FORTHCOMING Final Event Held in Brussels

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The FORTHCOMING Final Event was held in Brussels, bringing together project partners, researchers and urban mobility experts to share the project’s key findings, experiences and lessons learned.

Funded by the DUT Partnership, FORTHCOMING explores how successful 15-Minute City strategies implemented in urban centres can be adapted and transferred to suburban and lower-density areas.

While the Final Event marked an important milestone for the project, some consortium partners are continuing to finalise their remaining activities and outputs.

Sharing Insights from Six Urban Living Labs

Throughout the project, partners from across Europe have worked together in four key areas:

Multimodal mobility integration
Digital solutions and data-driven approaches
Urban space reallocation and mixed-use development
Testing innovative strategies through Urban Living Labs

A wide range of analyses, stakeholder engagement activities and local experiments have been conducted to better understand how the 15-Minute City concept can respond to the specific needs of suburban areas.

The project’s six Urban Living Labs in Madrid, Hamburg, Lisbon, Debrecen, Istanbul and Turin have provided valuable insights into different urban and suburban contexts across Europe.

FORTHCOMING Final Event in Brussels

Hosted by perspective.brussels, the Final Event provided an opportunity to present and discuss the findings and lessons learned from the six Urban Living Labs.

Particular attention was given to how the 15-Minute City concept can be adapted to areas with different levels of density, accessibility, mobility options and urban development.

The programme also featured contributions from experts and practitioners working on proximity-based urban development, sustainable mobility and people-centred plânning. Participants explored the City of Proximity approach in Brussels, experiences from the DUT-funded DREAMS project and perspectives on applying the 15-Minute City concept in different international contexts.

As part of the programme, participants joined a guided technical visit to Boulevard Anspach in central Brussels. The visit offered practical insights into the pedestrianisation process and the transformation of urban space around people’s needs.

Results Presented at the Final Event

The event agenda and presentations delivered during the FORTHCOMING Final Event are available below:

FORTHCOMING Final Event Agenda

15-Minute Cities in the US: Realistic goal or crazy dream?

FORTHCOMING Project Overview

15-minute City Implementation Guidebook for Suburban Areas

FORTHCOMING overview survey insights & discussion on 15-minute city strategies

Making the 15-minute city work beyond the centre: Imagining 15-minute accessibility in urban outskirts

City of Proximity in Brussels | Buurtstad in Brussel

Poster Session

Brussels Site Visit | Thank You Session

Additional presentations and project materials can also be accessed through the Project Results page.

Looking Ahead

The Final Event marked an important milestone in sharing the knowledge and practical experience generated through FORTHCOMING. Some consortium partners will continue working on their remaining activities and outputs as the project moves towards its final stages.

The findings, methodologies and partnerships developed through FORTHCOMING are expected to continue supporting the transition towards more sustainable, accessible and people-centred urban areas.

As one of the project’s final outputs, the Guidebook on Implementing the 15-Minute City in Suburban Areas will bring together lessons learned from the project, replicability insights and practical recommendations for adapting the proximity city model to different local contexts.

We would like to thank all consortium partners, project coordinators, stakeholders, Urban Living Lab participants and contributors for their expertise, commitment and collaboration.