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More than three years have passed since the Cities-4-People project started. While the end of May 2020 should have marked the end of the project’s activities, the pandemic changed our plans and Cities-4-People was extended for six more months. Looking back at what was done so far, we can acknowledge great results. Over the courseRead more

With the aim to “pass on the baton” to other towns and cities willing to carry out research and/or interventions in the field of people-oriented transport and mobility (POTM), the legacy of Cities-4-People will be made available through a set of resources. The first of these is the Cities-4-People Toolkit of Core Outcome Set (COS)Read more

3 years and a half later, Cities-4-People’s journey comes to a conclusion. The end of the project does not however coincide with the end of the opportunities it has launched. Cities-4-People’s long-lasting impact is already visible in the pilot actions that have been adopted permanently. Below is an overview of these (check all initiatives here):Read more

Over the course of time, infrastructure in Europe and beyond has been largely driven by car-usage. With the welfare of societies increasing and car sales and infrastructure growing, this gradually led to spatial problems, especially in cities. As cars occupy more space, cities suffer from congestion and motor noise. At the same time, there isRead more

On 25 June 2020, our Cities-4-People Team in Budapest organised an official opening ceremony for the Mobility Point network at Magyar tudósok körútja. Because of the risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was only targeted to representatives from the press this time. A bigger event for citizens will be organised in autumn. OverRead more

The second round of prototyping organized by our pilot cities was dedicated this time to the scale-up. Over the summer we have met with our communities to discuss the experience with the first round of pilots and to select and develope new concepts to improve one of the interventions. The results of these co-creation activitiesRead more

In September, each pilot city organised a Quadruple Helix Stakeholder meeting to select the most promising interventions to be scaled up. The QHS concept refers to the four main category of stakeholders we aim to include in the co-creative process of the project, notably: public authorities and policy makers, researchers and academics, industry representatives, and,Read more

After the Presentation Day and QHS meeting, the team in Üsküdar selected the “I own my Garden” pilot for the scale-up phase. A new park was identified for the pilot scale-up, Nakkaştepe Millet Bahçesi Park, which connects multiple transportation points. Several green areas in Üsküdar are affected by mobility issues similar to those tackled byRead more

Scaling-up in Trikala will focus on the provision of electric wheelchair scooters for people with disabilities. The service introduced during the first round of pilots will be now further improved and expanded. To do so, during the prototyping event, our team in Trikala aimed to point out and successfully resolve potential risks or obstacles thatRead more

Prototyping in Budapest focused on improving the Mobility Point pilot. The event was held in Budapest on 7 October 2019, in the form of a 3 hours workshop engaging with key stakeholders. Starting from the outcomes of the first pilot round, the benefits and issues that emerged during the first round of the pilot atRead more