"All Aboard" the Green Line to Bistrița city

During the last 10 years, road transportation has been rising in Bistrița city with an increase in the number of cars and an intensification of road traffic. This phenomenon has led to an increase of pollution caused by transport and a congestion on the parking capacity in the area. Nevertheless, urban public transport has played an important role in the development of the city, facilitating the population's access to jobs and services.

City video URGE: Kavala

The fourth of a series of city videos of URGE - the URBACT Action Planning Network on the theme of Circular building cities.

Apel pentru expertiză: resurse și finanțare

URBACT caută un expert sau o echipă de până la doi experți pentru a sprijini dezvoltarea unui pachet de sprijin pentru consolidarea capacităților, cu accent pe Resurse și Finanțare pentru Planurile de Acțiune Integrate.

Maruška Markovčič: »Najprej je treba poskrbeti, da se skupnost poveže«

Maruška Markovčič je na Mestni občini Ljubljana zaposlena od leta 1999. Na Oddelku za varstvo okolja, Odseku za razvoj podeželja, si prizadeva za samooskrbo Ljubljane in ohranjanje kmeta na zemlji. Poleg neposredne podpore kmetom pri razvoju njihove dejavnosti si prizadeva za krepitev lokalnih skupnosti. S popisovanjem dediščine in ozaveščanjem lokalnega prebivalstva, spodbuja razvoj turistične ponudbe ljubljanskega podeželja. Zadnja leta je najbolj aktivna na projektu Čebelje poti v Ljubljani, ki je v okviru programa URBACT zgradila tudi mednarodno prepoznavnost.

Play for Solidarity - How Playful cities are using games to make cities more inclusive and reduce inequalities

An article written by URBACT Expert Simone d’Antonio

Change in the local administration: where a little magic string goes a long way

„Innovation is a natural way to find new solutions to old problems"

RiConnect themes: Rethinking for adding ecosystem functions

The continuity and proper functioning of the ecological metabolism is often interrupted by mobility infrastructure. Therefore, rethinking infrastructure can help both protect nature flows and add new ecosystem functions.

RiConnect themes: Planning the metropolis

Rethinking mobility infrastructure offers the opportunity to have a positive impact in the metropolitan scale, through sustainable urban development.

Community in the making: how to build communities in socialist housing estates?

"Every house is interesting,” says the motto of the good practice, the Budapest100 festival which involves volunteers and residents to celebrate the built heritage around us for more than ten years now. But is every house truly interesting? Even socialist housing estates? Are there strong communities in the blocks of houses? If yes, how can we reach out to them? Are there hidden places, uncovered stories? Is there anyone willing to tell these stories? 

RiConnect themes: Rethinking for integrating the infrastructure

How to physically integrate the infrastructure? The goal of our second theme is to ensure that mobility infrastructure is accessible, surrounded by active spaces and without leftover areas.