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TactiCity - Tactical urbanism for inclusive places

The project builds on the “Citywide tactical urbanism” good practice and aims to transfer tactical urbanism experiences to the network’s cities, drawing on

SHIFT-R

SHIFT-R is a Transfer Network inspired by Fundão’s (PT) award-winning model of building a place-based innovation ecosystem to revitalise small cities.The

Smart Mobility on Demand

Smart Mobility on Demand is more than a mobility service. It connects rural and urban areas through a flexible and inclusive demand-responsive transport

UNIDAS4EU

UNIDAS4EU is a European cooperation project aiming to transfer and implement the Portuguese “UNIDAS” intermunicipal governance model in six European cities. It

Eat4Climate

While food systems account for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions, the Eat4Climate URBACT Transfer Network, led by Mouans-Sartoux (FR) with six European partner

Framework for the improvement of private housing

Improving energy efficiency of private housing and social support to vulnerable inhabitants

Sustainable food education centre

Reducing citizens' carbon footprint by education on sustainable food 

Participatory urban park project

Turning wasteland into public green spaces 

Tool for monitoring housing

A tailored strategy anticipating, preventing, and combatting substandard housing

Bike to work challenge

Promoting cycling as a means of commuting in the city 

Tools for sustainable business transformation

A digital platform measuring the territorial impacts of companies and the Positive Impact Economy Observatory 

Transitional urban planning: Etape 22D

A testing ground for metropolitan public policies 

S.M.ALL

The S.M.ALL network  addresses urban challenges, promoting and implementing sustainable mobility solutions for all, including safe home-to-school journeys

Residents of the future

Residents of the future wants to address the issue of urban depopulation within small and medium-sized cities. By focusing on digital transformation, economic

One Health 4 Cities

The One Health 4 Cities network aims to promote the integration of the One Health approach into urban strategies and projects. It intends to develop tools that

METACITY

Metacity aims to increase competitiveness of small and medium tech-aware cities, benefiting from the opportunity to enhance service efficiency and citizen

GreenPlace

GreenPlace is an URBACT network consisting of ten partners who aim at developing a set of activities for "recycling" unused urban areas, using social

FEMACT-Cities

Gender equality has been enshrined in EU law for nearly 25 years, however, implementation on a local level remains uneven. The role of gender equality as a

COPE

A green and just transition in cities is key to achieving carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050. The COPE (Coherent Place-based Climate Action) network will

WELDI

In order to build more inclusive and resilient societies, local authorities need to ensure that migrant reception and support policies guarantee that migrants

Breaking Isolation

The "Breaking Isolation" Network, composed with 10 European cities, aims to address the rising issue of social isolation.

The project seeks to strengthen

Cities After Dark

Life in cities continues even after dark. The 'Night Economy' is made up of activities that are essential for a city to function 24 hours a day and play a

DIGI-INCLUSION

DIGI-INCLUSION network aims to tackle social exclusion and boost digital inclusion not only by granting access to technology but by enabling people to develop

Cities@Heart

Cities@Heart brings together ten European urban areas with diverse profiles but with one common goal: achieving a balanced and inclusive city centre for all

Beyond the Urban

The Beyond the Urban network brings together ten European municipalities and regions that will collaborate with the aim of improving urban-rural mobility

URBinclusion

Socioeconomic disparities and other forms of inequalities are a major issue in European cities which are threatened by social polarisation increase. Poverty

Stay Tuned

European cities face higher levels of Early Leaving from Education and Training (ELET) than their national averages, meaning that some urban areas have more

INT-HERIT

The INT-HERIT implementation network brings together 9 European cities facing challenges related to the revitalisation of their cultural heritage. These cities

BoostInno

The work developed by the cities of this Action Planning network has proven that social innovation is not just a trend, but it could also be qualified as a

Freight TAILS

Devoted to discovering Tailored and Innovative Logistic Solutions (TAILS) for the successful management of freight, this Action Planning network aimed on

Gen-Y City

Over the last decades, younger people have increasingly chosen to live in urban areas, whilst the share of older residents in cities has generally fallen

In Focus

By mobilising a significant number of stakeholders, this Action Planning network had the mission to rethink the stakeholders’ agendas on business-led economic

MAPS – Military Assets as Public Spaces

The Action Planning network MAPS (Military Assets as Public Spaces) was focused on enhancing former military heritage as key elements for sustainable urban

TechTown

By exploring how small and medium sized cities can maximise the job creation potential of the digital economy, this Action Planning network examined whether

CityCentreDoctor

The cities of this Action Planning network were challenged to identify the urban issues relate to their city centre, analyse perceptions and reality of those

INTERACTIVE CITIES

This Action Planning network explored how digital, social media and user generated content can improve today’s urban management in European cities, whatever

REFILL

In many European cities one of the positive side effects of the financial-economic crisis is the growth of innovative forms of solidarity and commitment at

RetaiLink

This Action Planning network created strategic plans to enhance the competitiveness of small and/or independent retail businesses, considering them a key

CityMobilNet

Cities that suffer from congestion, emission loads, social exclusion and, lastly decrease of the quality of life, have gathered in this Action Planning network

Com.Unity.Lab

This Transfer network aims to replicate the Lisbon Local Development Strategy for areas of Priority Intervention which provides the city a range of integrated

RU:RBAN

This Transfer network builds upon the "Management model of Urban gardens in Rome" Good Practice, in order to transfer to EU cities geographically distant from

Genderedlandscape

Gender equality is a fundamental goal of EU policy. Unfortunately, many urban policies, services, and physical developments still do not take gender into

ROOF

To end homelessness through innovative housing solutions at city level is the main driver from the Action Planning network. It is not about managing

Space4People

Space4People dealt with public space use in its cities and worked with its main use function: transport. Our focus was on walkability, quality of stay, mix of

RiConnect

RiConnect is an Action Planning Network of 8 metropolises which aim is to rethink, transform and integrate mobility infrastructures in order to reconnect people

ActiveCitizens

The aim of ActiveCitizens is to rethink the place of the citizen in the local governance by finding a balance between representative democracy and participatory

Urb-En Pact

The 8 partner cities and organisations involved in the Urban Energy Pact project embrace the ambitious goal of becoming net zero energy (NZE) territories no

5Bridges

Creating bridges between homeless and local communities

BioCanteens#2

BioCanteens#2 Transfer Network is about ensuring the distribution of sustainable school meals in participating cities as a key lever towards the development of

Experimenting with new types of grants in deprived areas which are not eligible for social funding anymore

Further develop the area-based policy for deprived neighbourhoods by applying innovative elements in territorial sense, involving new types of local

TAST'in FIVES

Transforming Areas with Social Talents: Feed, Include, Value, Educate, Share

DigiPlace

Digi Place is an Action Planning Network that aims to set up an acceleration mechanism to enable cities to catch up the digitalisation opportunities in hard &

Cities4CSR

The project’s main aim is to unlock opportunities in order to improve our cities. The Action Planning Network of CITIES4CSR has identified in Corporate Social

ON BOARD

Local Governments are leverages of educational innovation. We are aware of the opportunities & the needs in the city, we have a privileged knowledge of the

BioCanteens

BioCanteens Transfer Network is about ensuring the distribution of sustainable school meals in participating cities as a key lever towards the development of an

Collective school catering

A sustainable initiative for a territorial agri-food policy

How participative metropolitan planning can really work

"Let's reinvent the Grand Paris Metropolis" call for projects brings together local stakeholders to design their metropolitan area.

Digital urban strategy

A digital fablab to equip school leavers with digital skills

All united for more biodiversity

A charter to manage green spaces in a eco-friendly way

Participatory budget

Citizens decide on projects designed for and by them.

Atlas of metropolitan spaces

An atlas of interdependency and interconnections, with a view to implementing efficient partnerships across the territory as a whole

CIA 7

ReGeneration

Reviving places, communities and resources
 

2nd Chance

The challenge of this Action Planning network is the activation of vacant buildings and building complexes for a sustainable urban development by self-organised

ARRIVAL CITIES

In September 2015, at what was the height of migration flows witnessed in the Europe since the Second World War, this Action Planning network began its

AGRI-URBAN

Rethinking Agri-food production in small and medium-sized European cities is the aim of this Action Planning network. Agri-food production is a mature industry

EGTC

The first objective of the EGTC URBACT project is to promote the development of cross-border urban development strategy.

Healthy Ageing

Exchange knowledge, tools and expertise to promote active & healthy ageing and age-friendly environments in cities.

CityRegion.Net

Develop new structures and tools that make it possible to improve collaboration on the "city-region" level.

CoNet

Exploring current approaches to strengthen social cohesion in neighbourhoods

FIN-URB-ACT

FIN-URB-ACT strives for more efficient local support structures for SMEs' development and innovative economies. The rationale is that such structures on local

RUnUP

Developing “triple helix” structures in which municipalities, university and businesses shared a common vision and ambition.

WEED

Identifying and developing integrated local actions that improve women’s situation in employment, entrepreneurship and the knowledge economy are key to this

ESIMeC

How medium sized cities can generate new employment opportunities, prepare workers for jobs, and address mismatches between the supply of labour and demand for

CASH

Propose new solutions and promote new policies for the sustainable renovation of social and affordable housing units in the European Union.

CSI Europe

The aim of the JESSICA initiative is to support “sustainable investment in cities”. Through the implementation of the initiative, Urban Development Funds are

ENTER.HUB

ENTER.HUB promotes the role of railway hubs/multimodal interfaces of regional relevance in medium cities as engines for integrated urban development and

Hero

Develop integrated and innovative management strategies for historic urban landscapes

JOBTOWN

A European Network of Local Partnerships for the Advancement of Youth Employment and Opportunity