ECONNECTING

Greener & closer communities

01/06/2023 31/12/2025

Ongoing

ECONNECTING focuses on sustainable urban-rural mobility solutions within the 30-minute territory. Our mission is to advocate inclusive, digital, and ecological strategies, fostering the community engagement in co-designing climate-resilient towns. We promote accessible and welcoming cities, good governance for proximity territory, humanized and sustainable mobility, green communities, and a gender-balanced development.

Summary

LEAD PARTNER : Romagna Faentina - Italy
  • Razvojno raziskovalni center Ormož - Slovenia
  • Nagykálló - Hungary
  • West Mani - Greece
  • Comunidade Intermunicipal Viseu Dão Lafões - Portugal
  • Orihuela - Spain
  • Montenegro
  • Ennis Municipal District, Clare County Council - Ireland
  • Tori Vallavalitsus - Estonia

Timeline

  • First transnational meeting 
  • 17-19 October 2023 
  • Orihuela, Spain

Publication of the Baseline Study 

  • Second transnational meeting 
  • 20-22 February 2024 
  • CIM Viseu Dao Lafoes, Portugal
  • Third transnational meeting 
  • 17-18 April 2024 
  • Ennis, Ireland (Clare County Council)
  • Fourth transnational meeting 
  • 19 - 21 June 2024 
  • West Mani, Greece
  • Fifth transnational meeting 
  • 9 - 12 September 2024 
  • RRC ORMOŽ, Slovenia

Stories

  • Article
    Square of Riolo Terme

    200 cubes to rethink the square: the participatory small scale action in Riolo Terme, Italy

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    Mariachiara Di Tella

  • Article
    Group photo from transnational meeting in Slovenia

    Shaping accessible and welcoming cities

    During the last transnational meeting in Ormož, the partners of the ECONNECTING network discussed inclusive mobility solutions for accessible and

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    Mariachiara Di Tella

  • Article
    People taking part to the small scale action

    Unlocking the potential of rural villages

    In just 15 minutes, discover how Tori Vald is transforming mobility and empowering small communities through sustainability and innovation.

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    Mariachiara Di Tella

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Lead Expert

Articles

  • Judith Simbaruhije: From Teacher to Advocate for Migrant Women

    Judith Simbaruhije’s life is a profound testament to the power of perseverance and unwavering hope. Born and raised in Burundi, she had built a stable life for herself as a primary school teacher and

    Sarah Simonin

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  • 3rd Quarterly Report for the Residents of the Future project is out

    Author: Tiago Ferreira

     

    Thank you for joining us in this third Quarterly Report for the Residents of the Future project. We’re thrilled
    to share the progress and dedication that each city has poured

    Krešimir Grubić

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  • Articles

    Creating Inclusive and Sustainable Cities: Highlights from the S.M.ALL Network in the Second Journal

    As the S.M.ALL network progresses in its mission to transform urban spaces with a focus on inclusivity, accessibility, and reducing urban inequalities, Lead Expert Pietro Elisei highlights the

    Erica Bisetto

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  • Articles
    Tactical Urbanism to test actions in real time experiments in Pristina, Kosovo. Source: Roland Krebs

    A city for everyone: the return of shared public space

    For European Mobility Week URBACT joins the conversation with insights on harnessing mobility to make ‘cities for all’.

    roland.krebs

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