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Hungry for UF26? 🍒 The Flavour Programme is here — your first bite of The Better-Cities Event!   🎯 City Centers The heartbeat of urban life. We’ll explore bold transformations, their ripple effects, and ask: is our obsession with city centers justified?   ⚡ Tactical Urbanism From pop-up to pilot to permanent – we’ll explore how tactical interventions are reshaping cities and citizen engagement.    ♻️ Circularity With Slovenia leading globally and Ljubljana setting the pace, we’ll dig into what makes circular strategies work, the partnerships behind them, and lessons learned.   👉 This is just the first taste. More topics & speakers will be revealed in the coming months.   📖 Flavour Programme | #linkinbio

Attention: Top change-makers only! 💎🔥   We’re looking for the best of the best - the 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, & 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 who truly make our cities better.    🧠💡Thanks to everyone who already shared their ideas — so much input already! 🙌    There’s still time to get involved in the programme ➜ reach out today. #linkinbio   P.S. Next week we’ll announce the UF26 Flavour Programme including our first 3 Tracks! Stay tuned! 👀

📣 We’ve got free tickets for you! 🎟️ Smart City Expo Miami & Utopian Hours are in the making, and we invite our Urban Future community to be there! 👋   🎟️ We’re giving away TWO free tickets here on Instagram!! 🎟️   💛 𝟭 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗶 - 𝗥𝗘:𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗨𝗥𝗕𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦 (Oct 6-8, 2025)  #linkinbio   🩷 𝟭 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀- 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀! (Oct 17-19, 2025)  #linkinbio   Want to be there? Comment „WIN“ and either 💛 for Miami or 🩷 for Turin and we’ll enter you into the random drawing!  📅 You have until Sep 1!   P.S. Head to LinkedIn too to double your chances to win!

🇸🇮 Think you know Ljubljana? Put your knowledge to the test with our trivia! 🧠 Answer the questions and see where you land:   🏆 5–6: Ljubljana Legend – You know this city like the back of your hand! 😎 2–4: Street-Smart Stroller – You’re finding your way, one cobblestone at a time. 🌱 0–1: Curious Newcomer – Time to dive in and discover Ljubljana’s secrets!   Are you ready to play? 👉

Can you guess the city? 💭❓🤓 Swipe through the questions, make your best guess & find the answer at the end! →→→

𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: “𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚?” Because ♻️ green innovation, 🏰 legends, and 🤸 urban joy all live here. The Better-Cities Event is heading to Ljubljana, Europe’s charming green pioneer. 💚 Named European Green Capital back in 2016, this forward-thinking city has reimagined urban living with car-free streets, lush green spaces, and bold sustainability goals — proving that city life can be both vibrant and eco-friendly. But Ljubljana is more than just a green success story. It’s the city of dragons 🐉, where myth and history dance across bridges and Baroque facades, and riverside promenades come alive with cafés, markets, and music. 💃🎶 𝐔𝐅𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮?  🩷 Save the date: March 24-27, 2026! 💛 https://urban-future.org 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? - We can’t wait to hear them: 👉 #linkinbio 📸 © @visitljubljana

🩷 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟒–𝟐𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🩷 Ljubljana, we’ve got a date! Urban Future 2026 is touching down in your green & gorgeous streets. 💚 CityChangers, save it, circle it, shout it! 📣 #UF26 #ljubljana #CityChangers @mestnaobcinaljubljana

𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞! 🩷🇸🇮 The Better-Cities Event is heading to Ljubljana – Europe’s charming, green pioneer. Let’s explore a city where dragons guard bridges, the streets belong to people not cars, and sustainability sparks fresh urban ideas at every corner. 💚🐉🤸🏻‍♂️ Save the date and join us! 🗓️ March 24-27, 2026 🗓️ 👉urban-future.org #linkinbio☝️ Because the future of our cities deserves a magical setting. ✨  #UF26 #CityChangers #ljubljana

What a view! 🏙️   On this UF25 Field Trip, we took a scenic climb to some of Łódź’s best viewpoints.   👀 From the top, participants enjoyed fresh perspectives on the city’s evolving skyline and stunning sights of landmarks like Hotel Andels Łódz, the Red Tower, EC1, YMCA, Manufaktura, and PURO Hotel.   Łódź never stops surprising with its mix of history, creativity & urban energy. 🩷   And a big THANK YOU to Justyna Tomaszewska for all the help organising Urban Future Field trips! @just_lodz_justyna_tomaszewska

Can’t stop, won’t stop! 😎 Day 2 was a vibe More faces, more energy, more of YOU from Urban Future 25 💛 Because behind every big idea & bold session? Real humans. 🫵 The doers, the dreamers, the city-changers who make it all happen. That’s what Urban Future is all about. Huge thanks to everyone who brought the fierce determination to make cities better. 🔥❤️‍🔥 📸 Caught on camera? Snag your portrait from the UF25 gallery — they won’t be up forever! #linkinbio

THE CITIES FUCK UP SHOW 🎤 🌟 A highlight of UF25!    We meet 3 brave CityChangers who who shared not only their biggest career fuck-ups, but more importantly, their key learnings from these experiences. 👉 Ronni Kahn, Jason Roberts & Bob DHaeseleer @ronni.kahn @bobdhaeseleer A big shout out to Dejan Stojanovic for hosting this valuable session! @thisisdejan What a way to close out Day 2 of The Better-Cities Event! 👊

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