How do we make Amsterdam’s bike tunnels less scary?
It involves all the five senses, apparently
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Development / Public Spaces
Romania / Bucharest / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health
Bucharest kicks off a 6-month-long street festival
It will start off in the city centre in May, and gradually move through the neighbourhoods
Romania / Bucharest / Politics and Reforms / Social City
EU Anti-Semitism Working Group meets in Bucharest
It works to prevent the spread of hate speech and xenophobia, as well as Holocaust denial on the EU level
Romania / Bucharest / Digital transformation / Mobility
Mobility and Urban Management Hub to bring Bucharest closer to digitalisation
The project will be funded through the Romanian National Recovery and Resilience Fund
Romania / Bucharest / Development / Energy efficiency
Bucharest gets 20 mini mobile power plants to cover ageing heating system
In some areas, the city’s district heating network is over 40 years old and does not bring enough heat to people’s homes
Romania / Bucharest / Politics and Reforms / Read Twice
Russian Cultural Centre in Bucharest suspended due to disinformation
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the move to counter the centre’s repeated attempts to spread propaganda and excuse war crimes committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine
Romania / Bucharest / Digital transformation / Green City
Smart recycling bins in Bucharest can tell if you’re not doing it properly
The bin’s complex electronic systems will be powered by photovoltaic cells, making them also sustainable
Romania / Bucharest / Development / Economy and Finance
Bucharest starts 2023 by paying off all its public debt
Mayor Nicuşor Dan believes that a clear balance sheet is a strong sign of reliability for banks and investors
Romania / Bucharest / Innovation and Research / Public Spaces
Bucharest to employ birds of prey to deal with pigeons
The birds will be specially trained to scare off pigeons from their favourite places in the city’s parks
Romania / Bucharest / Energy efficiency / Mobility
Public transport depots become mini green powerplants in Bucharest
The city expects that it will recoup the 3.8-million-euro investment in the next four years
Romania / Bucharest / Mobility / Politics and Reforms
Bucharest wants to design a cycling masterplan
It should help bring people from residential areas to points of work and leisure through a safe interconnected urban cycling network
Romania / Bucharest / Mobility / Welfare and Health
Bucharest wants to ban noisy cars from the city at night
Urban noise pollution can be a driver behind health issues like insomnia and cardiovascular disease, as well as a cause of decreased productivity
Romania / Bucharest / Mobility / Public Spaces
Under lock and with cameras: Bucharest has new bike parking lots
Yearly subscriptions for the parking spaces will cost just over 20 euros
Romania / Bucharest / Mobility
The largest tram purchase in Bucharest since 1989: The first one is already here
The city had to spend 200 million euros on the vehicles, as well as an additional 600 million to modernise the tracks
Romania / Bucharest / Cluj-Napoca / Constanta / Timișoara / Mobility
Romania's ‘Sun Trains’ will link big cities to the Black Sea
The initiative is meant to boost domestic tourism while offering travellers a cheaper way to reach the seaside in the wake of surging gas prices
Romania / Bucharest / Energy efficiency / Social City
Bucharest sub-municipality offers solar-powered heating for just 2 euros per month
Authorities are planning to expand a pilot project to cover an even bigger part of the district
Romania / Bucharest / Mobility
Bucharest wants to expand its tram infrastructure
Mayor Nicusor Dan explained that the city is nearly ready to launch a feasibility study into an urban rail network in the capital
Romania / Bucharest / Energy efficiency / Growing City
Bucharest sub-municipality is going full-on solar by 2024
Sector 1 will be the first local administration to achieve sustainable energy autonomy in Romania
Romania / Bucharest / Digital transformation / Innovation and Research
Romanian universities join forces to open international AI research centre
The collaboration between the Polytechnic University, the Medical University and the Theatre and Cinematography University offers a broad spectrum of academic expertise, that can result in amazing AI breakthroughs
Romania / Bucharest / Economy and Finance / Politics and Reforms
Bucharest Mayor fights for government district heating subsidy to cover natural gas price spike
Considering Bucharest's razor-thin budget margins, the mayor explained that without a subsidy, 2022 will be a year of cut spending after years of austerity
Romania / Bucharest / Development / Green City
Bucharest announces the winning projects, as proposed and voted by the citizens
Better green spaces, better cycling options and better outdoor sports equipment - Bucharest wants it all on top of more citizen engagement in local policy
Romania / Bucharest / Development
Voting on the participatory budget in Bucharest has begun
Citizens will have a chance to take part in an exercise in direct democracy and influence the development of their city
Romania / Bucharest / Welfare and Health
COVID-19 is back in Romania and they are running out of ICU beds
As local health authorities reported more than 7,000 cases yesterday, many municipalities are gearing up for new measures
Romania / Bucharest / Development / Green City
Bucharest Landscaping Association offers Romania’s most iconic park a chance to survive
AsoP Bucharest offered the city a joint project for the redevelopment, management and financing of Cismigiu Garden
Romania / Bucharest / Digital transformation
Romania is getting its first digital lab
Transelectrica and University Politehnica of Bucharest join forces to fuel the digital transformation
Romania / Bucharest / Economy and Finance / Energy efficiency
216-million-euro investment in Bucharest’s thermal system
European Commission approved an investment from the Cohesion Fund
Romania / Bucharest / Economy and Finance / Welfare and Health
Bucharest expands its relaxation and wellness centre
Therme allows more visitors to enjoy spa services in the capital
Romania / Bucharest / Mobility
Bucharest gives more pedestrian zones to citizens on weekends
7 zones of the capital will be closed for traffic until mid-October
Romania / Bucharest / Culture and Tourism
In Bucharest, an exhibition dedicated to the pandemic opens doors
Titled “Fragile Identities” – a story told through objects
Romania / Bucharest / Economy and Finance
Amazon Web Services opens a new office in Bucharest
To assist Romanian customers from all sectors in their transition to the cloud
Romania / Bucharest / Mobility
100 new trams will run soon in Bucharest
Worth 200 million euros, the trams will be ready in 2022