On 15–16 October 2026, Streets2030 partners gathered in Brussels for a two-day technical seminar to review progress across the project’s work packages, exchange insights and prepare the next steps towards more climate-resilient active travel infrastructure.
Almost one year after the project’s official launch in November 2025, the meeting brought together partners from across North-West Europe, alongside the project’s Interreg North-West Europe Project Officer. Brussels Mobility welcomed the meeting's participants to its offices.
Reviewing progress across the project
The technical seminar provided an opportunity to take stock of the work carried out so far, review progress across all three work packages and discuss the activities planned for the coming months.
Partners shared updates on their respective areas of work, revisited key milestones and discussed how the different work packages contribute to the project’s overall objectives. City partners also presented their pilot sites, the challenges they face and potential solutions to implement. These exchanges helped strengthen the links between assessment methods, pilot activities and the development of practical tools to improve the climate resilience of walking and cycling infrastructure.
With the project moving from its initial phase towards the next stages of implementation, the discussions also focused on priorities, coordination and the actions needed to keep the work moving forward.
Learning from the field
The second day included a technical site visit, offering partners an opportunity to explore practical aspects of urban infrastructure and connect the project’s objectives with real-world conditions. The technical visit took also place in Brussels, in the Tivoli district neighbourhood integrating green and grey pedestrian infrastructure. Furthermore, a representative of the City of Brussels presented a regeneration project at Place Albert de Meyer.
The visit complemented the technical discussions by giving us a chance to exchange perspectives beyond the meeting room and consider how local experiences can inform the project’s work.
Looking ahead together
The Brussels seminar marked an important milestone as Streets2030 approaches its first official anniversary. It provided a shared moment to review progress, strengthen collaboration between partners and prepare the next steps for the project.
Over the coming months, the partnership will continue working towards a common approach to assessing the climate resilience of active travel infrastructure, learning from the six pilot territories and developing tools and knowledge that can support more resilient streets across North-West Europe.
By combining technical expertise, local experience and transnational cooperation, Streets2030 aims to help make walking and cycling infrastructure better prepared for the ongoing and upcoming challenges of a changing climate.