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The oracle for inclusive green mobility
In ancient Greece, leaders travelled on foot or by horse to the city of Delphi to ask an oracle what the future might hold. Today, cities want to know which sustainable mobility interventions will truly work. And for answers, they increasingly turn to a modern source of wisdom: data and artificial intelligence.
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How cities are making the European Cycling Declaration a reality
Over one year on from the adoption of the EU's European Declaration on Cycling, how are cities turning the pledge into safer, more inclusive cycling, and what EU action is needed to ensure lasting urban change?
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Investing in Europe starts with cities: What new EU research reveals
As EU budget negotiations continue, Eurocities is presenting evidence to show why cities must have a stronger role in EU funding. In this article, we share ESPON URDICO research demonstrating that Cohesion Policy works best when cities are full partners.
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Sharing food initiatives, growing change
What happens when European cities share their best food ideas? An ode to the cities learning together through the Cleverfood project.
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Digital Divide Observatories by European cities
The gap between cities in digital transformation and the digital divide is increasing. Bordeaux is teaming up with other cities to understand this gap and reverse the trend.
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New EU Air Quality Directive proposed
The European Commission has published a proposal for an updated Air Quality Directive. There are a lot of improvements, but is it really future-fit?
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What others can teach
Riga has recently joined the UserCentriCities project and plans to get inspired to make the digital transformation of their services smooth, fast and user-centric.
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A ‘Good Move’ to turn cars away from Brussels
Redirecting traffic from the city centre will encourage active mobility, clear the air and increase quality of life. This is the ambitious goal of the 'Good Move' plan in Brussels, no matter how hard it will be to get there, says Elke van den Brandt, the Brussels Capital Region's Minister of Mobility, Public Works and Road Safety.
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It’s about time for a time revolution
Barcelona kicks off the Time Use Week to inspire cities and citizens and generate city awareness of time being “a right for all”.
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Cities step up to mitigate energy poverty
Many cities are already embarking on innovative local projects to mitigate the present and future energy poverty effects, which mainly concerns economically vulnerable groups.
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Mayors talk Ukraine and Energy with Commission President
A sustainable rebuilding for Ukrainian cities and the energy crisis - two topics dominating global headlines - were the focus Thursday for the mayors of Florence, Gdansk, Kyiv, Lyon and Riga, meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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Interoperability and the need for EU cities to work together
The European Digital Decade is here. How, and should, cities cooperate to achieve ambitious goals and promote interoperability with citizens as their main focus? Find out more in this read out from the Eurocities Digital Forum.
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Glasgow launches inspiring exhibition on International Day of the Girl
When Glasgow hosted COP26, a parallel event took place in the Scottish city with a particular focus on the nexus between the climate emergency and gender.
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Cities need more voice on digital transformation
At Eurocities Digital Forum in Madrid, local politicians discussed how to make the most out of the digital transition to promote better urban living, including through the concept of digital twins, and by working more directly with the EU.
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