Latest news

Selected news

Selected news

  • Comeback Cities and Green Revolutions: Urban Future 2025 Spotlights Transformation

    Urban Future 2025 in Łódź gathers 2,000 urban innovators from over 120 cities, driving discussions on city transformation. The event promotes green urbanism, equity, and collaboration, showcasing successful city changes while empowering local communities to create sustainable, people-centered environments.

  • 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.

Social media

Holiday hellos from Ljubljana, the City of Dragons ✨🐉 As the year winds down, we’re wishing you a magical, festive season.  May this time bring you joy, rest & inspiration, wherever you’re celebrating.✨ We’ll be taking a short break until January 5, before gearing up for what’s next: meeting YOU, right here in beautiful Ljubljana. 🇸🇮 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟒–𝟐𝟕   🎁 And if you’re still looking for a meaningful gift this season… An event ticket makes a pretty great present for the CityChangers in your life 😉   See you soon! And happy holidays from all of us. 🫶 Your Urban Future Team

urban__future

Urban transformation doesn’t start with megaprojects. 🏗 It starts with calm streets, shared spaces, and a sense of belonging. 💜 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐩: 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐬é𝐫 👋 As Head of Operations at RÉV8 in Budapest’s Józsefváros, Lilla redesigns neighbourhoods to slow traffic, open up pedestrian plazas, and create community spaces where people actually want to stay. Her tool is tactical urbanism. Her focus is what lasts: connection, trust & feeling welcome, especially for those who are often left out of city-making. “𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦.” Lilla brings real-world lessons from Budapest to the Urban Future stage. 🎤 ➜ #linkinbio Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

urban__future

Landscape architect, City Architect of Groningen & proud professional activist: 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲. 🌿+ 🏫+ ✊ Since stepping into the city architect role (early 2024), he’s also pushing change from the inside, helping steer decisions in city hall so climate ambition becomes real projects on the ground. Michiel works across design, policy, and science, and he’s all about moving from climate goals to on-the-ground action through planning and design. Michiel is clear: stop fighting nature and start working with it. “𝐿𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒. 𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟.”    Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

urban__future

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰, 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆? 𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗥𝘂𝗶 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮. 🇵🇹   Porto’s former mayor (12 years) launched the Porto Climate Pact to push for carbon neutrality by 2030, and put culture at the heart of bringing people together.   Even out of office, Rui is all-in on smart, clean mobility with better, zero-emissions public transport and on green, biodiverse spaces that reconnect people and nature to help the city adapt to climate change.   “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯.” ❤️   Meet the civic entrepreneur who helped Porto level up at Urban Future 2026 in Ljubljana.   ➜ Want to hear Rui’s personal take on making cities better? Join us at UF26 in Ljubljana! #linkinbio Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

urban__future

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦? The urban sociologist 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫 treats Ljubljana just like that. 🛋   Through Zunaj (“Outdoors”) with IPoP – Institute for Spatial Policies, Aidan helps neighbours turn everyday wishes into real places right outside their doors like: 🌿 a shared herb garden in Poljane 🏀 a refreshed basketball court in Mostec 🎬 free outdoor cinema nights in Šiška   No big speeches. Just people shaping the streets they love to use. When locals design their own spaces, the city suddenly feels like theirs.   That’s how belonging grows. And that’s how better cities happen. ➜ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝? 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰!   Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

urban__future

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗲𝗿 🎨   She is a Viennese designer, neighbourhood hero and co-creator of streets where kids, not cars, come first.   Sylvia always begins by listening to those who use a street most: children, teachers, and families. From their ideas she creates bold colours, playful shapes, and new ways to move and gather outdoors. 🤸🏾‍♀️👩‍🏫   What were once stressful drop-off zones or dull streets are now places full of games, conversations, and everyday magic. ✨   Bring some colour along to Ljubljana, Sylvia!   ➜ #linkinbio @remake_streets   Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

urban__future

Can communication change cities? Astrid Arnslett is living proof that it can. 🧚🏻   As Senior Communication Adviser at CICERO - Center for International Climate Research, Astrid is turning climate talk into climate action. Her mission: make sustainability feel personal, local & alive — not something we “have to do,” but something we 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 to be part of.   Astrid believes the real transformation starts when people stop discussing what they should give up and start imagining how change can make everyday life better. Want to know how stories can shape the future of your city? 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚. ➜ #linkinbio Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

urban__future

𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 🇨🇦, 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬. He and his team are behind big moves: the country’s first green-roof by-law (!), a bold green building standard, zoning that unlocks missing-middle homes, and a massive waterfront transformation. Jason’s mission? Cities that are joyful, people-first, and ready for the future. 🌿🚲🤸🏽‍♀️ We can’t wait to meet him in Ljubljana! How about you? ➜ #linksinbio Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

urban__future

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐅𝟐𝟔, 𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦! 🤜🤛 If your team is building the tools, projects, services, or systems that make cities better, then this is your stage. 🎪   Put your brand in front of 2,000 urban change-makers, city leaders & innovators looking for what’s next.   𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑 + 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟. 🔥   📍 Ljubljana, Slovenia 📅 March 24–27, 2026   Let’s meet the people shaping the future of cities...and show them what you’ve got. 😏   🔥 Secure your space now (10% off until 𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟐𝟑): #linkinbio

urban__future

𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮! 🇷🇴 𝐂𝐨-𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 “𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞” 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. Through DearNeighbour, she has co-designed more than 300 community projects that help residents shape better neighbourhoods. Circularity is key to her work, from repair and reuse fairs to urban gardens that bring people and resources full circle again.   Today, 10,000+ people in 100 communities across 30+ cities benefit from these initiatives and many say they feel more connected, engaged, and hopeful about their city. 🤗   Sabina proves that when neighbours lead the way, circular ideas turn into real, everyday change. 🏡🏡   𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. ➜ #linksinbio for more Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷 Another speaker comin’ atcha tomorrow!

urban__future

Meet Ricardo Rio 🇵🇹, former Mayor of Braga and a leader who turned sustainability plans into real projects in the city. Ricardo brought people, budgets and political will together to make Braga greener, fairer and more transparent. He set up strong local partnerships, involved citizens in co-creating solutions and made progress tracking fully open to everyone. The result was a city that became an international example of how collaboration creates impact. Ricardo shows what happens when leadership is collaborative and transparent.
CityChangers, you’ll want to hear his lessons. 💥 👉 Join Urban Future and get inspired by doers like Ricardo. #linksinbio Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷  More speakers coming your way next week.

urban__future

𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 🎄✨ Last night we toasted with warm drinks, devoured delicious food, and got properly spirited with a Secret Santa gift exchange. Here’s to cozy moments, bright lights and heaps of cheer your way! 🫶

urban__future

Contacts

Enter your email address to follow Urban Future

When you choose to create a user account and follow a newsroom your personal data will be used by us and the owner of the newsroom, for you to receive news and updates according to your subscription settings.

To learn more about this, please read our Privacy Policy, which applies to our use of your personal data, and our Privacy Policy for Contacts, which applies to the use of your personal data by the owner of the newsroom you follow.

Please note that our Terms of Use apply to all use of our services.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or deleting your account.
Check your inbox

Email sent to __email__. Click the link there to follow Urban Future.

Okay