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  • Five Reasons Why Cities Should Consider the Night When Planning Urban Mobility

    Waiting for hours at a bus stop after a night out with friends is one of the most vivid memories of my youth. Night buses aren’t just for those who don’t have a car, but they are vital for a wide range of people who rely on public transport to get to or from the work, or who simply feel safer than walking alone at night. 

    Urban mobility systems are typically designed for being fully operational at daytime, but once night falls, cities of all sizes face a series of challenges. Cities and metropolitan areas are perfect testing grounds for testing innovative solutions that can enhance the quality of the mobility during night-time hours. 

    The URBACT Action Planning Networks Cities After Dark and PUMA sparked the conversation among partners cities on the importance of 24-hour mobility systems, drawing on some of the most interesting models carried out by cities across Europe and globally. Here are five key reasons why cities should integrate night-time dimension into their urban mobility plans, to become more vibrant, inclusive and attractive for all. 

    dantonio

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  • The URBACT Network “REinventing Culture in Urban Places”: a journey across Europe to reconnect communities

    Culture is not just an act of consumption, it is a dynamic process of creation.” This statement sums up the mission of the ITN REinventing Culture in Urban Places (RECUP) Network, an initiative funded by the European URBACT programme, which is reinventing the role of culture in urban (and peri-urban) places. Coordinated by Újbuda, RECUP brings together six European cities to explore how cultural co-creation can help confront complex urban challenges—from isolation to sense of belonging.

    ElisaFilippi

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  • SDG wheel

    Walking a fine line: how civil servants can work with sustainable development amidst political polarisation

    What’s the issue? 

    When asked what sustainable development means to them, the participants of the Agents of Co-existence fifth online academy had lots of ideas: from “working together” and “co-creating a better world” to focusing on “balance between social, economic environmental dimensions” and “ensuring that there is enough for everyone, everywhere and always”, as well as “finishing projects” and “ensuring long-term funding”.

    Stina Heikkila

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  • URBACT Pioneers Accelerator programme

    URBACT Pioneers Accelerator: 27 cities embark on a unique learning journey

    URBACT is proud to launch the URBACT Pioneers Accelerator - a bespoke learning programme designed exclusively for cities from accession countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia). 

    URBACT

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  • Veszprém , Hungary - Wildflower cities

    Naturbasierte Stadtentwicklung auf neue Weise denken - 8 URBACT Good Practices

    In ganz Europa entdecken Städte das Potenzial der Natur wieder: Sie machen aus Grünflächen soziale Treffpunkte, verwandeln Industrieareale in Biodiversitäts-Hotspots, lassen Parks in den Vorstädten wieder verwildern – und vieles mehr. Naturbasierte Lösungen (Nature-based Solutions, NBS) verändern grundlegend, wie Städte urbane Erneuerung denken. Diese Ansätze verfolgen nicht nur ökologische Ziele, sondern versprechen auch, Städte nachhaltiger, leistbarer und lebenswerter zu machen.

    Martina Bach

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  • Cities Forum 2025

    Cities Forum 2025: En inspirerande resa mot Europas framtid

    Sara Palo

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