Matosinhos becomes the first UN Resilience Hub in Portugal
The city joins the Province of Potenza (Italy) as the newest role models for the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative
The state-owned railway company aims to significantly improve its free wifi coverage in the next couple of years
Following a successful trial run on the Sintra and Cascais lines, Comboios de Portugal (CP) is planning to expand its free on-train wi-fi service to its Porto and Lisbon suburban trains. One train on the Sintra line and one on the Cascais line have been running with free wireless onboard since 21 August 2019. During this trial phase, officials were gathering data on both the performance of the service and the public reception to it. Passengers on both lines were asked to fill out questionnaires and give feedback to CP in order to eventually improve the service.
Despite the short trial period, CP already believes that there is interest in using free internet while traveling. Furthermore, they are of the opinion that the availability of such a service will promote the use of trains amongst the public.
Upon completing the trial runs, Comboios de Portugal plans to expand the service to all trains on the Sintra and Cascais urban lines and to the suburban lines in Porto and Lisbon – presumably starting in 2020. As of right now, the main goal is to improve the network’s performance across the country, something that demands cooperation with mobile internet providers as they serve as the basis of the service.
Peace and quiet in Baroque surroundings
The mayor of Stanz im Mürztal is building a renewable energy cooperative and it comes with a whole new economic model
The focus will be on solidarity, sustainability and green development, as well as on social development and security in the city
The Irish Environment Protection Agency released an updated map of affected regions in the country
The story of Dortmund’s 2011 Science City Masterplan and how it grew in the new decade
The Portuguese city is one of the participants in this exciting global initiative
It involves strategically placed pictograms on the pedestrian crossings
Never too early to fall in love with soft mobility
100 trees will take the place of 100 parking spaces in this Belgian town
It involves strategically placed pictograms on the pedestrian crossings
The Irish Environment Protection Agency released an updated map of affected regions in the country
Never too early to fall in love with soft mobility
These will be spread across 11 EU countries and will serve to support the EU Missions
The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
An interview about AYR, one of the 2021 New European Bauhaus Prize winners
An interview with Nigel Jollands and Sue Goeransson from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
An interview with the President of the City of Athens Reception & Solidarity Centre
A talk with the Mayor of Malmö on the occasion of the city’s UN Resilience Hub status