Prague to invest 14 million euros in cycling infrastructure
The Czech capital will build 21 kilometres of cycle trails
Czechia / Prague / Development / Mobility
Portugal / Porto / Digital transformation / Smart City
Porto launches a multi-service card for residents
It combines the functions of three previous cards with digital services
Portugal / Porto / Digital transformation
Porto Municipality turns to digital recruitment
It is the first in Portugal to implement such platform and process
Portugal / Porto / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Porto wants to save a former library building by providing an example
The idea is to give the space a new role and involve the public
Portugal / Porto / Welfare and Health
Porto adds workshops on mental health for municipal employees
Many of these people have been on the first lines of fighting the pandemic
Portugal / Porto / Economy and Finance / Welfare and Health
Porto subsidizes taxi rides to vaccination centres
The aim is two-fold: help taxi industry and speed up vaccinations
Portugal / Porto / Public Spaces
Porto adds handrails to some of its streets for better accessibility
This takes into account aging populations and historical steep streets
Portugal / Porto / Digital transformation / Economy and Finance
Drive towards visualization of the new economy in Porto
There is a platform that maps out the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the city
Portugal / Porto / Development / Mobility
On the tracks to decarbonizing the first train in Portugal
The plan is to do this with the historical train that runs the Vouga line in summers
Estonia / Berlin / Budapest / Krakow / Lisbon / Ljubljana / Madrid / Porto / Prague / Tallinn / Thessaloniki / Valletta / Vilnius / Digital transformation
Tallinn named best city in the world for digital nomads
Twelve EU destinations make the Top 50 list of must-go places for remote workers compiled by Big 7 Travel magazine
Portugal / Porto / Green City
Porto trees get innovative care
Linden trees get inoculated with a special type of fungus
Porto / Culture and Tourism
Porto gets recognition for its tourism promotion efforts
A marvelous way to begin the new year
Porto / Culture and Tourism
Two artifacts from Porto remind us that heritage can be quirky, too
These Baroque Christmas nativity scenes have something unusual about them
Porto / Development / Welfare and Health
Porto’s authorities advise us not to think of pets as gifts
Spur-of the moment adoptions rise during this period so the Animal Centre will close until 4 January
Porto / Welfare and Health
Porto municipal workers’ Christmas gets a different treatment this year
An annual tradition is adapted to the new reality with beneficial results
Porto / Economy and Finance
Porto shops are waiting to find out which one of them has the best storefront
The Christmas Storefront Contest 2020 received almost 150 applications
Porto / Mobility
Traffic lights court saga nearing its end in Porto
Meanwhile, spare parts are getting harder to find for the current devices
Braga / Pontevedra / Porto / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Galicia supports Braga in its 2027 Capital of Culture bid
A fine example of solidarity within one of the Euroregions
Porto / Welfare and Health
Porto Municipality organizes a diabetes information webinar
This is part of activities this month linked to World Diabetes Day
Porto / Development
Porto urban event draws attention by presenting the new master plan for development
The VIII Week of Urban Rehabilitation will take place online
Porto / Energy efficiency
The return of this profession might save Porto’s rivers
River guardians play an important environmental role
Porto / Energy efficiency
4 000 000 kilometres: Porto marks an electric mobility milestone
The Municipality is glad to have taken this decision 3 years ago
Porto / Culture and Tourism
The Philosophical Eurovision comes to Porto
The show seeks to introduce critical thinking in entertainment
Funchal / Larissa / Porto / Rome / Mobility
Island cities win big at this year’s CIVITAS Awards
Funchal and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria took the leading prizes
Matosinhos / Porto / Education and Sport
Porto & Matosinhos Wave Series show surfing can be for everyone
Children with special needs braved the waves during the Adaptive Surfing Meeting
Porto / Culture and Tourism
Tourism is not dead yet – Part 1
Porto is already looking towards the future with a new promotional strategy
Porto / Education and Sport
You still have a week left to learn how to skateboard
That is, if you are a resident of Porto
Braga / Lisbon / Porto / Sintra / Innovation and Research
Portuguese municipalities receive UN recognition for their responses to Covid-19
This is evident from a brief which praises efforts from cities around the world
Porto / Education and Sport
University of Porto maintains its global ranking for ten years in a row
In certain fields, the educational institution is among the top 100 in the world
Porto / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Porto shows fraternal solidarity with isolated Aranda de Duero
The Spanish town will be under a 2-week lockdown due to Covid-19 resurgence
Porto / Development
Porto knows how to grow for the next decade
The Municipal Master Plan is designed to promote sustainable and even urbanization
Porto / Economy and Finance
Porto waives municipal tax for market sellers till the end of 2020
The measure aims to help struggling families who are the main merchants there
Porto / Energy efficiency
Porto’s path towards cutting greenhouse gas emission
The city has been sustainably reducing its emissions for the past few years, reaching a milestone in 2017 and 2018
Porto / Mobility
Porto launches electric scooter service
Over 2000 vehicles are being made available by local authorities
Porto / Welfare and Health
Porto extends efforts in pedestrianization
By expanding pedestrian-priority zones, the city ensures locals can keep their distance from each other
Porto / Welfare and Health
Porto allocates 4 million euros for social housing
The “Porto com Sentido” programme was adopted by the City Council earlier this week
Porto / Mobility
Public transport family pass to be made available in Porto on 1 June
It will work in all 17 municipalities in the region and will cost 80 euros per month
Porto / Welfare and Health
Porto slashes costs of utilities in bid to support businesses
Some 60% of non-domestic customers will no longer have to pay for waste management, water supply and sanitation services during the crisis
Braga / Lisbon / Porto / Welfare and Health
Portuguese apartment owners provide lodgings to medical personnel
Locals in many cities across the country are allowing doctors to stay at their spare apartments
Porto / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health
Porto opens first coronavirus drive-thru testing centre in Portugal
Eventually it will be able to perform a total of up to 700 tests per day
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22 European cities call for reinforced EU regulation of vacation rental platforms
They have made three key demands
Porto / Mobility
Porto to introduce upgrades to public transport services
New bus shelters and new technology will lead to increased satisfaction from citizens
Porto / Politics and Reforms
Major Mayors of Europe – Rui Rio
After spending 12 years as mayor of Porto, Rui Rio is now faced with a tumultuous task – keeping his party together in the face of adversity
Porto / Innovation and Research
Porto turns to young people for creative urban solutions
Hackathon Porto Circular will give young people the opportunity to shape the future of the city
Lisbon / Porto / Mobility
Massive Lisbon Metro expansion scheduled for 2020
Work will begin in the second half of the year, following numerous delays
Porto / Roskilde / Economy and Finance / Energy efficiency
New EU-funded project targets organic, construction and demolition waste
As part of CityLoops, seven European cities are testing solutions to achieve material circularity
Porto / Mobility
Porto embraces electric cars
The city council approved the launch of a tender for the installation of electric car charging stations
Lisbon / Porto / Mobility
Free wifi service on CP trains to be expanded in Portugal
The state-owned railway company aims to significantly improve its free wifi coverage in the next couple of years
Porto / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Porto divided on issue of housing
The housing situation in the city is being dubbed a crisis by opposition parties
Porto / Mobility
Porto metro runs 24 hours during the weekends
Until the end of October, citizens and tourists will be able to use the Porto metro for their nightly outings regardless of the hour
Porto
Marco de Canavesas and Porto urban transport connection reestablished
The city’s urban transport connection to Porto was suspended at the end of the 20th century