1. Bicycle-friendly (3.74)

Air quality

Healthy transport

Sustainable mobility

• a city where you can easily get around by bicycle**
• a city where you can easily get around on foot**
• a city with good air quality**
• a city with safe bicycle paths**

• a city with green areas for recreation**
• a city where transport vehicles are not allowed to enter the city centre and residential neighbourhoods*
• a city that aims to minimise heat stress
• a city with almost no cars

2. Social networks (3.54)

Social

Participation in case of sickness

Social prevention

• a city in which vulnerable persons are given adequate support*
• a city where persons with a physical or intellectual disability can also participate*
• a city where people help each other*

• a city with a social network that helps prevent loneliness*
• a city where there are opportunities for initiatives by the residents*
• a city with active volunteer organisations

3. Age-friendly city (3.35)

Social safety

Involvement

Social connections

• a city that is in sync with the wishes and needs of residents*
• a city where you can grow old peacefully*
• a city where people relate to each other with respect*
• a city where people are open to other cultures*
• a city that is interesting for every age group*

• a residential environment where the people know each other*
• a city where everyone is free to be himself/herself*
• a city where contact between age groups is frequent and happens naturally
• a city with a diverse population

4. The caring city (3.33)

Focus on the resident

Regulations

Mindful city

• a city where people feel safe**
• a safe city**
• a city with the necessary facilities that are accessible and available to everyone*
• a city with public spaces where people meet each other*
• a city where parents can keep an eye out on children playing outside*

• a city where a range of residential/living housing concepts are available
• a city that respects cultural heritage
• a city where you can also find some private space

5. Healthy and safe (3.20)

Physical layout of neighbourhoods

Playing outside

Growing up

• a city where children can play outdoors**
• a city that allows people to recover from stress (uninterrupted sleep, quiet, recreation)*

• a city where smoking is forbidden in public spaces
• a city where fireworks are completely forbidden

6. Sustainability and climate (3.15)

Sporting city

Environment

Transport and energy

• a city that encourages an active lifestyle**
• a city that has sufficient quality facilities for engaging in sports and physical activity**
• a city with good public transport facilities*
• a city that encourages participation in sports activities*
• a city where healthy food is available within walking distance*

• a city with a high level of biodiversity
• a city that provides good information to users on where and when the environment can be qualified as good or bad
• a city where the capacity of the soil to store water is utilised
• a city with more charging stations for electrical cars

7. Healthy buildings (3.06)

Physical quality of life

Health protection

Healthy/unhealthy environment

• a city that intentionally creates quiet, relaxed spaces (less noise and wind, more vegetation)*
• a hygienic city (or a clean city)*
• a city with little noise pollution*
• a city that has neighbourhoods with comfortable housing (e.g. adequate ventilation)*

• a city with sufficient flowing water that helps provide cooling in hot summers
• a city with green roofs and walls

8. Integrated health policy (3.05)

Governance

Good health policy

Health vision

• a city that approaches health issues from various sectors, including spatial planning, transport, municipal health services et cetera**
• a city with a municipal government that sets health as a central goal*
• a city where the healthiest option is also the easiest option*
• a city where businesses are also partners in health*

• a city that is innovative
• a city with municipal officials that are knowledgeable and professional, so that they are not the willing victims of the market
• a city where funding is diverted from the local community as little as possible
• a city where people have a say about the source of their food, energy, products et cetera

9. Care and income (3.03)

Money

Care facilities

Small SES (social and economic status) differences

• a city where care facilities are accessible to all the residents
• a city with care facilities that are easily accessible
• a city with small differences in health status between income groups
• a city where everything does not revolve only around economic growth

• a city with a low rate of unemployment
• a city where family practitioners also refer clients to social care
• a city where people are enterprising
• a city with small differences in income

10. Inspiring city (2.97)

Safety

Attractive city

How people experience the city

• a city where people want to live*
• a city where you enjoy being out and about, even without a specific goal*
• a sociable city with interesting cafés and restaurants as well as a great deal of culture on offer*
• a dynamic and lively city*
• a city to be proud of
• a city with spaces where people meet each other and go for inspiration

• a city that is worth experiencing (listening, seeing, feeling, smelling)
• a city that makes you smile now and then (for example via street theatre/art)
• a culturally inspiring city

11. Future-oriented and sustainable (2.86)

Energy-efficient

Sustainable

Future-proof city

• a city where sports and physical activity are taken advantage of as  preventive measures for remaining healthy*
• a city that is resilient (e.g. climate-proof or economically resilient)*
• a sustainable and future-proof city (e.g. circular economy, cradle to cradle)*

• an energy-neutral city
• a city where residents are increasingly generating their own energy
• a city where food is produced locally

12. Irregular and 'frayed' (2.05)

Human scale

Urban problems

Negative

• a city with a view of green spaces*
• a city with surroundings that are aesthetically attractive
• ample space
• a city where weeds are allowed to grow

• a city with residual spaces that are not reserved for any particular use
• a city with few high-rise buildings
• a city with noisy spots
• a city that is not too clean and a bit vague (not too clearly regulated)