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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    TimeWalking - New community festival in Újbuda

    A good example is sticky, holds the saying. Following the ninth weekend of this year's Budapest 100 Open House Weekend, several European cities and districts are organizing their own festival, including Őrmező, Budapest. The purpose of the TimeWalking Festival is not only to entertain but also to build community, which has good basis in Újbuda.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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. 

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  • 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.

    Nils Scheffler

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  • 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.

    Nils Scheffler

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