The InPUT team has finished the full report of Work Package 1. In this report, we analyse the challenges and potentials for the implementation of 15-minute city principles in four peri-urban regions in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal. Alongside that, we learn from lived experiences and expressed priorities to understand what matters to peri-urban societies and what accessibility, proximity and liveability actually mean in these locations. Our research includes a spatial analysis based on a newly-developed typology of peri-urban areas, a socio-spatial analysis based on focus groups, and a governance analysis based on document analysis and discussions with policymakers. Please feel free to download our report here or from the Repository page in this website. We plan to provide summary factsheets in the local language of each case study focusing on the respective highlights.
In November 2025, the InPUT project team had its consortium meeting in Porto. The partners from the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Portugal worked together on the kick-off of WP2 and WP3 and discussed concepts and methods to move ahead with the project. Kindly guided by the Porto team, we also visited peri-urban locations in our Portuguese case study region. There we witnessed first hand the challenges and opportunities of these locations regarding proximity, accessibility and liveability. We had discussions with planners at the municipality of Famalicão, focusing on the spatial quality and mobility in the city and nearby villages and towns, and with the leader of Pentagono Urbano, an association focused on networking the five main cities of the Minho region. All the partners were grateful to the Porto colleagues for the wonderful programme they designed for the 3-day meeting.
In February 2025, the InPUT project team had its consortium meeting in Antwerp. The partners from the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Portugal worked together on the finalization of WP1 and discussed concepts and methods to move ahead with the project. Kindly guided by the Antwerp team, we also visited two peri-urban locations in our Flemish case study region, namely Vlimmeren and Westmalle. There we witnessed first hand the challenges and opportunities of these locations regarding proximity, accessibility and liveability. We had discussions with two local organizations, AR-TUR, focusing on the spatial quality of villages and towns, and Resilient Towns, part of a provincial programme designed to address socio-spatial challenges in localities through tailor-made solutions. All the partners were grateful to the Antwerp colleagues for the wonderful programme they designed for the 3-day meeting.