Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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    Krakow analyzes sustainable tourism policy within its ULG

    On October 6 th, the ULG online meeting in Krakow gathered a large number of participants (52 people) to analyze and discuss the new strategic document of the city entitled "Krakow's sustainable                              tourism policy for 2021-2028".

    Sabrina Bruzzone

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  • Capizzi (IT): Performing volunteering and solidarity activities in an organised manner. Part 1: The creation of the Municipal Council of Volunteerism

    How the process of transferring a good practice from the Lead partner to the partner cities has triggered an unpredictable multiplier effect, generating a series of best practices that today, thanks to the URBACT methodology, animate the  social fabric of a peripheral mountain town like Capizzi

    s.georgiou

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  • UK Clean Air Day 2020

    Clean Air Day is a chance to find out more about air pollution, how to avoid it and discover practical things we can do to cut local pollution. 

    Laura McIntosh

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  • A foot in the right direction for Manchester

    To achieve their Zero Carbon 2038 ambitions, Manchester City Council have looked to reduce short car journeys, specifically within the city centre. Lockdown has provided the impetus to pedestrianise parts of the city centre.

    Adrian Slatcher

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  • Starting as We Mean to Go On

    A 2-day kick off meeting online provided a strong opening to the Zero Carbon Cities network – giving cities the support they need for developing their roadmap and establishing their local group – and co-creating their training and support needs.

    Adrian Slatcher

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  • Riga NGO House expands its activities to other neighborhoods of the city by participating in the neighborhood festival

    Sunday, September 13, 2020 was an unusual day in the work of the NGO House as the staff of the NGO House together with different other NGOs participated in the Hospitāļu Street Neighbors' Festival in one of the neighborhoods of Riga - Brasa. Participation in the festival is a practical realisation of proposals put forward in the Improvement Plan at the beginning of the implementation of the project “Riga NGO House - Platform for Cooperation between Non-Governmental Organizations and Municipalities” (ACTive NGOs): to organize events outside the NGO House - in other neighborhoods of Riga.

    z.biteniece

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