URBACT stories

Hear from the URBACT community on today’s most pressing challenges and inspiring examples from all around Europe. Find the inspiration you have been looking for to put knowledge into action!

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  • Beyond the Urban consortium meeting. Source: Beyond the Urban.

    Beyond the Urban: The car takes a back seat in the transformation of Europe’s urban-rural dynamics

    Did you make the most of ‘Car-free Sunday’ last week? Let’s look at one URBACT Network seeking to transform urban-rural dynamics beyond the car.

    Clyde

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  • Tactical Urbanism to test actions in real time experiments in Pristina, Kosovo. Source: Roland Krebs

    A city for everyone: the return of shared public space

    For European Mobility Week URBACT joins the conversation with insights on harnessing mobility to make ‘cities for all’.

    roland.krebs

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  • Is the compact city model endangered?

    Three Action Planning Networks (2019 - 2022) came together to gather inspiration on how people can experience and move through the city.

    Ivan Tosics

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  • Re-humanising cities: new approaches to urban mobility and public space

    How are towns and cities rebuilding streets for people, not cars? Answers in the latest URBACT Walk and Roll Cities webinar…

    Ivan Tosics

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  • Walk and Roll Cities: a transformation towards people-centred streets

    Meet the URBACT cities exploring links between mobility and public space to promote sustainable, inclusive, attractive urban areas.

    Ivan Tosics

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  • Local drive for a cycle-friendly city

    Facing severe pollution from over-reliance on cars, Thessaloniki (GR) committed to promoting cycling proactively, and, through the URBACT RESILIENT EUROPE network, drew up its first-ever strategy framework to increase cycling in the city.

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