A Guardian opinion piece argues cities from Barcelona to Paris show how women leaders have advanced safer, greener, more inclusive public spaces by prioritizing care, mobility and access over car-dominated planning.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/22/cities-barcelona-paris-women-share-public-space

#urbanism #urbanplanning #InclusiveCities #SustainableMobility #WomenInLeadership

From Barcelona to Paris, cities thrive with women in charge. It’s all about sharing public space

Female mayors have had notable successes in making transport in urban areas benefit everyone, write Melissa and Chris Bruntlett, co-authors of Women Changing Cities

The Guardian

🗓️ In two months: CommuniCity Final Event

On July 2nd, we’ll close the loop on a cross-border project: can European cities and marginalised communities co-create a better future?

At the final event, project partners will share what we’ve learned, where we’re going next, and how civic tech can serve everyone.

📍 Porto + online
🔗 Register: https://communicity-project.eu/2025/04/16/join-us-for-the-communicity-final-event/

#CommuniCity #InclusiveCities #UrbanInnovation #EUProjects #CountdownToCommuniCity

Join us for the CommuniCity Final Event - CommuniCity

The CommuniCity Consortium is pleased to invite you to its Final Event on July 2nd, 2025. The programme will highlight the project’s key outcomes, learnings and innovative solutions to urban challenges faced by cities. The CommuniCity Final Event will bring together project partners, marginalised communities, city representatives, policymakers, researchers and innovators to discuss and shape […]

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🌍✨ #CitiObs at Urban Transitions 2024! ✨🌍

We were thrilled to be part of the Urban Transitions 2024 conference from November 5-7 in Sitges, Barcelona! 🌿🏙️

CitiObs had the chance to present a poster about "The dynamic landscape of engagement and challenges in urban transitions" and how the CitiObs project promotes transformative change by enhancing inclusive and diverse COs that measure air quality using sensors. 🌱

#CitizenScience #UrbanInnovation #SustainableCities #AirQuality #InclusiveCities

🎬 Catch a glimpse from our #CitiObs Plenary Meeting in Thessaloniki! Our team came together to collaborate on impactful solutions for urban environmental challenges, share progress, and fine-tune our strategies for empowering communities and make cities more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient. 🌍

#CitizenScience #UrbanInnovation #SustainableCities #AirQuality #NoisePollution #UrbanHeat #CoCreation #InclusiveCities #CitizenObservatories #Sustainability #Citizens #SOCIOBEE #NILU #HKU #CREAF

🌍 Severe smog is again impacting India and Pakistan, with cities like Delhi and Lahore facing hazardous air quality.

Projects like #CitiObs are essential in empowering communities with innovative tools to gather data, raise awareness, and advocate for sustainable urban policies. Together, we can make cleaner, healthier cities a reality. 🌱

#CitizenScience #UrbanInnovation #SustainableCities #AirQuality #InclusiveCities #DataForGood #CitizenObservatories #Citizens #SOCIOBEE #NILU #HKU #CREAF

🚀 Join the ECSA #AirQuality working group and #CitiObs for a session on an open call for #CitizenScience initiatives and COs focused on air quality, noise pollution, urban heat & more to implement, test & improve new tools and methods.

🗓️29 October
🕐13-14:00 CET

https://bit.ly/3Y9X8nc

#CitizenScience #SustainableCities #AirQuality #NoisePollution #UrbanHeat #CoCreation #InclusiveCities #DataForGood #CommunityEngagement #CitizenObservatories #Sustainability #SOCIOBEE #NILU #HKU #CREAF

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Open call for citizen observatories across Europe — CitiObs Alliance!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

CitiObs is seeking 30 citizen initiatives that focus on issues like air quality, noise pollution, urban heat, or similar challenges. These groups will collaborate with us to implement, test, and improve the tools and methods we are developing. Our goal is to co-create data, knowledge, and local actions in an inclusive way. The CitiObs Alliance will work together towards a common mission: strengthening the value of citizen observations and data so they can be trusted, accessed, and used to inform actions and policy decisions at different governance levels, from local to European. By joining the CitiObs Alliance, you'll receive sensors to monitor the environment, have access to our toolkits and engage in a shared learning process through peer activities. For more information, visit the following link: https://citiobs.eu/demonstrations-open-call-for-alliances/

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🤝Exciting opportunity to partner with #CitiObs!

🌍 We're looking for 30 Citizen Observatories or community-led projects focused on urban environmental issues to help us refine tools for co-creating impactful data and action.

Find out more👉https://citiobs.eu/demonstrations-open-call-for-alliances/

#CitizenScience #UrbanInnovation #SustainableCities #AirQuality #NoisePollution #UrbanHeat #CoCreation #InclusiveCities #DataForGood #CommunityEngagement #CitizenObservatories #Sustainability #Citizens #SOCIOBEE #NILU #HKU #CREAF

ALLIANCE CASES - CitiObs

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Uncover the hidden forces behind the UK riots, their impact on our diverse cities, and the challenges to intercultural congeniality. Can we turn crisis into opportunity? #InclusiveCities #Interculturalism #Populism

http://urbanequityconsulting.ca/2024/08/08/when-diversity-meets-despair-navigating-the-aftermath-of-chaos/

Rethinking Inclusion in Our Fractured Urban Landscapes

Discover the hidden truths behind the UK riots and their impact on urban diversity. This thought-provoking analysis delves into the complex roots of unrest, from socioeconomic disparities to failed integration policies. Explore how these disturbances have reshaped our cities and challenged the ideals of interculturalism. Uncover innovative solutions for rebuilding inclusive communities and fostering genuine cross-cultural understanding. Essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of diverse societies in an increasingly polarized world.

Urban Equity Consulting Services
Goodbye #Zürich ! I learned a lot at the workshop on #InclusiveCities and now I am off to #SSN2024 to discuss #VSD - working title of my paper: My privacy is your noise. #PhilosophyOfTechnology
📅 Inclusive Cities | Collegium Helveticum

Over the course of two days, this symposium will feature a transdisciplinary array of perspectives from academia and practice on the opportunities, challeng...

Collegium Helveticum