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The glass city hall
The openness policy of Gdansk was an idea of the city’s late mayor, Paweł Adamowicz, who five years ago initiated a move for the city hall to be more transparent to citizens. “It was a very bold and courageous political decision because no one could predict whether it would be good or bad for the
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The glass city hall
Paweł Adamowicz, former Mayor of Gdansk, has left a lasting legacy in the city in the form of its openness policy.
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Brussels: women bike the city
A new graffiti in Brussels shall inspire women to get on their bikes and take over the streets.
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Reclaiming the streets
How one pollution-plagued city is getting rid of cars and filling the streets with fun, families and fresh air.
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No place like home
Berlin is taking action to ensure that newly arrived Roma, and every resident, has the right and possibility to actively participate in society.
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Rubbish bin blues
Oto Pestner’s music may be frivolous and cheerful, but it is certainly not trash – so how did ‘Letiva,’ the 1978 hit of this dancehall darling, become the anthem of Ljubljana’s anti-waste campaign?
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Saving the world with tomatoes
Ghent has won a UN award for the way the Belgian city puts food on the table. See the ingredients of Ghent’s food policy.
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Let it rain
What would happen if cities let rain run its course? Paris is becoming a permeable city and with rain, other positive effects have trickled in.
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Listen to the people
Reykjavik's decade long experiment in e-democracy, is a model for a new kind of democracy.
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On the right track
How does Zagreb keep in mind that everyone's mobility matters? It listens and learns from local NGOs and involves every group in society.
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