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Innov’in the City is the leading online magazine dedicated to urban innovation. This project is initiated by the Paris Region Innovation Lab.

Owner: Laboratoire Paris Région Innovation, Association loi 1901
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Editor: Cleantech Republic SAS
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Osmose prefigures tomorrow’s metro stations

Transportation | cars | Il y a 1 jour et 1 heure

Paris City Council Innovation Grand Prizes: French innovators awarded for their creativity

Education | Wrongful Death | Il y a 26 jours et 21 heures

China may be coveting the German system of suspended monorail

Transportation | Abair Heart | Il y a 45 jours et 15 heures

The Babayagas’ house, an alternative to old people’s homes and home care

Social | Janet Bardon | Il y a 60 jours et 17 heures

The Babayagas’ house, an alternative to old people’s homes and home care

Social | Michael Hawley | Il y a 63 jours et 16 heures

Smart street furniture in Paris: the winners of the call for projects are finally unveiled

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A poetic exhibition looks at the city’s place in comic strips

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Cultural short breaks on board a 2CV soon in your city?

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For sure if we aim to change our habits, urban areas have to be equipped in such a way the citizen don't feel like constrained in their everyday life.

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Greater Geneva: an economic and social project at the heart of innovation

Urbanism | 12.16.11

The Greater Geneva project represents an economic and social challenge for that area spanning France and Switzerland. The aim is to set in motion again a process that will stimulate job creation in the French part and strengthen residential services in the Swiss part. Innovative activities should find their place in that territory.

Jean Haëntjens | Urbatopie

Innovation lies also in the strategy

Social | 09.08.11

Is the proliferation of urban innovations counter-productive? While some cities are experimenting with abandon and with no real apparent logic, others have adopted a long-term strategy to combine innovations to serve a smarter, more sustainable city. Jean Haëntjens returns to this forum to talk about how important it is for cities to approach innovation with consistency and control.

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London’s transport system is transformed into a massive playground

And what happens when a public transport network becomes the scene of gigantic team games? Inspired by the principle of Fun Theory, which suggests that environmentally responsible behavior can be encouraged through attractive infrastructure, Chromaroma invites London Underground users to participate in an eco-citizen turf war.

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Pop-Up City , the blog of Jeroen Beekmans

Rotterdam’s Crowd-Funded Pedestrian Bridge

Urbanism | 01.05.12

The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) and Rotterdam-based architecture firm ZUS have launched the project I Make Rotterdam, a spectacular temporary pedestrian bridge between the city’s Central and the North districts that will be financed through crowd-funding.

Quinte & Sens , the blog of Olivier Genevois

In Caracas, mimes ease traffic tension

Education | 11.07.11

Venezuela’s capital Caracas plans to manage its traffic flow in an unusual fashion. In addition to traffic police, 120 mimes dressed up as clowns were sent into the city’s streets. Their role? Curb the risky behavior of pedestrians and drivers, not by force or repression, but through silence.

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May 9 to 11
Energy Cities annual meeting, Guimarães, Portugal.

May 12
International Workshop on Open Data, Nantes, France.

May 12
Stockholm Summit on Service Innovation in Cities, Stockholm, Suède.

Innovative city zoom

Toulouse has tackled issues ranging from urban lighting to public cleanliness with experimental innovation often on a shoestring budget, but the results continue to inspire many other cities in France and worldwide. A portrait of a city embracing urban innovation, helped along by the enthusiastic investigator Alexander Marciel, follows.

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The Rise and Success of QR Codes in London

Rotterdam’s Crowd-Funded Pedestrian Bridge

Rennes wants to get its inhabitants involved in social issues

Osmose prefigures tomorrow’s metro stations

Paris City Council Innovation Grand Prizes: French innovators awarded for their creativity

China may be coveting the German system of suspended monorail

The Babayagas’ house, an alternative to old people’s homes and home care

The Babayagas’ house, an alternative to old people’s homes and home care

Smart street furniture in Paris: the winners of the call for projects are finally unveiled

A poetic exhibition looks at the city’s place in comic strips

Cultural short breaks on board a 2CV soon in your city?

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15.07.11 | Urban Music Game’s enhanced ball

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Greater Geneva: an economic and social project at the heart of innovation

Innovation lies also in the strategy

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London’s transport system is transformed into a massive playground

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Rotterdam’s Crowd-Funded Pedestrian Bridge

In Caracas, mimes ease traffic tension

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