World Cities Day 2022
A day to appreciate a bit more the amazing cities we have the chance to live in
Today, 31 October, BABLE Smart Cities celebrates World Cities Day by highlighting six of the main cities committed to a more sustainable future, by raising awareness regarding global urbanisation and urban development.
In addition to being valued community members, many of these exceptional municipalities have done projects directly with BABLE.
We encourage everyone to learn about the city’s history, issues that society is facing nowadays, and solutions that communities are developing.
“The more successfully a city mingles everyday diversity of uses and users in its everyday streets, the more successfully, casually (and economically) its people thereby enliven and support well-located parks that can thus give back grace and delight to their neighborhoods instead of vacuity.” — Jane Jacobs
Beasain, Spain
Located in the heart of the Basque Autonomous Community and has pioneered the mobility industry since the XIX century. It is not in vain that worldwide operating mobility companies like CAF or Irizar are settled in their valley.
Bragança, Portugal
The Municipality of Bragança is the executive organ of the Municipality and its mission is to define and execute policies that promote the sustainable and integral development of the Municipality in different areas of activity.
Galway, Ireland
Galway is a harbor city on Ireland’s western shoreline. One of the fastest-growing cities in Europe, Galway is becoming well known for its lively, energetic, and festive atmosphere and young population.
Helsingborg, Sweden
Helsingborg is the second biggest city in the innovative Skåne region in southern Sweden. One hour from Copenhagen airport, the city is ranked number one among Swedish municipalities in several areas.
Check the Three Pipes Circular Sewer System Use Case on the BABLE platform to discover how in the neighborhood of Oceanhamnen, the traditional sewage pipe was transformed into three sewage pipes in order to separate municipal wastewater.
Ludwigsburg, Germany
The city of Ludwigsburg has many different faces. It is the county seat of local government and has about 91,000 inhabitants spread over seven suburbs. Ludwigsburg is one of the most prosperous economic centers in the state.
“The aim of the interactive shop window is to test whether an interactive game can be accepted in the city centre and thus create an attractive experience for visitors”- Jolanta Gatzanis. Go to City quiz in an interactive shop window in Ludwigsburg and discover more.
Oxford, England
Oxford, the City of Dreaming Spires, is located in central southern England and has a population of approximately 154, 600 residents. It is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Reutlingen, Germany
With 115,000 inhabitants, Reutlingen is the regional center of the Neckar-Alb region and the largest economic center between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. The former Free Imperial City is proud of its long history and at the same time, as part of the European Metropolitan Region of Stuttgart, is systematically building its future.
You can check Reducing Inner-City Traffic Congestion in Reutlingen, a Use Case that Reutlingen carried out.
Want to know more about these amazing cities and how they applied Smart City solutions to create a better urban life? Check them out on the BABLE platform!
