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Vision Zero Boston
Boston, United States

Vision Zero Boston

The City of Boston has adopted a Vision Zero strategy in an effort to eliminate traffic fatalities and reduce serious traffic accidents by 2030.
ENCICLA - sustainable mobility program
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

ENCICLA - sustainable mobility program

EnCicla is a public bicycle system providing sustainable mobility to the residents of the Valley of Aburrá.
Citizens’ Observatories in Bogota, Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia

Citizens’ Observatories in Bogota, Colombia

Citizens’ Observatories are collaborative spaces where citizens voluntarily participate in a public request and accountability process, based on the implementation of the “District and Local Administration Follow-up Tool”.
Growing a social and solidarity economy to regenerate neighborhoods in Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Growing a social and solidarity economy to regenerate neighborhoods in Barcelona, Spain

The city of Barcelona has implemented a social and solidarity economy (SSE) approach to tackle the growing inequalities among the cities different districts.
eKhaya : an urban regeneration project in Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa

eKhaya : an urban regeneration project in Johannesburg, South Africa

Through community mobilization, the eKhaya neighbourhood regeneration program has influenced the re-development of other declining areas in the City of Johannesburg.
Technopole Angus
Montréal, Canada

Technopole Angus

Technopole Angus demonstrates the successful urban renewal of a former industrial site in Montreal, Canada based on sustainable development and social economy and commitment.
Smart Map: rent, share, exchange, borrow
Gothenburg, Sweden

Smart Map: rent, share, exchange, borrow

The city of Gothenburg's Smart Map platform shows residents where they can find things to hire, borrow, share or swap while simultaneously helping to reduce consumption based emissions and create services for the sharing economy.
Halle 2: recycling, repair and reuse using a circular economy approach
Munich, Germany

Halle 2: recycling, repair and reuse using a circular economy approach

The city of Munich has taken its ambitious waste reduction strategy to the next level by developing an innovative reuse lab and shop concept.
Revitalizing cultural heritage in Jakarta’s historic Kota Tua neighborhood
Jakarta, Indonesia

Revitalizing cultural heritage in Jakarta’s historic Kota Tua neighborhood

The city government of Jakarta has developed a comprehensive urban plan to revitalize the historic neighborhood of Kota Tua in an inclusive and participatory way.
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