Before the end of 2023 the construction of the gravel lawn parking lot in Budapest 18th district in front of the Tomory Lajos Museum has come to an end. This is the second pilot project in the district, financed by the EU UPSURGE project. The design aimed at creating parking spaces in front of Tomory…

On the 14th December 2023 Belfast City Council supported by Queen’s University Belfast held a kick-off meeting for the UPSURGE Competency Group in Belfast, UK. The meeting enabled competency group members from citizen and environment groups and academic background to explore the purpose of competency groups for the UPSURGE project and the city of Belfast…

The kick-off meeting of the Competency Group in Maribor, Slovenia took place on the 6th of December 2023. After the introductory presentation of the UPSURGE project, demonstration, and the purpose of the Competency Group, participants discussed possibilities for collaboration and connections with their stakeholders. One of the ideas was to include students, especially in addressing…

The first raingarden of Budapest 18th district has been completed in the garden of the Tomory Lajos Museum. The purpose of raingardens is to collect, retain and infiltrate precipitation from the roofs of surrounding buildings and pavings. They reduce the negative effects of climate change, increase water retention, improve air quality and reduce the heat…

On the 5th of October 2023, there was a kick-off meeting of the UPSURGE Competency Group in Katowice, Poland. Using a co-creation formula we met with the experts to discuss several points within the process of establishing a local Place Lab and creating the operational plan for our demo city. One of the biggest challenges…