The Dublin Cultural Audit and Map project

The Dublin Cultural Audit and Map project was developed to add to the local authoritys knowledge base, to inform decisions by the city council departments, planners and strategists. This intelligence project is also a public resource - a website called Culture Near You - that makes the citys cultural buildings, organisations and networks easier to find and connect with for the people of Dublin.

European capital cities leading the urban agenda for cultural inclusion

Eight cities are collaborating in a newly established network named ACCESS, funded by URBACT, an EU programme to develop sustainable solutions to urban challenges. The aim is to bring about a real shift in cultural policymaking in Europe and as a result ensure access to culture for all citizens.

The digital transformation of the mobility systems and services in Trikala, Greece

Trikala, a city of 81.000 citizens in Greece, is an old ‘smart story’ with several correlated projects being implemented in an attempt to meet the social interest and the municipal strategic vision for a “Resilient, Smart and Efficient” city by 2025.

Az Autómentes sugárút sikere Tartuban

Tartu Autómentes sugárútja ösztönözte a gazdaságot és arra biztatta a városlakókat, hogy élvezzék ki a biztonságos tér adta új lehetőségeket!

Vaslui și Alba Iulia – orașe finaliste în competiția internațională "Cities of Tomorrow"

Vaslui și Alba Iulia au fost desemnate printre orașele finaliste la concursul international „Orașele de mâine”. Cele două administrații publice locale s-au remarcat cu proiecte dezvoltate în cadrul programului URBACT, vizând incluziune socială și construirea brandurilor pentru orașele inteligente din Europa.

Betekintés az URGE hálózat munkájába: tematikus jelentés

Összegzés az URGE hálózat „Bayernkaserne” kísérleti projektjének tapasztalatairól: A szabályozási és szabványosítási igények, mint a körforgásos gazdaság előmozdításának mozgatórugói az építőiparban.

Christmas Pop-Up Shops in Altena

The Lead Partner of URBACT's network re-growCity filled empty stores with manufacturers of Christmas decoration instead of a Christmas market (which was forbidden in 2020 because of Corona).

"We made a virtue out of necessity!" (city marketing team, Altena)

Latvijas pilsētas pretendēs uz titulu “Eiropas kultūras galvaspilsēta 2027’’

Jau otro reizi Latvijas pilsētām ir iespēja cīnīties par Eiropas kultūras galvaspilsētas titulu 2027. gadā! Pagaidām interesi iesniegt pieteikumus Eiropas kultūras galvaspilsētas titula iegūšanai izrādījušas piecas Latvijas pilsētas – Jūrmala, Liepāja, Cēsis, Kuldīga un Daugavpils. Tomēr citām pilsētām ir vēl laiks iesniegt savus pieteikumus līdz 2021. gada 4. jūnijam.

A very collaborative 2nd Transnational meeting!

Our second transnational meeting was hosted by the city of Vila Nova de Famalicao and took place online on 25^th & 26^th November. The meeting focussed on the topic of collaboration and looked at ways in which cities could stimulate collaboration with a view to accelerating the circular economy.

Kreative Zwischennutzung von Leerstand in Altena: Pop-Up Weihnachtsmarkt „Altenaer Wintermeile“

Altena in Nordrhein-Westfalen vermittelt im Transfer-Netzwerk Re-growCity als Lead Partner seine erfolgreiche Strategie gegen den Schrumpfungsprozess – eine URBACT Good Practice. Zum Ende der Projektlaufzeit blicken wir zurück auf den Transferprozess und die URBACT-Aktivitäten in Altena. So nutzte die Stadt u.a. Leerstand in der Innenstadt kreativ und rief die „Altenaer Wintermeile“ ins Leben. Als Alternative zum Weihnachtsmarkt, der durch die aktuelle Corona-Situation abgesagt werden musste, wurden leerstehende Läden angemietet und den Aussteller*innen der Weihnachtsmärkte angeboten.