JustStreet

MOBILITY JUSTICE FOR ALL:

FRAMING SAFER, HEALTHIER

AND HAPPIER STREETS.

Agreement ID

101104240

JUST STREETS

DOI 10.3030/101104240

Start date

1 January 2024

End date

30 June 2027

The PROJECT

JUST STREETS is an international Horizon Europe project focusing on (re)developing streets that are sustainable, safe, and inclusive for all citizens.

The COLLABORATION

The project focuses on (re)developing streets shaped by active mobility that are both: sustainable and inclusive for all citizens.

The CONSORTIUM

32 international partners collaborate to empower 12 cities in transforming existing streets into just, equal, and human-centered spaces for active mobility

JUST STREETS is the project proposal from a team of 31 partners from 15 countries, including 12 cities representing more than 4,5m citizens. It aims to transform cities’ car-centered mobility narratives that take for granted that streets are for motorized traffic only, promoting walking, cycling and other active modes of mobility.

JUST STREETS will be re-shaping street infrastructure and changing individual mobility behavior in 12 cities, while proactively sharing the generated “how-to-do-it” knowledge with hundreds of cities for rapid replication across Europe.

In close collaboration with citizens, policy makers, experts, and interest groups the project will not only develop a new vision of spatial justice where streets become public space for all, but equally important find ways to rapidly implement changes. A strong focus is on displaying how necessary transformations in the face of climate change can (and must) successfully improve social justice, accessibility, inclusivity, and security along the way. Putting marginalized social groups, the most vulnerable mobility users, as well as those citizens at the core of JUST STREETS that have been previously underrepresented in mobility infrastructure decision-making will allow the project to create highly valuable knowhow, critical in creating better, more just, and sustainable cities for all citizens.

The unique composition of the JUST STREET consortium is critical in making sure this knowledge is not only created, but subsequently shared with as many urban decision makers as possible from cities across Europe who have the means to initiate transformation in their cities. Top-level research and organizations with vast experience in the fields of mobility, urban planning, climate change, and social transformation are collaborating with the communication and dissemination expert partners who have established channels to reach and interact with tens of thousands urban decision-makers that will shape the future of cities

City Transformations

LINKS, together with 31 partners from 15 European and non-European countries, has been chosen to run the JUST STREETS Horizon project, implementing innovative mobility strategies in 12 cities for the next four years. Partner cities are

Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Braga (Portugal)
Cugir (Romania)
Haifa (Israel)
Kozani (Greece)
Milan (Italy)
Riga (Latvia)
Southwark (UK)
Vilnius (Lithuania)
Vratsa (Bulgaria)
Westminster (UK)
Zaragoza (Spain).

“Focusing on making active modes of mobility work for the most vulnerable groups in our cities will ultimately make them an attractive choice for all citizens. And this is critical if we want to succeed with the mobility transformation that needs to happen in our cities”,

says Giulia Melis, JUST STREETS’ project coordinator from Turin-based LINKS Foundation.

The project focuses on developing streets shaped by active mobility that are both sustainable and inclusive for all citizens. This shift from the use of cars towards more active modes of mobility will be led by prioritizing the needs and visions of marginalized social groups, particularly women, migrants, the elderly, LGBTQI+ individuals, and people with disabilities.

Goal of the strong international consortium is to empower 12 cities as frontrunners in transforming existing streets into just, equal, and human-centered spaces for active mobility, particularly bicycles. JUST STREETS is not only about change; it is about a transformative and systemic shift in perspective when planning and designing public space.