This century will see a substantial majority of the world’s population living in urban centers. The United Nations Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador, 15-20 October, has as its mission, the adoption of a ‘New Urban Agenda’—an action-oriented document with the aim of changing the way we build, manage, and live in cities . The Netherlands delegation, led by the Mayor of Utrecht, Jan van Zanen, takes this message to the Habitat III conference, with multiple  smart Dutch solutions.