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The city joins the Province of Potenza (Italy) as the newest role models for the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative
The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
The demand for affordable housing is still quite high, coupled with rising construction material prices, land purchase prices and a labour shortage
Apart from car lanes, the 130-metre-long structure also features a 4-metre-wide bike lane
The partnership initiative was launched during the ICLEI World Congress Summit
The local community welcomed Ukrainians fleeing war with outstanding support
The Portuguese city is one of the participants in this exciting global initiative
Student teams will have 24 hours to come up with solutions for that issue
The Smart City Alliance has been quietly building functional tools for both citizens and authorities since 2016
Part of an ongoing trend among these institutions to increase convenience for users
The Smart City Alliance has been quietly building functional tools for both citizens and authorities since 2016
The plan calls for accelerating green energy developments in the EU, with 2027 as a supposed cut-off deadline for Russian energy imports
They will develop or reconstruct cycle paths and pedestrian bridges
Apart from car lanes, the 130-metre-long structure also features a 4-metre-wide bike lane
Mayor Yordanka Fandakova personally participated in their removal
These special zones were created last year with the aim of boosting biodiversity in the city
Mayor Yordanka Fandakova personally participated in their removal
On the fringes of the festival, Film Madrid will hold meetings to promote the region as a filming destination
Those between the ages of 9 and 13 can attend workshops to learn how to work with wood
Authorities want to do away with the passive status of nature in the city
The Finnish capital will hold ‘Entrepreneur Day for Women’ next month
The city also added a new bathing area
A rail tunnel
Finland and Estonia signed a memorandum of understanding on 26 April
Currently, the capitals of Finland and Estonia are two-hours apart via a ferry journey. Now, Helsinki and Tallinn are closer to being linked by an undersea rail tunnel.
On Monday 26 April, Finland's Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka and Estonia's Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Taavi Aas signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the transport sector. This memorandum is seen as a significant step towards the development and construction of the Helsinki-Tallinn rail tunnel.
This tunnel will reportedly be 103 kilometres long and it will connect the airports of the two capitals. What is more, the long-scale transport project is expected to result in significant economic growth for both cities and countries.
Peter Vesterbacka, the founder and executive chairman of the development company which is leading this project, spoke to Euronews and explained: “We are building four station areas and those will accommodate 50,000 people living, working, and studying in each one […] This is all part of the FinEst Bay Area Development, attracting more startup entrepreneurs from all over the planet to come here to Helsinki and Tallinn. They’ll be the next big thing.”
In a press release by the Finnish government, Harakka and Aas expressed their satisfaction with the aforementioned memorandum of understanding. More specifically, Harakka shared: "Our countries and capitals are located in the same EU core network corridors that will soon be expanded. In order to take advantage of the opportunities this will bring, it is wise to develop our transport systems in good cooperation and on the basis of close exchange of information."
The connection of the two capitals will boost tourism and create job opportunities. It is hoped that the Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel will be completed by December 2024.
The demand for affordable housing is still quite high, coupled with rising construction material prices, land purchase prices and a labour shortage
The partnership initiative was launched during the ICLEI World Congress Summit
Apart from car lanes, the 130-metre-long structure also features a 4-metre-wide bike lane
The Portuguese city is one of the participants in this exciting global initiative
The Smart City Alliance has been quietly building functional tools for both citizens and authorities since 2016
Part of an ongoing trend among these institutions to increase convenience for users
The Siberian flying squirrel is an endangered species whose biggest threat is forestry
They will develop or reconstruct cycle paths and pedestrian bridges
The partnership initiative was launched during the ICLEI World Congress Summit
The Portuguese city is one of the participants in this exciting global initiative
The demand for affordable housing is still quite high, coupled with rising construction material prices, land purchase prices and a labour shortage
Those between the ages of 9 and 13 can attend workshops to learn how to work with wood
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
