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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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What if making cities better started with how they make us feel?   🎨 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐲𝐚 is coming to Ljubljana! @greg_goya The street artist who turns ordinary city life into moments of pause and belonging.   With interactive, „fast art“ that makes you think, Greg’s work reminds us that cities aren’t just systems to move through – they’re places to feel, slow down, and belong in.   We’re thrilled to welcome him as a speaker at Urban Future. #linkinbio   Not only a UF26 speaker, Greg Goya is installing artwork at the iconic 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 in March – and yes, he’s also bringing a few surprises to the 𝐔𝐅𝟐𝟔 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞.   Slow down. Look twice. Cities have stories to tell.   Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

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🚨 No subsidies. No budget. Still thousands of installations. Sounds impossible? It’s already happening.   Across Europe, local governments are unlocking BIG homeowner buy-in for solar & heat pumps – even as public funding shrinks and political winds shift.   🔆 One campaign. 🔆 Minimal resources. 🔆 Real results at scale.   In this session, we break down how collaboration (not cash) is accelerating the energy transition – with real-world lessons from Essex County and beyond (UK, NL, BE…and now PL & DE).   𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦. You’ll learn: 👉 How people actually make decisions (hello, neuroscience) 👉 What truly motivates homeowners to act 👉 How cities deliver hundreds (or thousands) of installations without subsidies   Is your region stuck – or ready to move faster? Get the playbook & meet the people behind it. 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩: #linksinbio

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3 DAYS LEFT 🐥🐥🐥   Spring is coming & the early birds are already chirping from the roofs of Ljubljana…but only until January 30!   At The Better-Cities Event this March, Ljubljana turns into THE hub for the world’s most enthusiastic urbanists, city leaders & change-makers.   Make sure to be one of them and get your tickets now to save 100 € on the conference pass.   Early Bird tickets close in 𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬! 🐤 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘!    📅 March 24 - 27 | Ljubljana, Slovenia 🇸🇮 👉 https://urban-future.org/event/uf26-ljubljana/tickets/

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𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐳𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐚! 👋 The urbanist turning masterplans into collective learning tools. She makes complex urban systems usable, open, and human. 🌍📚 As founder of 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻, the world’s first digital library of Masterplans, Honorata Grzesikowska unlocks real urban knowledge so cities don’t start from zero. Through the 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘇𝗸𝗶 Foundation, she drives gender-smart urban innovation. 🎲 With 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱, her game-based participation method, citizens co-create fairer neighbourhoods through play and dialogue. 🎤 At Urban Future, expect a fresh, playful format from her. We’re excited 🤩 Honorata brings together knowledge, inclusivity, and participatory design. And we admire that! Check out her work #linkinbio ➜ https://honorata.io Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

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Cities know what needs to change. The real question is: 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧?   Turning plans into action is hard. That’s exactly where 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 starts.   At UF26, we go beyond vision statements and into the real work of urban change: ➜ How city centers are governed when no one truly “owns” them ➜ How tactical experiments can reshape long-term masterplans ➜ How cities can defend democratic values under pressure ➜ How AI can serve residents – not just systems ➜ How circular construction finally moves from pilots to the mainstream.   The 𝐔𝐅𝟐𝟔 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐭– and it goes straight to the 𝘩𝘰𝘸 of urban transformation. All our heart, in every session ❤️‍🔥     📍 Ljubljana | 🗓️ 24–27 March  👉 Explore the full programme and join 2,000+ CityChangers shaping what’s next for Europe’s cities. #linkinbio

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Programme out. You in? 🫵   A year of collaboration led to this moment → 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐅𝟐𝟔 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 🔹 60 sessions 🔹 30 field trips 🔹 1 stellar speaker lineup   Built to stretch your thinking, spark action & shape better cities.   🎯 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍𝐋𝐎𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖 #linkinbio   This is where 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬.   .................................................................... 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, Slovenia 🗓️ March 24–27 💛 urban-future.org/tickets

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𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 turns leftover spaces into local power. His work shows how design becomes a community engine ➜➜ from Blue House Yard (Wood Green, London) to Angel Yard (Edmonton, London) 💪 A powerful example, featured on @citychangersorg, is the 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬, 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 — a community-built space that reconnects people with nature through hands-on making, learning-by-doing, and shared ownership. @jankatteinarch 🏆 He received the Social Value Architect of the Year 2023(!), but Jan’s real metric is simple: create places that people can make their own.   📚 Jan also writes the playbooks: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 (2014), 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (2022), and 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 (2024) ➜ all field guides to building cities 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 people, not just 𝐟𝐨𝐫 them.   Meet the architect proving that cities work best when communities help build them. #linkinbio   Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷

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Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for courageous cities 🚨 The host city spot for Urban Future 2027 has unexpectedly opened up. Yes, really. 👀 Which means: YOUR CITY could host 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 – Europe’s most inspiring gathering for people who don’t just talk about urban change, but actually make it happen. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲? ✨ Put your city on the global stage ✨ Show real projects (no PowerPoint theatre) ✨ Welcome 2,000+ international CityChangers into your streets, neighbourhoods & city hall ✨ Create momentum for the change you already believe in Big city or mid-sized. Well-known or wildly underestimated. What matters is courage, commitment, and a story worth sharing. ⏰ Deadline: January 31 (earlier = better 😉) 📩 Interested? Just reach out to Gerald, he’s got all the details. gerald@urban-future.org This truly doesn’t happen often. In fact, it’s the first time we’ve ever offered this like this. (And yes – 2028 is already taken.) If your city is ready to step up… 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Join cities like Graz, Vienna, Oslo, Helsingborg, Stuttgart, Rotterdam, Łódź & Ljubljana. We can’t wait to hear from you. 🩷

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Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for courageous cities 🚨 The host city spot for Urban Future 2027 has unexpectedly opened up. Yes, really. 👀 Which means: YOUR CITY could host 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 – Europe’s most inspiring gathering for people who don’t just talk about urban change, but actually make it happen. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲? ✨ Put your city on the global stage ✨ Show real projects (no PowerPoint theatre) ✨ Welcome 2,000+ international CityChangers into your streets, neighbourhoods & city hall ✨ Create momentum for the change you already believe in Big city or mid-sized. Well-known or wildly underestimated. What matters is courage, commitment, and a story worth sharing. ⏰ Deadline: January 31 (earlier = better 😉) 📩 Interested? Just reach out to Gerald, he’s got all the details. gerald@urban-future.org This truly doesn’t happen often. In fact, it’s the first time we’ve ever offered this like this. (And yes – 2028 is already taken.) If your city is ready to step up… 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Join cities like Graz, Vienna, Oslo, Helsingborg, Stuttgart, Rotterdam, Łódź & Ljubljana. We can’t wait to hear from you. 🩷

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If 2026 is the year you’re serious about better cities, then start here. 💪   These leaders don’t just talk about urban change... they deliver it.   Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Mᴀᴋᴇ Cɪᴛɪᴇs 🩷 Mike Lydon · Nourhan Bassam · Lior Steinberg · Emma Cutting · Bruno Doedens · Ana Rivas de Gante · Victor Neustetter · Mariana Marmelada · Ricardo Rio · Sabina Mihailescu · Jason Thorne · Astrid Arnslett · Sylvia Kostenzer · Aidan Cerar · Rui Moreira · Michiel Van Driessche · Lilla Gerencsér   Join this crew, who turns intentions into impact at The Better-Cities Event.  Early Bird tickets are on sale and more amazing speakers are dropping constantly!   📍 Ljubljana, Slovenia
📅 March 24–27 🎟️ urban-future.org/tickets   This is the year to turn ambition into action. Your future self - and city - will thank you.

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