EU Green Capital Valencia will host 2024 edition of European Urban Resilience Forum
Crucial aspects of resilience, sustainable development and recovery will be under the thematic spotlight
Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan and Adina Valean, European Commissioner for Transport, Source: Nicusor Dan on Facebook
Mayor Nicusor Dan explained that the city is nearly ready to launch a feasibility study into an urban rail network in the capital
Last week, Bucharest Mayor, Nicusor Dan announced that the local administration will work on renovating and expanding the tram lines in the city. Furthermore, he said that authorities are getting ready to launch a feasibility study on a metropolitan train line.
The announcement followed the mayor’s meeting with Adina Valean, European Commissioner for Transport. According to Mayor Dan, this massive infrastructure project can be funded through Romania’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
According to a report by AGERPRESS, a Romanian news agency, Bucharest has 150 kilometres of tram lines and as Mayor Dan puts it, 100 kilometres have already been renovated. At the same time, he said that local authorities are planning and expanding by a further 30 kilometres.
These 50+30 kilometres of infrastructure can be paid for by Romania’s post-Covid-recovery plan, through the budget section of local authorities. He explained that currently, the plan offers 600 million euros to local authorities that they will have to apply for via projects submitted to the national government.
However, Nicusor Dan said that it is not clear how much of that funding will go to Bucharest, as there are many municipalities in Romania and a large number of them would try to get at least a portion of the funds. Nevertheless, he said that with or without recovery plan funding, the renovation of the existing infrastructure will still happen.
Bucharest’s mayor also explained that the city is on the verge of launching a feasibility study on establishing an urban rail system. He said that the municipality has forwarded all their current data on the viability of the projects to Commissioner Valean.
Mayor Dan explained on social media that green and sustainable mobility is a priority both for the EU and for the Bucharest local administration, as he thanked the EU Commission for their continued support in bringing in the necessary funds.
The city was concerned about street noise and disturbances to residents
This, however, is likely to change soon
Crucial aspects of resilience, sustainable development and recovery will be under the thematic spotlight
This is city twinning for the 21st century
You can find it in the capital Sofia, where it was installed upon the initiative of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
People in both cities got to sit together both in person and virtually
The city was concerned about street noise and disturbances to residents
And the current administration plans to make Jardin del Turia Europe’s largest city green space by extending it to the sea
The aim is to have the public be able to admire the architectural design without distractions
The installation has been thought out with the concept of letting people “talk” to their dearly departed
It’s an urban space that has undergone several large-scale transformations throughout its existence
A US geologist claims to have solved the centuries-old mystery
Urban dwellers across the EU are having a say in making their surroundings friendlier to people and the environment.
Forests in the EU can help green the European construction industry and bolster a continent-wide push for architectural improvements.
Apply by 10 November and do your part for the transformation of European public spaces
Catch up with some recommendations for the 2024 European Capital of Culture programme from the mayor of Tartu
An interview with the ICLEI regional director for Europe аfter the close of COP28
An interview with a member of the No Hate Speech Network team