🌍 Strengthening global city partnerships!
A group of delegates from Sofia, Bulgaria, recently visited the City of Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the IURC North America program. They visited the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Sustainability & Resilience, following Atlanta's visit to Sofia earlier this year. This time, the study visit included insightful meetings with city officials, focusing on key challenges in...
📊 Urban Planning, Digitalization, and Data Management: The delegation explored Atlanta’s efforts to integrate technology into urban planning, highlighting strategies for efficient governance and digitization of the local administration.
🌱 Urban Agriculture and Food Systems: Through visits to urban farms and food initiatives, the visitors explored sustainable food production, fostering resilient and local food systems that support community and food security. Atlanta counts nearly 200 community gardens, 30 urban farms, and 20 community gardens in municipal parks!
🏙️ Urban Spaces Regeneration: The Atlanta Beltline is a 22-mile loop of trails, parks, and future transit connecting 45 neighborhoods and creating vibrant public spaces. Along the path, you can find new restaurants, breweries, art galleries, and local businesses, as well as art, cultural exhibits, and programs.
A big thanks to both delegations for their invaluable participation and commitment during this visit! Andre Dickens, Innovative Sofia, Sofia Municipality, Nadezhda Bobcheva, Ivan Goychev, Petya Dimitrova, PhD, Chandra Farley, John R. Seydel, and David Calvo Romano.
