https://futurehubs.eu/cities/ghent/ Ghent is pushing affordable housing through its Woonpact and Houtdok plans, desealing soil under the EU-funded REWILD project and extending its fossil-free partnership with Ghent University. en https://futurehubs.eu/cities/ghent/#b-ghent-bike-share-permits-2030https://futurehubs.eu/cities/ghent/#b-ghent-bike-share-permits-2030Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTGhent will issue two new bike-share permits from November, with a target of 2.5 million shared-bike trips a year by 2030. https://futurehubs.eu/cities/ghent/#b-ghent-social-mobility-budgethttps://futurehubs.eu/cities/ghent/#b-ghent-social-mobility-budgetThu, 01 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTFrom 1 May 2027 low-income households in Ghent can use a city-funded mobility budget for shared cars and bikes, bike purchase or repair and transport to work. https://futurehubs.eu/cities/ghent/#b-ghent-design-museum-reopeninghttps://futurehubs.eu/cities/ghent/#b-ghent-design-museum-reopeningWed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTDesign Museum Gent reopened on 3 October 2026 after four years of renovation and construction of a new wing, with more than 120 activities across the city. https://futurehubs.eu/cities/ghent/#b-ghent-fossil-free-partnership-ugenthttps://futurehubs.eu/cities/ghent/#b-ghent-fossil-free-partnership-ugentFri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe City of Ghent and Ghent University have renewed their research partnership on making the city fossil-free by 2050, with Ghent used as a living lab. https://futurehubs.eu/cities/ghent/#b-ghent-woonpact-first-callhttps://futurehubs.eu/cities/ghent/#b-ghent-woonpact-first-callThu, 03 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSix private partners submitted proposals for 400 to 500 homes in the first call of Ghent's Woonpact, which requires at least 40% affordable rentals.