Thessaloniki gets ready for its metro launch in November
The underground rapid transit lines have been under construction for almost two decades due to various project delays
It looks like demand still overtakes supply maintaining this state of affairs in the Iberian country
A conversation with the Mayor of Lisbon about the spirit and dimensions of innovation present in the Portuguese capital
To the Catholic world, he is the saint of lost items and lost people, but in Lisbon, he is venerated as a native son
And interestingly enough, it’s less than what passengers need to pay today to get between the two cities via railways
Linköping (Sweden) wins in the European Rising Innovative City category
The urban transformation experiment is borrowed from Barcelona’s ‘superilla’ in a bid to see how replicable it is
The apartment building has just undergone a renovation worth 14 million euros
Details are sketchy on how long the measure will continue, but large-scale construction projects are being used as the catalyst to change
The aim of the four cities is to promote the initiative on an international scale
For the plan, the city’s mayor is urging private owners to sell abandoned and unused properties to the municipality
The implementation will begin with the two largest metropolises, Lisbon and Porto, before expanding
The initiative has already taken root in Aveiro, Braga and Lisbon, and soon in Matosinhos
The city also established a quota for circulating two-wheelers on its streets to avoid overcrowding
The insight comes from an annual survey done by the InterNations community platform
It features sirens, digital panels, evacuation signs and routes to safer meeting points
Not only that, but the measures would also save energy during the start of a winter of austerity
At first, this will be available to the city’s youth and seniors, and then to all residents
Following the example set by other European cities, the Portuguese capital would aim to ensure greater safety for its pedestrian schoolkids
According to TimeOut’s latest publication, this year you’ll have to head to Lisbon to experience it
The new railway line will also extend to Vigo, in Spain, to create an Iberian network
A study by the University of Coimbra shows that proper urban sustainable transition will be impossible if all sectors of society can’t take part in it
The pets living with disadvantaged residents in the Portuguese capital have not been forgotten
This is a public space to channel the creative energy of street artists
Student teams will have 24 hours to come up with solutions for that issue
An exciting avenue for random democratic participation
Leading the way in climate change action with socially conscious measures
The 1755 earthquake levelled the Portuguese capital making its mark in the collective memory forever
One network for all 18 municipalities comprising the metropolitan area of the Portuguese capital
This is now a municipal regulation
The fleet renewal plan will start with 10 electric ships