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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    The pull side of the story – experimenting with a new public transport service to shift traffic from private car use in Panevėžys

    Panevėžys is the 5th biggest city of Lithuania and home to almost 93,000 inhabitants. It is located at the same distance to the Capital Vilnius as to Latvia’s Capital Riga. The city structure sees a divide between residential areas and areas for work, local economy and leisure to a larger extend. Consequently, traffic volumes between these areas are high and concentrate to more than half of all trips on car traffic. Often enough the built environment is not equipped for this level of car traffic. Residential areas see car parking misusing public space of any kind and hot spots outside of regulated parking areas meet similar situations, too. Areas neighbouring the parking management zone in the very centre face an additional load of motorists avoid the centre to access unlimited parking options.

    Claus Kollinger

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  • SDG Story: Schiedam

    Safe, Connected and Resilient.

    Karin Luhaäär

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  • Case study Riga: Construction material exchange point

    In this eighth case study delivered by the URGE network, Riga Energy Agency shares lessons learnt on their construction material exchange point. Started as a Small Scale Activity in the URGE project, plans are now in the making for a larger exchange point. The point is the first of its sort in Latvia and has gained much attention. 

    City of Utrecht

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  • Breastfeeding and baby care area at the Trikala cultural center

    For their small-scale action, our project partner Trikala in Greece, set up a breastfeeding and baby care area-station in the municipal cultural centre in central Trikala.

    annika.dalen@umea.se

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  • Smart cities, innovation and gender equality

    How is smart cities, innovation and technological development connected to gender equality? What are the critical questions we have to ask ourselves?

    annika.dalen@umea.se

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  • Telling the story of Gendered Landscapes

    Cities are places with inherent power structures and challenges but also places where innovations and solutions arise. How do we communicate the nuances and the complexity of cities in a comprehensive and engaging way? How do we revive the spirit of the physical place and the ownership of integrated strategies for our cities? On our transnational meeting with the Gendered Landscape network in March, we had an afternoon with a focus on how to tell the story of the Gendered Landscape. The workshop was led by Simone D’Antonio, URBACT expert on storytelling.

    annika.dalen@umea.se

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