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This call for inspiring local urban practices is the key starting point for URBACT's process of good practice transfer across Europe - a methodology that provides real learning opportunities for all involved. The publication below shows the added value of participating in URBACT. But, I would also highlight the publication we put together in 2021 to showcase the value of the URBACT #TransferNetworks (TNs) in particular, called "Good Practice Transfer - Why not in my City?". The publication makes it clear that good practice transfer can really work, though it is never a cut-and-paste exercise - the 'catchphrase' of the TNs was, after all, "understand, adapt, re-use". Another crucial lesson was that the original good practice cities also benefit significantly from the process. All the more reason to apply at this initial good practice identification stage! The examples in the publication are genuinely illuminating, but I can't seem to find it on the URBACT website. Does anyone have a link they can share? Jenny Koutsomarkou Aleksandra Kluczka Amy Labarrière Nuala Morgan

We are thrilled to announce our latest venture as official partners in the Interreg North Sea Programme Project, H2Ignite: Igniting H2 Transport Innovation Ecosystems in the North Sea Region! The aim of H2Ignite is to establish four regional hydrogen innovation ecosystems, advance business models and policy development in the transport sector - all while fostering cross-sector dialogue. These efforts will facilitate the seamless transition of regional hydrogen innovation strategies, ultimately propelling the North Sea Region towards a sustainable hydrogen-powered transport future. Together with 10 project partners, we are ready for an exciting journey over the next three years. Let's pave the way for a greener, more efficient tomorrow! Schleswig-Holstein. Der echte Norden. STRING Kiel Institute for the World Economy DFDS Logistics A/S Europa-Universität Flensburg, Port of Hamburg Marketing Pôlénergie GGZ Drenthe Lindholmen Science Park Volvo Group Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen #H2Ignite #hydrogeninnovation #SustainableTransport #GREATER4H https://lnkd.in/dCQ_h8EN

🌿 The Greening Cities Thematic Partnership is currently meeting in Pontevedra to finalise the draft version of the Action Plan🌿 🌱Over the past 20 years the city has been transformed from having a car dominated city center to a walkable and increasingly green public space. Together with the Mayor, the partners got the chance to visit the city and see what kind of measures were taken to drive this change 🌱 Are you curious to know more about the Greening Cities Parternship? Have a look here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dU8XYAcV #UrbanAgendaforEU #GreeningCities

🌿 The Greening Cities Partnership held its pivotal fifth in-person meeting in Pontevedra on April 4th and 5th 🌿 This meeting was crucial in the lead-up to presenting the draft Action Plan to the Urban Development Group advisory board meeting, scheduled for April 25th, in Namur, under the Belgian Presidency. Read about the partnerships' progress on our website👇 https://lnkd.in/dkHNvbRP #GreeningCities #UrbanAgendaforEU

🚀 We are launching a training course for local authorities on sustainable urban mobility! 🚴♀️ ⠀ For the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK, which is taking place on 16-22 September, the Association of Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine is launching a training course for its member municipalities called "Sustainable Urban Mobility". The training course was developed by NGO Vision Zero within the framework of a joint project "Promotion of Electric Public Transport as an Element of State Policy of Ukraine". ⠀ 📌 Representatives of local authorities of the Association's municipalities can take part. The course consists of six sections: ⠀ Module 1: What is Sustainable Urban Mobility? Module 2. Pedestrian traffic and inclusiveness. Module 3: Public transport. Module 4: Cycling. Module 5: Road safety and human-centred road infrastructure. Module 6: Project management, planning and implementation. ⠀ To develop the topic of mobility in Ukrainian municipalities, we encourage participants to participate in the course forum and discuss the topics raised in it. They can also ask questions to the course developers or submit vision of a particular topic. ⠀ This and other courses are available on our platform: https://lnkd.in/eQJ22U3Z #UrbanMobility #Susainability #SustainableCities #Ukraine

TFI Local Link is strengthening rural transport and reaching more and more people in the community -

🎟️ All dates sold out! 🎟️ The Hatch: Taronga Accelerator Program Pitch Night is next week, and all date/s for the live tour have now sold out! That means we have a full-house of people coming to Australia's premier venue, to hear pitches from 5 of the brightest #environmental innovators in the country. This has made my week for 2 reasons: 1. There is momentum everywhere you look in the race to tackle #climatechange and reverse harm to the environment - there is of course much work to be done, and a fair crop of laggards who need to catch up - but it's full steam (or solar) ahead. 2. Thinking back a few years, sitting in a room with a whiteboard mapping out Hatch with the legendary Belinda Fairbrother, Danielle Fryday and Paul Maguire PSM - or through the COVID years sitting on Zoom calls and missing the energy of a room full of great people - the day where we'd fill out an auditorium felt a long way away. Turns out it wasn't that far away at all. If you've missed out (and you're still keen to vote for Pledge for the Planet) there will be a link shared next week to grab your spot on the live stream. #socialenterprise #innovation #socialimpact

"It feels like being home" 🏡 💗 Julia Hanson, Luleå (Sweden) 🇸🇪 "We live in thriving Arctic communities and it is really important that we talk together..." Patti Bruns, Secretary-General, Arctic Mayors' Forum "I think it is very important that Arctic communities have a say, that Arctic communities are at the same table..." Mayor Asisaun Toovak, Utqiagvik, Alaska 🇺🇲 Funded by the EU 🇪🇺 , the Arctic Urban and Regional Cooperation #AURC network 🚀 includes 15 cities and towns from Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the US to address shared sustainable urban and regional development challenges. While it is the first initiative of its kind in the Arctic region, the network has a solid foundation building on the vast experience of EU international urban cooperation programmes namely the IURC and URBACT. We have big hopes and aspirations for how this network will support the sharing of knowledge and peer-to-peer learning to help Arctic cities and towns move towards being more socially sustainable, have greater levels of inclusive economic development and strengthen the local implementation of the #greentransition #SDGs 🌍 🌳 🤝 We have a stellar group of Arctic cities and towns engaged in the network - Bodø (Norway), Fairbanks North Star Borough (USA), Gällivare (Sweden), Harstad (Norway), Kópavogur (Iceland), Luleå (Sweden), Oulu (Finland), Rovaniemi (Finland), Salla (Finland), Sermersooq (Greenland), Tromsø (Norway), Umeå (Sweden), Utqiaġvik (USA), Whitehorse (Canada), Yellowknife (Canada) #eucommission #eupolicy #eugreendeal Video credit: @Ramón Zamora Martínez

Verbania joins the Cities for Positive Impact In a moment when more and more Italian cities are committing to embrace a more #sustainable future, Verbania emerges as a determined protagonist in shaping this #change. By joining the project "Verbania: City of #Positive Impact," the city positions itself at the forefront of an important transformation, seizing the opportunity to play an active role in creating a better future for its #community. And we at Minerali have chosen to join this noble project, to demonstrate our support for an initiative that we believe can truly improve the #quality of life for its citizens and contribute to the ongoing evolution already underway in many other Italian cities. https://lnkd.in/evZzDSRy

⚓Discover the Pilot Area “𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗱ø 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱” Vordingborg Kommune faces challenges in the planning and development of the two pilot areas "𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗱ø 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱". The aim for Vordingborg Municipality as a Host Partner of Connected River is to obtain attractiveness and new interest in the pilot areas which hopefully will result in new development, more activity and new recreational use of the southern waterfronts of the city. 𝗕𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 “𝗔 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼” for the citizens and for new inhabitants, they also want to attract more tourists and new companies to the areas and the city of Vordingborg. 📹 Find out more about the Pilot Area in Vordingborg in our latest partner video featured by Charlotte Tølbøl Henckel 👇 #EU I Interreg I #Innovation I #Waterways | Interreg North Sea Programme