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  • From Cars to Community - Cugir's Urban Transformation Journey

    At the Urban Future Conference in Poland, Cugir's Mayor Adrian Teban highlighted the town's transformative "Just Streets" project, shifting from car-centric to people-first urban planning, showcasing a model for sustainable mobility and urban development applicable to Romanian cities and beyond.

  • Urban Future Unveils Inspiring Programme

    Urban Future 2025, set for May 21-23 in Łódź, Poland, will gather 2,000 urbanists and leaders to address city challenges through 250 speakers and dynamic sessions. The event emphasizes action-driven solutions for better, more sustainable urban living.

  • Łódź Prepares To Host The Better-Cities Event

    The vibrant city of Łódź is set to take center stage from May 21-23, 2025, as it hosts Urban Future 2025 (UF25) – Europe’s most prominent gathering of innovators and change-makers dedicated to building sustainable cities. In preparation for the main event, Polish urban innovators are already mobilizing.

  • Urban Future 2024 is a wrap!

    Urban Future 2024 in Rotterdam successfully concluded with a focus on climate adaptation, social inclusion, and bold leadership. The City’s F*ckUp Show featured inspiring stories of failure and resilience from notable figures. Attendees explored sustainable initiatives on field trips. Next stop: Łódź 2025, promising innovation and collaboration for sustainable urban development.

  • Groene Stad Challenge editie 2023 Hoofddorp en Nijeveen kampioen vergroenen

    Hoofddorp and Nijeveen crowned champions of the 2023 Green City Challenge for their successful efforts in urban greening. The analysis revealed a stagnation in overall greening, but highlighted the potential for increased green spaces in cities and towns. The challenge will continue with a new format focusing on climate adaptation, health, and biodiversity.

  • Urban Future in Rotterdam Celebrates Ten Years of Inspiring Sustainable Urban Enthusiasts

    Urban Future 2024 celebrates the tenth anniversary of the conference with 2,000 attendees from 50 countries. City leaders learn from Rotterdam's journey towards sustainability while discussing the crucial role of cities in climate adaptation. The launch of "The CityChangers Cookbook" inspires to make a difference in their own communities.

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𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐨 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🌳🌳🌳 Land artist and landscape architect at Circle4Change in the Netherlands, Bruno Doedens turns wild ideas into city adventures.   In Leeuwarden, his BOSK, the Walking Forest, sent 1,200 trees “walking” through the streets for 100 days. Neighbours guided trunks on trolleys, squares became mini forests, and the whole city buzzed with possibility.   And then he took the joy on tour. Pedaling more than 5,000 kilometres on his tree-bike, he encouraged people to plant Birthday Trees that grow into Birthday Park Forests, transforming birthdays into a forest-line in the making. From Leeuwarden to Nova Gorica and back again he drew a giant green circle of connection, delight and change across Europe. 🚲   Why this matters to Bruno is simple. Cities should feel alive. His work turns residents into co-creators, governments into teammates, and ordinary days into moments of collective magic. Imagine the impossible together, then do it. 🪄   Meet the land artist who gets cities moving, softer, greener, happier and make sure to check out his wonderful projects! ➜ @circle4change.eu ➜ @bruno.doedens.art   Ljubljana, Slovenia | March 24-27   Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷  3 new speakers coming your way next week!

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The next wave of city-making is already in motion. 🌊🩵 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐅𝟐𝟔 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 60 young minds from 𝟓𝟑 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 + 𝟑𝟒 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬! All ready to trade ideas, forge alliances & turn momentum into action in Ljubljana. 🌍 Want to get to know them? 1️⃣ Check out the Young Leaders’ profiles! ➜ #linkinbio 2️⃣ Meet them in person! (Get your tickets on Monday) ➜ #linkinbio See you there, CityChangers! 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, Slovenia ⏰ March 24–27, 2026 …and to our awesome YLP cohort: 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐩! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬! 👏🤩

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𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐳𝐳 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. 🐝 The first time Emma Cutting planted a verge on her street, she didn’t just grow flowers, she grew a movement. Since then, the changemaker behind Heartscapes has rallied neighbours, kids and complete strangers to stitch together an 𝟖 𝐤𝐦 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫 turning nature strips into a living network for native bees and city life. Emma believes greener cities start on your doorstep – one planter, one conversation, one metre at a time. 🌿🌼 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐳𝐳 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚! ➜ #linkinbio for her profile + more UF26 speakers Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷 Another Urban Future speaker is coming your way Friday...

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞? 😊 Meet Lior Steinberg, co-founder of humankind and one of the most joyful disruptors in urbanism today. @humankindcity He’s on a mission to make 𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 a serious planning goal — and with 67,000 people following his ideas on LinkedIn, it’s clear he’s making waves far beyond city halls. Lior helps cities look past functionality to create places that make people 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭   good. From pocket parks to car-free zones, his projects turn grey streets into playgrounds for life. 🚲🤸🏻‍♂️ You’ll get to meet him - and hear what makes him believe that cities can (and should) make us smile - at Urban Future 2026 in Ljubljana. ➜ #linkinbio 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐅𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬   Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷  We’ll introduce you to another Urban Future speaker tomorrow...

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𝗡𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 ✊🏽 As the founder of @thegenderedcty and FEM.DES, Nourhan Bassam is rewriting the rules of urban design. She builds tools that help governments, architects and NGOs tackle safety, mobility and equity so women and marginalised groups can walk, ride and gather without fear. Her work turns feminist research into action. Nourhan creates design methods that shift policies, guide real projects and build the skills cities need to make public space fair and inclusive. The message is clear: cities should expand freedoms, not restrict them. Through a global FEM.DES network of more than 500 experts in 35 countries, she supports teams who are reshaping streets with courage and care. Her projects, including Women After Dark, FEM.Atlas and Feminist Placemaking, champion security, night-time safety, mobility and community wellbeing. Nourhan is part of the next wave of feminist urbanism. She is proving that when cities work for women, they work better for everyone. @feministurbanist | @nourhanbassam PS: Her new book “Woman After Dark” comes out on Dec 1. ➜ #linkinbio for UF26 Speakers
 
Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷 
Stay tuned for more UF26 Speakers...👀

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🗺️ 🎒 Let the adventure in Ljubljana begin! 📸 At 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭, you can choose 𝐭𝐰𝐨 of your favourite Field Trips — each one offering a unique way to experience the city. 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫: Field Trips start 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, giving all attendees the chance to explore even more of what makes our host city extraordinary! Here’s a taste of what you can pick from: 🏄‍♀️ SUP Ljubljana: Paddle the City 🚲 Bike Streets: Ride Ljubljana’s Cycling Streets with the Bicycle Mayor 🏢 Rog Reborn: A Factory Gets Its Groove Back 🏃🏻‍♀️ City Run: A Sightseeing Jog for Early Birds 🌿 Tivoli Treasures: Ljubljana Green Heart 🥾 Hydro Hike: Where Water Challenges Spark Green Ideas 🚢 River Ride: All Aboard the Electric Woodie 🤦🏻‍♂️ Planning Mistakes: Public Space Turnarounds 👧🏻 City Safari: Ljubljana Through Kids’ Eyes 🦋 Urban Transformations: All Along the Ljubljanica River 🚂 Railway Makeover: Construction Site Tour ☕ Coffee Tour: The City in a Cup 🍺 Beer Experience: Cheers to the City You can officially register for 𝐓𝐖𝐎 Field Trips once you secure your 𝐔𝐅𝟐𝟔 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 — and they fill up fast! 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏 📅: our ticket page goes LIVE, so get ready to 𝘎𝘖 𝘎𝘖 𝘎𝘖! Be among the first to lock in your spot. 👀 Learn more about 2026 Field Trips: #linkinbio 🤗 See you in 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟒–𝟐𝟕! Join us at Urban Future 2026 for an immersive, inspiring & fun urban experience!!

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𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 - 𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦! 🎨   If you’ve ever turned a parking space into a park, painted your own bike lane, or closed a street to cars for a day — you’ve probably felt Mike Lydon’s influence.    As Principal at Street Plans and creator of the Tactical Urbanism movement, Mike has spent his career proving that small actions can spark big change.   He’s helped cities around the world rethink public space, one pop-up, paintbrush, and planter box at a time. Featured by everyone from The New York Times to Wired and Monocle, Mike has become one of the world’s most recognised urbanists — and he still insists the best ideas start on the street.   Want to know what’s next for Tactical Urbanism - and how to bring it home to your city? 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚. ➜ #linkinbio for UF26 Speakers   Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷  Get to know a new Urban Future speaker every day...😍

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Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷 Every street redesign. Every bike lane. Every pop-up park and climate breakthrough - 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. Starting tomorrow, Urban Future introduces people shaping better cities: planners, architects, activists, designers, dreamers & doers – one by one. This is not just a list of 𝐔𝐅𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬...it’s a celebration of the human spark behind urban transformation. Follow along to get a first look at who you’ll meet on stage in Ljubljana at UF26. Welcome CityChangers! Welcome Urban Future Speakers!

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OH NO! Did you miss this week’s CityChangers.org newsletter? 😱 #FOMO 4 stories that are too good to sleep on — from reviving high streets to winning over climate sceptics ➜ here’s what’s been happening in the world of better cities:   1️⃣ Business is Booming on Leyton’s High Streets Once Again🏆 How a smart investment turned empty shops into a thriving community.   2️⃣ Leicester’s Grassland Strategy 🌿 Convincing citizens that “wild” can be beautiful (and great for carbon drawdown).   3️⃣ How to Make Allies of Climate Sceptics 🌦️ Germany’s unexpected success story — heat pumps, not headlines.   4️⃣ Prepare for Urban Disasters ⚠️  CityChanger Alicia Johnson on how cities can plan for the worst.   👉 Don’t make the same mistake twice: #linkinbio 💌 Subscribe now to the @citychangersorg newsletter and get your dose of better-city inspiration straight to your inbox.

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🚨 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋, 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒! 🚨 Applications for the Young Leaders Programme 2026 close 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖 — 𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟒 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭! ⏰ This is your moment to step up, speak out & shape the cities of the future. 🌆💪 Only 50 spots are waiting for the next wave of bold, passionate, and curious urbanists from around the world.    🩵 Are you under 30? 🩵 Do you care deeply about your city? 🩵 Are you ready to connect with 190+ young leaders from 45+ countries and 95 cities? Then hurry! Apply before the clock runs out! 🕛 📍 Ljubljana, Slovenia | March 24–27, 2026 📅 Application deadline: Nov 4, 2025! 👉 Go to #linkinbio or urban-future.org/young-leaders Don’t miss your opportunity — apply before tomorrow! Let’s build better cities for everyone, together. 🫶🌍

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𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. 🩷   At Urban Future, we believe bold visions & consistent next steps make all the difference when it comes to creating cities that truly work for everyone. 💪   Thank you to all the change-makers who are creating a better urban future. 🌆🌱   Happy #WorldCitiesDay! 🌍🥳   Read more about it #linkinbio👈

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