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  • 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.

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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 🩷

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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 🩷

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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 🩷

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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

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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!

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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.

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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! 🫶

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𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗮, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝐭𝐲𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 💛🩷   As a PhD researcher at the University of Strathclyde, Mariana digs into why good urban solutions often stall and what it really takes to move cities from big ideas to fair, practical and enduring action. Her work zeroes in on which housing solutions actually work in different urban contexts, helping cities turn ambition into real change.   Her experience spans post-disaster recovery in Japan 🇯🇵, wildfire resilience in Portugal 🇵🇹, and social cohesion projects in Spain 🇪🇸, always with a justice-first, systems-thinking lens.   Mariana’s journey with Urban Future began as a Young Leader in 2022. Last year in Łódź, she set the tone for the entire event as moderator of our Opening Session, guiding the room through big questions, brave ideas, and a whole lot of energy. Who else saw her rock it on stage? 🙋🏻   Mariana is part of a new generation of urban thinkers and doers. 👉 𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘫𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘫𝘢𝘯𝘢! #linksinbio for more info and tickets   Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

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Say HI to 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫! While most people see “IT”, Victor sees a giant climate-action machine waiting to be switched on. 🌱💻   Victor is THE guy shaking up leadership culture at 𝐖𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐈𝐓 so Vienna’s tech can go greener 𝘢𝘯𝘥 faster.  He helps leaders trust more, waste less, and make bold decisions 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 17 approval rounds. @lifeatwienit @victorneustetter   The payoff? Energy-smart data systems, digital tools that boost green mobility, and a Vienna that stays wonderfully liveable. ❤️   Catch Victor on stage at 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞  – and get inspired to drive your city’s digital-green transformation. ➜ #linkinbio for speaker profiles   Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

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𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 👩🏻‍🔬 Through Street Experiments for Transitions (SET) in Germany, Ana Rivas de Gante turns ideas into quick, low-cost street trials that get neighbours trying something new right outside their door.   In Munich, her work on the Steinhuber Miniblock opened streets to people and tested calmer, safer mobility. One small experiment sparked big neighbourhood conversations.   With roots in architecture and a love for hands-on change, she knows streets can change fast, and she just makes it happen.   Do you dare to change your street, too? 🤟 🚸 Find out more about @street_experiments 🎟️ Join us for Urban Future in Ljubljana. Tickets are available now. Early Bird Flash sale only until midnight! #linkinbio 🔥 Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

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𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞! ᯓ🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️ 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄! 🎉  Join THE better-cities event of the year and connect with urban change-makers from around the world.    🔥 Early Bird tickets are available now 🔥 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲? 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝟮𝟬% 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀! - 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟭) 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!   Also! Field Trips are open today, too! 🗺️🎒 Get your ticket now so you can pick your 2 favourites before they fill up!    📍Ljubljana, Slovenia | March 24-27, 2026 👉 Secure your spot now!

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𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪! Have you picked your two favourite Field Trips yet? ✌️   Alongside all the sessions, Urban Future lets you choose 2 city tours, each giving you a different lens on what makes Ljubljana special.   💛 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: trips run on Tuesday 𝘢𝘯𝘥 Friday, with bonus options sprinkled across Wednesday & Thursday. Explore early, then bring your insights back into the conference all week long.   Your array of adventures (so far): 🏄‍♀️ SUP Ljubljana: Paddle the City 🏃🏻‍♀️ City Run: Sightseeing Jog for Early Birds 🚲 Bike Streets: Ride with the Bicycle Mayor 🏢 Rog Reborn: A Factory Gets Its Groove Back 🌿 Tivoli Treasures: Ljubljana’s Green Heart 🥾 Hydro Hike: Water Challenges → Green Ideas 🚢 River Ride: All Aboard the Electric Woodie 🤦🏻‍♂️ Planning Mistakes: Public Space Turnarounds 👧🏻 City Safari: Ljubljana Through Kids’ Eyes 🦋 Urban Transformations along the Ljubljanica 🚂 Railway Makeover: Construction Site Tour ☕ Coffee Tour: The City in a Cup 🍺 Beer Experience: Cheers to the City   You’ll choose your trips during the UF26 ticket purchase. 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁.   🗺 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐬: #linkinbio (We’ll keep adding new options, so check back later!)   📅 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏: Tickets go LIVE. Be first in line. 🎟️ 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬: #linkinbio   See you in 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟒–𝟐𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. Let’s make cities better, together! 🤗

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