REALLOCATE project

🚨New Article on REALLOCATE Last month, the City of Heidelberg hosted a two-day twinning study visit as part of the REALLOCATE project, welcoming representatives from its twin city, Utrecht, alongside key partner organisations and Deputy Mayor Raoul Schmidt-Lamontain. 🌱 The Deputy Mayor of Heidelberg shared, "Sustainable development has been a central guiding principle of the City of Heidelberg since 1997... REALLOCATE is a valuable part of this process, in which we can exchange ideas and share solutions with experts and colleagues from all over Europe.”  🔗 Read more about the insights, challenges, and successes from this productive study visit: https://lnkd.in/eAK9yk_X

🚨 Final Reminder! 🚨 Just a quick reminder that our 'Streets for All: Mobility-as-a-Right & School Streets' webinar is coming up soon! 🗓 When: Wednesday 26 Feb 2025 ⏰ Time: 10:00 - 11:30 CET This is an exciting opportunity to learn more about the importance of mobility as a right and how School Streets can help shape safer, more inclusive urban spaces. 💡 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dcf-kbXy See you there! 👋

🏆 Congratulations to our Partner Cities for being EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK Award finalists! 🏆 We’re thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our #Reallocate Twin City 🇮🇹 Comune di Bologna and our Cascade City 🇵🇹 Município de Braga! We’re proud to be part of their journeys towards #SustainableMobility! 🌍🚲 👏 A huge congratulations to all the finalists and best of luck to them at the #MobilityWeek award ceremony!

🚨 New article published on REALLOCATE! Heidelberg Twinning Visit: Insights, inspiration and peer-to-peer learning with Utrecht. Last month, the City of Heidelberg hosted a two-day twinning study visit as part of the REALLOCATE project. Welcoming representatives from its twin city, Utrecht, alongside horizontal partner organisations and Deputy Mayor Raoul Schmidt-Lamontain.  The visit allowed for a rich exchange of knowledge, experience and ideas, with a focus on turning #Mobility data into solutions and promoting #BehaviouralChange through interactive site visits, peer-to-peer discussions and workshops.  🔗 ⬇️ Read more about the shared challenges and successes from this productive study visit:

📢 Save the date! In just one week, REALLOCATE, UPPER Project EU and Just Streets will jointly host a knowledge exchange webinar, focusing on 'Streets for All: Mobility-as-a-Right & School Streets.' Agenda highlights include:  ⚖️ Mobility justice and accessibility for vulnerable groups   🚌 School streets and the specific mobility needs of various age groups     📅 Date: 26 February 2025   🕙 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 CET     🔗 Register today ⬇️ 

📢 Webinar: Inclusive Urban Mobility    Join CIVITAS for the next joint knowledge exchange webinar hosted by REALLOCATE project, UPPER Project EU and Just Streets, to explore two critical topics surrounding #Inclusive #UrbanMobility: ⚖️ Mobility justice and accessibility for vulnerable groups  🚌 School streets and the specific mobility needs of various age groups    📅 Date: 26 February 2025  🕙 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 CET    🔗 Register today ⬇️

That’s a wrap for the #REALLOCATE Twinning Study Visit in Heidelberg! Here's a quick recap of Day 2's events ⬇️ The day started with exciting site visits: 🚶♂️ Kleingemünder Straße: First stop, the team explored creative solutions for safe, inclusive urban infrastructure, joined by Deputy Mayor Raoul Schmidt-Lamontain. 🚲 Bahnstadt: Next, the low-emission district of Bahnstadt – one of the world's largest #CarbonNeutral districts! 🌳 Blumenstraße: Lastly, the team saw firsthand the changes implemented on the street including new cycling parking and the redesign of the entrance of the main school. The afternoon was dedicated to knowledge exchange with a traffic safety workshop led by DEKRA Automobile. Later on in the day there was a peer-to-peer learning workshop led by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, during which both cities shared their experience of collaborating at the regional level on mobility related topics, including public transport and mobility hubs. Patrick Fierhauser (Landratsamt Rhein-Neckar-Kreis), Peristera Deligiannidou (Office for Traffic Management, Heidelberg) and Rens Jonker from Gemeente Utrecht all contributed. International Federation of Pedestrians, University College Dublin, SportUtrecht, and VVN were also in attendance during the visits. Thank you to Stadt Heidelberg for their hospitality! The #REALLOCATE project team leaves #Heidelberg with more knowledge and a stronger commitment to advancing #ZeroEmission, #InclusiveMobility, and #PeopleCentredMobility across Europe.

RECAP of Twinning Study Visit in Heidelberg: Day 1 ⏩ Yesterday, the #REALLOCATE project team had an inspiring and productive Twinning Study Visit to Heidelberg on 21 January 2025. Warmly welcomed by the host city and Deputy Mayor, our partners Nudgd, University College Dublin, DEKRA, DEKRA Automobile, and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft explored key topics on #Sustainable #UrbanMobility, behavioural change interventions, nature-based solutions and community engagement.  A huge thank you to Stadt Heidelberg for their hospitality and to all our partners for their valuable contributions. These discussions are vital as our Lead and Twin Cities develop their knowledge to implement zero-emission, inclusive, active and people-centred mobility initiatives. 🤝 🌿  Stay tuned for more updates on Day 2, featuring site visits and more peer learning activities! 

🌟 An exciting milestone reached for the REALLOCATE project! 🌍 We are looking forward to continuing our work to co-create safer, more inclusive streets, enhance sustainable mobility, and share innovative solutions with cities across Europe, paving the way for climate-neutral neighborhoods and healthier communities 🚲🌱

✨ The REALLOCATE project community wishes you all a lovely and restful festive period! ❄️🎄 We look forward to continuing our journey in the New Year, continuing to create more inclusive, green and safe urban spaces where communities live and thrive 🌍💡