Creative ways for children to keep their distance
Primary schools in China help their pupils to keep a safe distance with creative, self-made distance aids.
Football matches attended by cardboard figures with fans’ pictures
Fans of a German football club are replaced in the stadiums by cardboard cutouts. This project supports local businesses and charities.
Banishing car traffic from the city’s streets
To provide bicyclists and pedestrians with more space on the streets for commuting and exercising, the city of Oakland banishes car traffic from 74 miles of its streets.
Home Youth Theatre
A youth theatre project goes online by sharing videos of performances and stories and giving acting tips to try at home.
OnDance’s open online classes
Ballet dancers from around the word contribute to online dance lessons, organised by an Italian dance project.
A city’s website for assistance and mutual help
To keep track of the things happening in the municipality of Milan, a website displays both the city’s services and mutual aid as well as community activities.
Using crowdfunding to provide a face mask for every citizen
The municipality of Viterbo collects donations to empower companies to reconvert their production lines to the production of face masks.
50 kilometers of additional cycle lanes in Paris
As social distancing measures mean less space in public transport, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo decided to provide more space for cyclists.
A municipality’s free online home fitness service
To keep its citizens fit during quarantine, the municipality of Chiavari, in partnership with health professionals, started free online fitness classes.