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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
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 story of Dortmund’s 2011 Science City Masterplan and how it grew in the new decade
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
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 mayor of Stanz im Mürztal is building a renewable energy cooperative and it comes with a whole new economic model
The Smart City Alliance has been quietly building functional tools for both citizens and authorities since 2016
Never too early to fall in love with soft mobility
The authorities describe the approach as a ‘non-traditional solution’
100 trees will take the place of 100 parking spaces in this Belgian town
The authorities describe the approach as a ‘non-traditional solution’
Peace and quiet in Baroque surroundings
Mayor Yordanka Fandakova personally participated in their removal
Never too early to fall in love with soft mobility
Those between the ages of 9 and 13 can attend workshops to learn how to work with wood
Health authorities cannot predict the future development of the pandemic and past experience shows – autumn is the season of ‘the spread’
The Finnish capital will hold ‘Entrepreneur Day for Women’ next month
Lime e-scooter
The aim is to decrease accidents caused by drunk driving and high speeds
Earlier this year, the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications held a discussion with several e-scooter operators, local authorities, and representatives of the Finnish Road Safety Council. During this meeting, it discussed ways to reduce accidents and increase the safety of e-scooter drivers.
As a result of the July discussion, the government introduce speed limits in the capital's city centre on weekend nights. Despite this, hospitals still recorded numerous accidents caused by drunk driving and high speeds during the summer season.
On 31 August, the Ministry held a follow-up discussion to the July meeting with the aim of addressing how they can further extend the agreed-upon measures. Now, the e-scooter operators Voi, TIER, and Lime have expressed their willingness to strengthen the existing measures and extend the set limits to include weekday nights.
More specifically, the light electric vehicles will now operate at a maximum speed of 15 km/h every night of the week from 00:00 to 05:00. In addition to this, the extended measures will apply to all areas of Helsinki, not just the city centre.
Beyond these measures, the e-scooter operators have said that they are also willing to reduce the speeds of the vehicles as a whole, setting the new limit at 20 km/h instead of 25 km/h. Moreover, they are further planning to make changes to the locations in which e-scooters can be found. In particular, they seek to move e-scooters away from busy bar districts in order to reduce night-time drunk driving.
Commenting on the joint effort to increase road safety, Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka stated: “I welcome the shared commitment of the operators to improve safety, and we also discussed improving infrastructure and parking facilities. Together with the scooter operators and the City of Helsinki, we agreed to look into the possibility to make the scooters temporarily unavailable during weekend nights in the coming autumn season.”
Ultimately, the government seeks to decrease accidents stemming from drunk driving and high speeds. By introducing – and subsequently, improving – measures, the Ministry of Transport and Communications proves its dedication to ensuring the safety of citizens.
The facility called, Alovera Beach, will be located 40 kms from Madrid
The move is part of the city’s strategy to act against the local affordable-housing crisis by focusing on the development of student accommodation
Peace and quiet in Baroque surroundings
Tallinn and Linz will be among the European cities eager to show their innovative side
According to the Eurostat report, women are significantly more educated than men in the EU
The Irish Environment Protection Agency released an updated map of affected regions in the country
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
The facility called, Alovera Beach, will be located 40 kms from Madrid
According to the Eurostat report, women are significantly more educated than men in the EU
It involves strategically placed pictograms on the pedestrian crossings
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
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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
