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  • URBACT accueille 25 nouveaux réseaux d'action !

    À la suite de la décision du Comité de suivi d’URBACT, le 28 octobre 2026, 25 réseaux d’action s’apprêtent à se lancer dans l’aventure !

    Lauryn Pignarre

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  • Urban planning
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    Thirty URBACT cities use their own playbook to revive, connect and build

    How can urban planning broaden its field of action to shape fairer, greener and more connected cities? 

    Santamaria-Varas Mar

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  • Urban planning
    A person looking at infographics on a wall

    Thirty URBACT cities use their own playbook to revive, connect and build

    How can urban planning broaden its field of action to shape fairer, greener and more connected cities? 

    Santamaria-Varas Mar

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  • Articles
    Celje (SI), Cities@Heart

    Welcoming cities: how 27 URBACT cities built strong social foundations

    We welcome you to learn more about what makes a city more welcoming... 

    dirk_gebhardt

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  • URBACT City Festival 2026 : de l’expérience locale à l’inspiration européenne

    Deux jours, plus de 500 participants, des centaines de bonnes pratiques et une même envie : partager, apprendre et faire avancer les villes européennes. Les 29 et 30 septembre, le réseau URBACT a posé

    Lauryn Pignarre

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  • Local economy
    This image illustrates the social, economic, and environmental impacts, as well as levers (governance, cooperation, and impact-driven companies).

    Seven Smart Ways Cities Are Growing Their Local Economies

    From talent attraction and business innovation to sustainable tourism and heritage reuse, seven URBACT Good Practices show how cities are growing their local economies by building on their unique

    Tiago Ferreira

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  • Urban planning
    A person cycling on the road

    Mobility for everyone: what five URBACT Action Planning Networks learned about turning plans into practice

    From safer school journeys to rural transport connections and accessible streets, five URBACT Action Planning Networks are turning mobility for everyone into practical action.

    KarolinaOrcholska

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  • UNIDAS4EU in Meylan: Understanding How Local Systems Respond to Violence Against Children and Vulnerable Victims

    Carla Lourenço

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  • Social cohesion

    How four URBACT networks are transforming social data into action

    Can data drive positive social impact? Discover how European cities are putting it to use.

    Liat Rogel

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