We help make cities sustainable. 📅 #UF25: Łódź, Poland | May 21-23, 2025 #UrbanFuture #CityChangers 👉 https://nitter.cf/t.co/GyWUFVaO4H
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𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆.
That’s why you’re invited to be part of
THE BETTER-CITIES EVENT!
𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝟭 𝗼𝗳 𝟱𝟬 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀!
May 21-23 | Łódź
urban-future.org/tickets
As we strive to create better cities, different political interests can present a tough brick wall to break through. 🧱🥊
Learn how to bridge the political divide!
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What happens to the agricultural land around a growing city?
Zukunftshof - or ‘Future Farm’ - is a collective of farmers & residents outside Vienna that shows how agriculture can be integrated into urban development.
Full CityChangers.org story: citychangers.org/zukunftshof
The Foodprint LAB believes it's time to bring agriculture back to the city! 🌱✊🏼
As Sweden’s only architecture office specialised in designing food systems, they're getting the city growing again.
👉🏾 Read all about it at citychangers.org/the-foodpri…
About 1 garbage truck worth of plastic is released into the sea every minute, choking the planet! 🚛🌎
In our latest article, we delve into what can be done to improve food packaging to prevent waste
Check out this CityChangers.org story:
👉 citychangers.org/reduce-food…
How do cities with limited natural resources ensure food security?
Singapore relies heavily on imports. Now, the city is embracing local solutions. Chris Leow helps people grow their own food, cutting costs & boosting resilience.
His advice: Just start! citychangers.org/citychanger…
How truly public are our public spaces? 🏙️
Let's take a look at the rise of ‘defensive urbanism’ in our cities.
How did Folkets Park in Copenhagen design a welcoming space for their diverse community?
🎧 Tune in to the @CityChangersOrg Podcast:
🩷citychangers.org/podcast-def…💚
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Right now, 70% of the people on Fifth Avenue are pedestrians but they can only use less than HALF of the space!
That's going to change under the plan we rolled out to completely transform Fifth Avenue into a WORLD-CLASS pedestrian-centered boulevard.
Learn more: nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/…
ALT rendering showing fifth avenue after completed work from bird's eye view looking down and up the avenue with vehicles and buses on the street and green trees lining the sidewalks on either side, people walking or gathered on sidewalks
ALT another view of revamped fifth avenue with rockefeller plaza in the center
ALT aerial view of fifth avenue and cross street with trees lining fifth avenue
UNVEILING: 4 TRACKS FOR EUROPE'S BETTER-CITIES EVENT!
🩷 1. Urban Regeneration
🩷 2. Sustainable Business
🩷 3. Retrofitting Buildings
🩷 4. Driving Change
Check out the Flavour Programme here:
👉 urban-future.org/event/uf25-…
#UF25 #Łódź #CityChangers
🌊🐄 Floating cows? - Yes, that’s a thing in #Rotterdam.
The cows' job is to educate city dwellers about where food comes from, to provide fresh, healthy produce, and - get this! - to help the city reduce its carbon emissions. 🥛🧀
🐮 citychangers.org/rotterdam-f…
Proven: food waste = bad for the planet. ❌
But not all food can be eaten. What then?
We need to find other uses for #foodwaste.
The urban-rural partnership of City Of Guelph & the County of Wellington in Canada have done just that…
Check it out: citychangers.org/notable-cit…
Curiosity. Tenacity. Positivity.
Our crowd of 100 #CityChangers in Łódź on Friday embodied just that! 💛
Want to create #UF25 together with us? Reach out to our team! 🫶
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💪🏽Transforming cities takes grit and patience. Let's do it together
Holistically getting food from farm to fork...🍴
Urban food systems are linked to climate change and problems with biodiversity, public health & more.
This could be solved, but how?🤔
👉🏾 More on #sustainable food system ideas & the tools for change: citychangers.org/food-trails…
🌿Community farms and gardens help us to get outside, get our fingers dirty, and grow food locally - together. 🙌🏽
So, rather than building on vacant plots in cities, why not make a veggie garden?
Check this CityChangers.org story out now! citychangers.org/east-new-yo…
✋🏽You've been pushing your city to make changes for years? What if they suddenly handed you the reins?🤯
Check out our latest episode #HausderStatistik: a group of activists co-planning a multi-million € development with the Berlin government.
🎧citychangers.org/podcast-hau…🩷
What role does art play in urban climate action? 🎨🖌️🌿
The arts make us feel good. That's a powerful catalyst for action. So, it's time to include creatives into municipal departments, says @Michael_Shank.
Learn how cities can put poetry in motion:
citychangers.org/editorial-a…
You know it, right? Something BIG is coming to Łódź, Poland next May! 🤩
On October 4, we are kicking things off. If you are based in Poland, make sure to get on board and sign up today.
💛 Official invite here: urban-future.org/app/uploads…
💛 Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
How can local farms tackle food challenges?
Have you heard of "community supported agriculture"?
Like farmers' markets, CSA is a chance to reduce food miles by selling directly to consumers - but with a twist.
For more on this @CityChangersOrg story:
citychangers.org/community-s…
In our next @CityChangersOrg Podcast episode, we visit @repaircafe_graz to understand what it means to give an item a new lease of life, and why it often pays to repair rather than simply recycle.🛠️
@kosi2801
🎧 Tune in and be part of the change: citychangers.org/podcast-rep…
