Through the IUC programme, cities and regions across Europe have entered into partnerships on sustainable development with counterparts from around the globe. For a full list of city pairings so far, see the table below:
The Spanish city of Vitoria-Gasteiz is collaborating with the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario on sustainable mobility, brownfield development and community energy planning.
The economies of both Windsor and Vitoria-Gasteiz are centred on the auto industry. Despite this, the compact city of Vitoria-Gasteiz is a leader in sustainable mobility. With less than 25 percent of daily trips being taken by car, Vitoria-Gasteiz is now updating their urban mobility plan to set even greater targets. Windsor is embarking on their first plan, hoping to learn from Vitoria's successes. Both cities are exchanging knowledge on how they engage their constituencies in mobility planning, energy planning and revitalisation inititatives.