FORTHCOMING

FOsteRing THe City Of proximity through Maas INteGration

FORTHCOMING (Fostering the City Of Proximity through Maas Integration), funded by DUT Partnership, aims to develop and test data-driven, user-centric models for creating 15-minute cities in suburban areas. The project seeks to draw insights from successful strategies employed in central cities and adapt them to suburban contexts. Ultimately, the goal is to facilitate the transfer of effective central city practices to the suburbs, thus supporting the development of climate-neutral, liveable, and inclusive suburban areas.

What is FORTHCOMING?

Funded by the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership, the FORTHCOMING project (FOsteRing THe City Of proximity through Maas INteGration) will develop and test data-driven and user-centric 15-minute city models for suburban contexts, learning from central city best practices.

Outskirts’ specific issues about the 4 pillars (density, proximity, diversity, and digitalization) of the 15-minute city model mean that the uptake of the 15-minute city in low and mid-density zones requires adjustments and potentially different implementation procedures.

The project is organized under 4 specific objectives to achieve the main goal of transferring the successful 15-minute city strategies implemented in the city center to the suburbs. These are:

Multimodal mobility integration
6 Testing the feasibility of strategies with the Urban Living Lab
Use of digital solutions
Reallocation of urban space and mix of uses

The FORTHCOMING project aims to transfer “15-minute city” strategies from exemplary cities in six countries (Spain, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Portugal, and Turkey) representing different geographical, climatic, and socio-economic conditions in Europe to the suburbs. The project aims to adapt sustainable mobility, digitalization, and urban diversity strategies successfully implemented in urban centers to suburban areas with lower density and high car dependency. In this context, innovative approaches such as digital solutions and multimodal transportation integration will be used throughout the project.

6 Urban Living Labs (ULL)

Based on evidence from six European Urban Living Labs, FORTHCOMING will comprehensively analyze the transferability of 15-minute city strategies, optimize their implementation in suburban contexts, and assess their impacts. All six case studies were selected according to the following logic: a core city where 15-minute city measures have been implemented and a suburban city/area within the metropolitan region requiring improvement, where the Urban Living Labs (ULLs) will be established (see the figure). The ULLs will enable the definition of a common approach for the six case studies and the development of a methodology to test innovations and engage citizens and stakeholders, such as public authorities, transportation operators, technology providers, and community associations.

The objective of the project is to foster the successful transfer of central city strategies to the suburbs, boosting the transition to climate-neutral, liveable, and inclusive cities.

The project's key features include the adoption of ICT-based MaaS and LaaS tools to address site-specific challenges, supporting the development of the 15-minute city model in peripheral areas.

The main outputs of the project are A ‘Portfolio of Successful 15minC Strategies in Urban Areas’, as well as a ‘15minC Implementation Guidebook for Suburban Areas’.

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