The Streets2030 project officially got underway with a two-day technical kick-off meeting in Lille, bringing together project partners from across North-West Europe to start working towards more climate-resilient streets for walking and cycling.
Hosted by Cerema Hauts-de-France on 11 and 12 February 2026, the meeting provided the opportunity for partners to meet in person, discuss the needs and expectations of the pilot sites, and agree on the organisation of the work ahead.
Working together towards climate-resilient active travel
Streets2030 brings together local authorities and technical partners from France, Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. Together, they will work on solutions to make infrastructure for walking and cycling more resilient to the increasing impacts of climate change, including heatwaves, heavy rainfall and flooding.
During the kick-off meeting, partners discussed the main objectives of the project and the challenges faced by their respective territories. The discussions will help shape the project's activities over the coming years, from assessing the climate resilience of existing infrastructure to testing innovative green and grey solutions in pilot areas.
Sharing knowledge and tools
The Lille meeting also provided an opportunity for Cerema and the Belgian Road Research Centre (BRRC) to present several tools and methods that could contribute to the project, including the ASAIT method, the resilience compass, and equipment and measuring instruments.
These existing approaches will be explored and adapted as part of Streets2030's work, alongside the knowledge and experience brought by all project partners.
The kick-off marks the beginning of a 4-year journey (2026-2029) towards practical solutions, stronger local capacity and more resilient active travel infrastructure across North-West Europe. The Streets2030 initiative has a total budget of around €4.6M, of which €2.8M comes from EU funding.
More updates from the Streets2030 partners will follow throughout the project.