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    Supporting Pride locally: a guide for cities to promote LGBTIQ inclusion

    As we wrap up Pride Month 2025, let’s celebrate the Rainbow Cities Network and its guidelines for cities combating discrimination and promoting equal opportunities for LGBTIQ communities.

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    Eight URBACT Good Practices to reconnect cities with nature

    Across Europe, cities are rediscovering the power of nature: making natural spaces social spaces, converting industrial basins into biodiversity hub, rewilding suburban parks, and more. Nature-based solutions (NBS) are transforming how cities approach urban regeneration. These approaches not only address environmental goals but also hold promise for making cities more sustainable, affordable, and liveable.

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  • Cargo Bike Station in Lucca's RTZ (Restricted Traffic Zone). Credits: Lucca.

    Four URBACT Good Practices fostering circular economy in cities across Europe

    Ahead of EU Green Week, find out how four cities are implementing circular economy practices to support the green transition. 

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  • URBACT City Festival 2025

    A look back at the 2025 URBACT City Festival

    From 8 to 10 April, the URBACT City Festival welcomed in Wroclaw, Poland, 523 participants, representing 321 cities across 36 countries. So what happened during these three days?

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  • Group discussion at the URBACT event in Wroclaw, second day.

    Transferring successful urban practices between cities

    How the URBACT transfer process helps cities understand, adapt and reuse good practices?


     

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  • © photo Iris Popescu, 2025. Alt-text: Two people assist an elderly woman with a trolley as she boards a bus, offering their hands to help her navigate a snowy, uncleared bus stop area.

    Feeling seen: gender-inclusive mobility solutions for cities

    Have you ever taken the longer route home because the shortcut feels unsafe after dark? 

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