public spaces themselves using funds from the city budget. The project transfers this approach driven by communities to partner cities Koszalin (PL), Pescara (IT), Granollers (ES), Bucharest District 6 (RO), Niš (RS) and Métropole Rouen Normandie (FR) to strengthen bottom-up, sustainable and inclusive urban development across Europe.

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  • CITI4UD

    Your city, your choice. We are a network of 7 European cities putting decision-making power into the hands of the people who know their streets best. From initial idea to final implementation, residents drive the improvements they want to see. This isn't just about better infrastructure - it’s about fostering a deeper partnership between the community and municipality to ensure every resident is heard, valued, and involved.

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