URBACT Good Practices

The 2025 URBACT City Festival will put in the spotlight 116 urban good practices that are impactful, participatory, integrated, relevant and easy to transfer to other European cities.

To scale them up across Europe, URBACT will launch a Call for Transfer Networks from April to June 2025. Join the URBACT City Festival to find the URBACT Good Practice you want to transfer in your own city and network to make this happen!

Find out who these practices are and where they come from below!

Human Power Hub

A citizen-centric initiative creating a robust social innovation ecosystem

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From food to sustainability

Promoting organic production while enhancing local economic development

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Reducing the gender gap in STEAM

Promoting women and girls’ digital skills and interest in technology through the project +Dones³: Science, Talent and Technology

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Participatory transformation of abandoned areas

Converting underutilised spaces into sustainable, biodiverse areas for sports and wellbeing

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Smart design for increased security and a city for all

Place-based collaboration framework for supported housing units

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Restart: an integrated strategy for attracting residents

Combatting demographic decline in low-density territories

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Green and blue city transformation

Bringing city centre back to the residents by creating green, open spaces

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Youth spaces network

A network of safe, open spaces created for and by young people

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Revitalised tram depot as a vibrant cultural centre

Providing space for students, artists, social leaders and NGOs

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Microgrants

Supporting grassroots initiatives through annual open calls for grants

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Participatory city strategy

Involving city stakeholders in decision-making processes

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Keeping local waters clean

Stakeholder collaboration for preventing water pollution

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