Driving Urban Transititons

15-Minute Cities in Africa: Transitions towards “safe, affordable, accessible, and just neighbourhoods for everybody”

On 22nd of September, JPI Urban Europe, Start International and ICLEI Africa kicked-off the co-organised workshop series “Driving urban transitions towards sustainable and just futures in Africa”. The aim of this workshop series is to develop visions and fields of action for urban transitions in Africa. As contribution to the African Mobility Month 2021, the first workshop focussed on the 15-Minute City, one of the transition pathways of JPI Urban Europe’s upcoming Driving Urban Transitions Programme.

EU research & innovation for and with cities

Are you interested in a guideline through the jungle of support measures and European Commission programmes? This yearly mapping of R&I initiatives by the European Commission was recently published. The report maps city related actions, initiatives, platforms and networks funded under the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, including JPI Urban Europe initiatives and the proposed urban partnership Driving Urban Transitions to a Sustainable Future (DUT).

Why experimental methods drive urban transitions: lessons learned from 10 years of programming Urban Living Labs

AGORA Thematic Dialogue | Pathways towards 15-minute cities | Registration Closed

The 15 Minute City concept is gaining traction throughout Europe and the world. Amplified by urban vulnerabilities and weaknesses which have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, rethinking urban areas along 15MinutesCity principles has been illustrated as one central pathway towards sustainability and liveability.