For a few years, Seraing has engaged a large-scale urban revitalization while adopting a Master Plan in consultation with local players to guarantee the consistency and harmonization of its actions (mobility, public spaces, green spaces, social involvement, city life…). Many works have been realized, with the desire to highlight the identity of the city linked … Read more
In 2007, our association shot a video in the Swedish city, Lund, in order to highlight innovative actions within the city. At that time, we had the privilege to interview former Mayor Annika Annerby Jansson. Today, the city has a growing population with more than 90 000 inhabitants, with more than 40 000 students. Its … Read more
Like many other cities in Italy, Udine has faced aging of its population and a decline of births over the past decades. To tackle this issue and enhance its attractiveness, the municipality had an astonishing idea: to make the city playful. This innovative public policy promotes playing everywhere in the city through different actions such … Read more
Huy is a French-speaking town located in the Walloon Region, just 30 minutes away from Liège.This tourist city with 21,500 inhabitants is dynamic thanks to operations such as: “Here, we are looking for a shopkeeper”. The municipality decided to fight against commercial vacancy! Do you want to open your shop in Huy? That’s an idea! … Read more
Since 2009, the German city of Bremen has been running the ZZZ. This temporary use agency wakes up vacant buildings and unused lands by filling them with innovative economic, social, and cultural projects. The ZZZ or ZwischenZeitZentrale, which means “in-between-times headquarters”, acts as a mediator between different actors. It tracks down buildings and users, advises … Read more
The municipality of Barcelona is creating news axes and new ways of moving within the city! Since September, Barcelona has renewed the mobilities rules of one of its main avenues in the city center. Every Friday morning from 8:30 till noon, the Avenue is closed to cars and gives free movement to bikes. This concept … Read more
Milano has launched the “Quadra” project which is giving the opportunity to the citizens to invest a 600m square space while creating social link. With colorful and geometric patterns, the structure is inspired by children drawings! Green spaces and playgrounds have been created to transform the place into a convivial and meeting point. The people … Read more
Creating social links between people for a more human city center is the main purpose of the concept! The municipality of Krakow has developed a brand new and innovative concept while setting up “discussion benches” in its city center. We all lived under the sanitary crisis with restrictions and for once, this concept is giving … Read more
Street art, mosaic benches, graffiti, the city of Heerlen is full of artistic works on every street corner. You just have to look up and admire street art! Many giant works can be found on buildings, on street corners, in front of squares… The artists have had free rein to express their talents and give … Read more
What if the energy of public transportations could supply city’s energy ? Subways generate heat energy (engine, brake, …), furthermore, the confined spaces where people are interacting are also generating human heat. In that perspective, how can we use this energy while avoiding it’s loss in the air ?Several cities as London, Paris or Stockholm … Read more
*This event is not organized by the French Government. However we have been allowed by the French Government to use the emblem of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
