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Implementation Networks: Peer Review Session

Roma-NeT II’ offers an opportunity for partners to build on previous experience to find new and innovative ways to develop a deeper understanding of and create capacity and know-how for cities in tackling Roma integration.

Temporary Use Value Creation Plan

The Temporary Use Value Creation Plan is a tool, which helps cast a range of future possible developments in a temporary use project.

Living labs for decarbonisation

The Municipality of Braga has established as one of its strategic objectives the promotion of the change in the life of the city, investing in the construction of a more sustainable, inclusive and innovative environment.

"5 Guidelines" - cycling promotion in Bielefeld in general

As a long-time member of the "Working Group for Cycling-Friendly Cities, Districts and Municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia" (AGFS NRW), cycling promotion is playing an important role in all transport planning in Bielefeld. Nevertheless, there are potentials in cycling that have not yet been fully exploited: after all, almost 50% of all journeys by car are shorter than 5.0 km and therefore actually the ideal cycling distance. An increase in the share of cycle traffic in the total traffic volume, which currently stands at 18%, is thus feasible, but requires a consistent cooperation of planners and decision-makers.

As a basis for this, the city council decided in June 2016 on five guiding principles that were formulated because of the "Bicycle Police Audit" (BYPAD) by the transport policy relevant groups:

1. Increasing the share of cycling to 25% by 2025
2. Development of a bicycle traffic concept
3. Develop and strengthen infrastructure
4. Expand service / communication / public relations
5. Create work structures

Playing cards and drinking coffee…

… sounds more like a calm weekend afternoon activity. But for CityMobilNet it actually meant intensive work to push forward our Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans to completion by engaging and entertaining work elements. Moreover, not only the methods applied were out of the box: thanks to technical and personal hosting by the Municipality of Morne-a-l’Eau, our team gathered new experiences on planning and development challenges but as well solution pathways giving new ideas and perspectives to virtually everybody.

Transnational Meeting in the Kortrijk region: Conservation through development

From the 12th to the 15th of February of 2018 the network INT-HERIT had a meeting in Belgium where the partners had the opportunity to work together and develop a new work methodology. Please keep reading and see the content of some working sessions. At the end of the text you can also watch and follow an interactive debate about cultural heritage.