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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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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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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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