HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL SECURITY, HOUSING, MOBILITY
THE 10 FINALISTS
Uist and Barra Public Bus Redesign Project – Outer Hebrides
Participatory procurement for local bus lines generates higher satisfaction rates and lower costs, leading to community councils reviewing timetables and contracts twice per year.
Healthy Eating in Nurseries
An orchard and greenhouse provides fresh, healthy, and environmentally friendly fruit and vegetables for children.
Dublin Bikes
One of the world’s most successful bike sharing schemes provides green, healthy, and accessible city transport for the masses.
Malopolska Tele-Angel
A free security wristband connects elderly and disabled residents with a 24-hour emergency response team.
Municipal Programmes to Improve Citizens’ Quality of Life
Better community services are introduced in the city, which provide easier access to healthcare, such as dental check-ups in schools, and housing and mobility services for the elderly.
DB Rad+ App – Rewards for Cycling
Hamburg adopts the DB Rad+ app which employs gamification techniques and incentives to encourage cycling, and enables the city to make targeted infrastructure developments and promote local businesses.
Gardens of Cracovians
Pockets of greenery transform forgotten patches of urban wasteland into community spaces for regeneration, social cohesion, nature, and culture.
Community Labs
Laboratories in Italy partner with local community organisations in marginalised communities to create projects and initiatives in the neighbourhood that focus on inclusion and social cohesion.
More Influence for the Elderly, as Stockholm Reforms Domestic Care Services
Home care in Sweden’s capital gets examined and reformed, making the system more responsive to patients’ needs, especially regarding the distribution of time slots.
#FreeInterrail
An Interrail pass grants free travel on trains to all young Europeans, for one month of their choice, when they turn 18.
