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A new urban freight plan
When Umeå — northern Sweden’s largest urban community — joined the URBACT Freight TAILS network, its city centre faced increasing traffic problems,...
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'Cities in Action-Stories of Change’ publication just released!
Discover how 40 URBACT cities across Europe have brought positive impact in their population in terms of urban mobility, jobs and skills, reuse of...
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Gender sensitive public space? Placemaking and spatial justice through the perspective of gender
What do we mean by the ‘gendered nature’ of urban space? How can a better awareness of gender create safer and more inclusive cities? These questions...
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Gender Equal Cities
On International Women’s Day, URBACT is proud to launch Gender Equal Cities- a new initiative to highlight ways in which cities are driving change...
Freight TAILS
Freight TAILS
Devoted to discovering Tailored and Innovative Logistic Solutions (TAILS) for the successful management of freight, this Action Planning network aimed on rethinking how freight can shape almost every aspect of our urban lives. The air we breathe, the noise we hear, the traffic we experience, the...
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Experimenting with governance
Innovative governance work is notable is several of the 97 URBACT Good Practices . Common themes emerge around how cities are beginning to innovate...
WEED
WEED
Identifying and developing integrated local actions that improve women’s situation in employment, entrepreneurship and the knowledge economy are key to this thematic network. In addition, it is clear that the role that women play in terms of local regeneration is crucial, however, urban...
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