Networks and cities' news

Open Plasencia will link buildings with stories and cultural actions

This year, on the occasion of the participation of Plasencia (Spain) in the " URBACT Come In! Talking Houses/Shared Stories Transfer Network", the "Open Night" is renamed "Open Plasencia" with the aim of expanding its field of action, integrating a good European practice originating in the city of Budapest, which seeks citizen participation and the valorization of heritage through the opening of residential buildings and the participation of neighbors sharing stories and experiences with their visitors.

ACTive NGOs at Football United

Tom Goodridge, Project Coordinator (Brighton, GB), took the opportunity to promote the ACTive NGOs project in the emerging community hub in the heart of Whitehawk, Whitehawk Football Club. It was the first of many community appearances the ULG team made over this summer and this special event did not disappoint.

You want to reactivate vacant buildings in your city? Start an ‘Alternative Building Activation Unit’!

This was the key answer and lesson learnt from the ALT/BAU partners about Chemnitz URBACT good-practice “CityLiving agency”.
ALT/BAU Lead Expert Nils Scheffler and Martin Neubert, in charge of Chemnitz's good-practice, the "CityLiving agency' tell you more about it. 

Do you know how to inventory and monitor your vacant buildings and flats in your city?

This was the key question the participants of the ALT/BAU meeting in Riga, June 2019 tried to answer. Together they exchanged and discussed their practices and solutions.
ALT/BAU Lead Expert Nils Scheffler and Martin Neubert, in charge of the ALT/BAU network, give you an overview.

It’s all about MARKETING!

Do you know how you can support the reactivation of vacant buildings through marketing, promotion and communication activities?

The partners of the ALT/BAU network have found the following solutions.

Transnational Meeting in Vilnius, 9-10 July 2019

The City of Vilnius hosted the project’s Transnational Meeting on 9-10 July. Representatives from the partner cities participated in the two-day gathering made of workshops, presentations, field visits and round table discussions. The venue for the first day of the meeting was the City’s Municipality, while the Vilnius Tech Park was the venue for the second day of activities.