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The Quiet Revolution of Vitoria-Gasteiz

The Quiet Revolution of Vitoria-Gasteiz | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
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Stepping off the train from Madrid in Vitoria-Gasteiz, a city of 252,000 in the Basque Country, northern Spain, felt like stepping into an alternate universe. The doors of the station opened to a cool December evening. I walked down a wide street lined with large magnolia trees, interspersed with restaurant tables, and people strolling in small groups and couples. A couple of people on bikes coasted by. It was so quiet I could hear passing conversations. After the crowded streets and subways of Madrid, it was literally like taking a big breath of fresh air. What was so strange? No cars!

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October 4, 2019 7:13 AM
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Download Topic Guides and Practitioner Briefings | Eltis

Download Topic Guides and Practitioner Briefings | Eltis | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
‘Topic Guides’ provide comprehensive planning recommendations on established topics, ‘Practitioner Briefings’ are less elaborate documents that address emerging topics with a higher level of uncertainty. You can download the documents using the links below.

Topic Guides

Download Linking transport and health in SUMPs: How health supports SUMPs
Download Harmonisation of Energy and Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
Download Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning
Download Electrification: Planning for electric road transport in the SUMP context
Download Funding and Finance of Sustainable Urban Mobility Measures
Download Integration of Shared Mobility Approaches in Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
Download The Role of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning: Make smarter integrated mobility plans and policies
Download Mobility As A Service (MAAS) and Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
Download Public Procurement of Sustainable Urban Mobility Measures
Download Urban Road Safety and Active Travel in Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
Download UVAR and SUMPs: Regulating vehicle access to cities as part of integrated mobility policies
Download Sustainable urban mobility planning in metropolitan regions
Download ANNEX: GOOD PRACTICES COLLECTION: Sustainable urban mobility planning and governance models in EU metropolitan regions
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October 2, 2019 10:52 AM
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A spatial energy strategy for South West Flanders in 100 climate actions | Interreg NWE

A spatial energy strategy for South West Flanders in 100 climate actions | Interreg NWE | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
By signing the Covenant of Mayors, the 13 mayors of South West Flanders already signed for 40% less CO2 by 2030, and on behalf of the same 13 municipalities, regional developer Leiedal organised seven capacity-building workshops on renewable energy and durable heat earlier this year. In these workshops, within the European HeatNet NWE project framework, concrete actions were formulated to meet the climate goals set for South West Flanders.
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September 18, 2019 11:50 AM
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Aux Mureaux, la rénovation urbaine passe par l’écologie - Le Parisien

Aux Mureaux, la rénovation urbaine passe par l’écologie - Le Parisien | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
La municipalité a décidé de combiner l’Action cœur de ville avec la charte écoquartier, sur le modèle réussi du quartier Molière. Il s’agit de la seule ville, sur les 222 communes du dispositif, à avoir fait ce choix.
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September 16, 2019 4:49 AM
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Rennes Métropole. Encore trop gourmande en terres agricoles, d’après la Commission d’enquête publique - Rennes - LeTelegramme.fr

La Commission d’enquête publique, consultée pour l’élaboration du PLU, critique certains choix de la Métropole, notamment pour les zones agricoles.
Limiter l’extension urbaine : c’est un des objectifs phare du prochain Plan local d’urbanisme intercommunal. Jusqu’en 2035, ce PLUi sera la boussole du développement pour les 43 communes de la Métropole. Il fixe notamment les zones constructibles et celles, en revanche, qui doivent être préservées de l’urbanisation. Et sur ce point précis, la Commission d’enquête publique, qui doit être consultée avant l’adoption définitive du projet, a des choses à redire.

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August 30, 2019 9:19 AM
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Motorists Lavished With 60% Of Manchester's Transport Space Despite Doing Only 13% Of Journeys

Motorists Lavished With 60% Of Manchester's Transport Space Despite Doing Only 13% Of Journeys | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Motorists get the lion’s share of transport space in the English city of Manchester, yet they make only a small fraction of the daily journeys, a researcher has found. Claiming to show the inefficiency and inequality baked into mass motoring the property researcher worked out that the vast majority of people who travel into Manchester every day do not travel in cars yet motorists are gifted with the bulk of the city’s transport space.
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July 24, 2019 2:45 AM
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6 inspiring city stories « URBACT The blog

6 inspiring city stories « URBACT The blog | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Looking for a quick dose of urban inspiration? From Helsinki (FI) to Belgrade (RS), Vancouver (CA) to Cape Town (ZA), here’s your fix of city stories packed with ideas, images and can-do attitude!
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July 12, 2019 10:44 AM
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Experiences from Placemaking Week Europe 2019

Experiences from Placemaking Week Europe 2019 | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The purpose of placemaking is to improve place qualities in street spaces, parks and other public spaces through collaborating with citizens and capitalizing on the local identity. Focus is on developing public space design from the eye level. Placemaking Week Europe was hosted for the third time ever and this year’s topics had to do with placemaking for innovation, creative bureaucracy, open-source sharing from placemaking practice, future-proof cities and waterfront cities.
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July 8, 2019 11:25 AM
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Bordeaux : une piste cyclable et piétonne phosphorescente aménagée - Sud Ouest.fr

Bordeaux : une piste cyclable et piétonne phosphorescente aménagée - Sud Ouest.fr | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Bordeaux Métropole a aménagé une première voie verte avec un granulat phosphorescent en guise d’éclairage. Bordeaux Métropole vient d’aménager une voie verte (piétons et cyclistes) de 800
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May 17, 2019 9:35 AM
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Europan, le concours d'urbanisme le plus discret (et le plus intelligent) - Libération

Europan, le concours d'urbanisme le plus discret (et le plus intelligent) - Libération | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Chaque semaine, une histoire de villes, de villages et d'enjeux urbains. Aujourd'hui, un documentaire réalisé pour les 30 ans d'une consultation qui réunit les architectes et les élus autour de sites à problèmes. A l'échelle européenne, de surcroît.
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May 15, 2019 3:18 AM
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Matosinhos, where the past and the future intersect « URBACT The blog

Matosinhos, where the past and the future intersect « URBACT The blog | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
With the neighbouring cities of Porto (PT) and Vila Nova de Gaia (PT), the city of Matosinhos (PT) is part of the Atlantic Front of Porto. The three municipalities have signed a “Letter of Commitment” as an inter-municipal tool for the implementation of the territorial policies’ strategy in key areas, based on an integrated approach.
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April 23, 2019 4:29 AM
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Grand Prix de l'urbanisme 2019: Patrick Bouchain, ou l'éloge de l'action

Grand Prix de l'urbanisme 2019: Patrick Bouchain, ou l'éloge de l'action | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
La consécration de cette personnalité iconoclaste pouvait difficilement venir du monde de l'architecture, tant ses manières de faire dénotent. Pourtant érigé en référence par nombre de jeunes professionnels -notamment les "collectifs d'architectes" qui investissent le champ de l'urbanisme transitoire-, Patrick Bouchain, en s'opposant aux manières conventionnelles de la fabrique de l'espace, peine manifestement à convaincre des atouts de sa démarche, certains architectes anxieux de leurs prérogatives sur la conception.
L'action plutôt que l'œuvre

Casser les codes de la maîtrise d'œuvre en impliquant au même niveau architectes, ouvriers et habitants au cœur de la fabrication des projets, voilà la méthode Bouchain et Construire, son agence créée à Paris avec Nicole Concordet et Loïc Julienne. Né en 1945, Patrick Bouchain n'a pas grand-chose à voir avec ses confrères qui préfèrent garder jalousement la main sur le dessin. A chacun de ses projets, il définit le cadre d'une action collective plutôt que les traits figés d'une œuvre. Comment impliquer les usagers du futur projet dans sa construction? Comment laisser une marge de manœuvre aux artisans sur le chantier? Ce sont des événements que façonne Construire, au fil de ces questions. Et c'est par cette ode à l'action collective que l'agence construit la ville.
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April 1, 2019 2:26 AM
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A Brest, le téléphérique urbain permet de désenclaver un quartier

A Brest, le téléphérique urbain permet de désenclaver un quartier | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
La ville du Finistère est la première de France à se doter d’un tel mode de déplacement en milieu urbain. Une innovation intégrée au réseau de transports publics de la métropole.
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October 4, 2019 10:00 AM
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Les nouvelles mobilités urbaines chamboulent les centres-villes

Les nouvelles mobilités urbaines chamboulent les centres-villes | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Les mobilités actives, vélo et marche à pied, sont désormais encouragées dans les centres urbains. Le développement des flottes en libre-service et du nombre de cyclistes contraint les pouvoirs publics à réguler et sécuriser ces nouveaux modes de déplacement.
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October 3, 2019 9:26 AM
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Study findings on URBACT cities’ Integrated Action Plans | URBACT

Study findings on URBACT cities’ Integrated Action Plans | URBACT | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Find links to the full report, executive summary and seven URBACT-city IAP case studies below. The case studies are presented as illustrative examples of the diversity identified in terms of the various aspects of integrated action planning and the differences in approach and focus seen between different cities and different URBACT networks and themes. 
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September 23, 2019 5:54 AM
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Introducing the EU’s green city tool - Publications Office of the EU

Introducing the EU’s green city tool - Publications Office of the EU | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
This booklet is a beginner’s guide to how to become a greener and more sustainable city. It is based on the advice and recommendations of experts in urban planning who are from cities that have actually made the transition to sustainability. It also contains the latest knowledge and expertise from relevant experts in environmental legislation from the European Commission, as well as those involved in managing European funding opportunities for cities, and those who know about EU knowledge sharing networks and research.
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September 16, 2019 5:02 AM
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How polluted, noisy Barcelona could save lives by cutting traffic

How polluted, noisy Barcelona could save lives by cutting traffic | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

Barcelona could cut deaths from air pollution and improve quality of life by implementing in full a plan to calm traffic and free up space for residents, researchers said on Monday.
The compact Spanish city is home to more than 1.6 million people and is plagued by contaminants and noise largely due to heavy density of traffic, as well as lacking greenery.
A study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), published in the journal Environment International, found the city of Barcelona could prevent 667 premature deaths every year if it created 503 "superblocks" as first proposed.

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September 2, 2019 8:28 AM
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L’écoquartier suggère une autre façon de vivre

L’écoquartier suggère une autre façon de vivre | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Toujours davantage de communes suisses font le pari du développement durable en érigeant des écoquartiers sur des zones de friche. Une manière de façonner la ville et la vie de demain.
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4 Emerging Concepts that Could Transform Cities —

4 Emerging Concepts that Could Transform Cities — | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Big ideas can forever alter the fate of cities when they are written into cement, steel and stone. When St. Petersburg, Russia, was created in 1703 by Peter the Great,…
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Une forêt urbaine, une rue piétonne et des immeubles en bois au cœur du futur quartier Montparnasse

Une forêt urbaine, une rue piétonne et des immeubles en bois au cœur du futur quartier Montparnasse | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Au pied de la tour Montparnasse métamorphosée s’étire une rue centrale bordée de bâtiments en bois hébergeant commerces, bureaux, hôtel, logements, restaurants et équipements culturels. Tout autour, des espaces piétons se mêlent à une de ces « forêts urbaines » dont la maire (PS) de Paris, Anne Hidalgo, a fait l’un des étendards de sa fin de mandat. Le futur visage du quartier Montparnasse a été dévoilé, jeudi 11 juillet : c’est le projet concocté par l’équipe de la star britannique de l’architecture, Sir Richard Rogers, qui a remporté la consultation, lancée en 2018 et qui promet de rendre méconnaissable ce secteur parmi les plus emblématiques et les moins aimés de Paris.
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Heerlen : How residents and businesses are re-energising their city centre | URBACT

Heerlen : How residents and businesses are re-energising their city centre | URBACT | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Located in the far south-east of the Netherlands, close to the cities of Aachen and Maastricht, Heerlen was once a thriving centre for the coal mining industry — but suffered economically after the mines closed. The last few decades, however, have seen cultural sector investment and a growing service industry. Heerlen has been proactive in promoting urban revitalisation: in 2013, it set up Heerlen Mijn Stad (Heerlen My City), bringing various stakeholders together to work on improving the city’s attractiveness.
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July 5, 2019 8:59 AM
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« Le vivant doit être partie intégrante du renouvellement urbain »

« Le vivant doit être partie intégrante du renouvellement urbain » | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
TRIBUNE. Un collectif d’acteurs publics et privés de la ville et du végétal appelle dans une tribune au « Monde » à consacrer plus de foncier aux « infrastructures vertes » et à des « biens communs naturels » reconnectant les habitants des villes à la biodiversité
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May 15, 2019 3:23 AM
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Are we living in a Suburban Planet?

Are we living in a Suburban Planet? | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
This book focuses on the process that creates the global urban periphery, namely suburbanization, as well as the ways of life, suburbanisms, that are encountered there. Inspired by Henri Lefebvre&#…
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Tactical Urbanism Materials and Design Guide

Tactical Urbanism Materials and Design Guide | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Tactical Urbanism is an approach to neighborhood building that uses short-term, low-cost, and scalable interventions and policies to catalyze long term change.
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The Questionable Compromises of Privately-Owned Cities

The Questionable Compromises of Privately-Owned Cities | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

Over the last five years, something strange has happened at the eastern edge of Karachi, the crowded megalopolis in southern Pakistan. From scratch, a new city has appeared, complete with its own smooth asphalt highways, schools, hospitals, housing options ranging from modest apartment blocks to posh farmhouses — and, of course, an imitation Eiffel Tower.

This is Bahria Town Karachi, an ambitious housing development ultimately planned to cover more than 45,000 acres of land — which is about the same size as Washington, D.C. In Pakistan, its name is synonymous with one man: property developer Malik Riaz, one of the ten richest people in the country and the city’s ultimate proprietor. He’s built similar planned neighborhoods near Islamabad and Lahore.

 

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