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    Mobility for everyone: what five URBACT Action Planning Networks learned about turning plans into practice

    From safer school journeys to rural transport connections and accessible streets, five URBACT Action Planning Networks are turning mobility for everyone into practical action.

    KarolinaOrcholska

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    The People’s mobility: Lessons from three Belgian cities on data, dialogue and persistence

    Change is never easy, but with vision, persistence and empathy, cities of any size can redesign life on their streets.

    KarolinaOrcholska

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  • The new Bernardgasse was transformed with a lot of data and knowhow through an urban research project called Glara. Source: Melissa Bruntlett, 2025.

    Vienna Calling: mobility lessons from a city built around people

    Six URBACT networks took a deep dive into one of the most liveable cities to reimagine inclusive mobility. 

    roland.krebs

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  • econnecting manifesto drawing

    The ECONNECTING Manifesto for Urban-Rural Linkages in European Proximity Territories

    roland.krebs

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  • SCHOOLSHOODS project at Elementary School Krásného in BRNO

    Getting a move on: small sustainable mobility actions, big impact

    What makes a city truly walkable, cyclable, or low emissions? While the returns are ambitious, implementing inclusive active mobility projects can feel daunting. Often the perception in city organisations is that change can only be achieved with big, costly actions, as opposed to smaller interventions.

    URBACT

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  • Children looking at a panel during a small scale action

    How to achieve lasting impact through children’s civic engagement

    In a powerful demonstration of how civic engagement can begin at early age and lead to meaningful change, the Municipality of West Mani (Greece) has shown that even the youngest citizens can influence the future of their community. 

    Mariachiara Di Tella

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