The foundation overseas several initiatives in Moscow, which have met with mixed reactions from the authorities, and it also worked in many regions of Russia.

In 2019, Daria Besedina, a member of the organization, was elected a deputy of the Moscow City Duma of the VII convocation.

[5] Initially, Varlamov's team planned to reconstruct streets and change the overall architectural appearance of the city, but after the idea failed, it was decided to start similar activities first and foremost in Moscow.

[6] Later elected mayor Vyacheslav Dvorakovsky supported Varlamov's ideas, stating in his pre-election speech that he was ready to implement his projects.

To study European cities, as well as to find an architect who would advise initiatives in Shchukino, Varlamov and Katz went on an expedition across Europe.

[17] During the expedition, special attention was paid to pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, the organization of comfortable public transport, as well as details of street improvement.

[19] Data on people's activity in the area allowed the municipal assembly to be persuaded to purchase 500 street benches.

While conducting research in the Shchukino district, the foundation's volunteers discovered a problem in the arrangement of pedestrian routes and crossings.

The project involves designing the space in the form of benches descending in an amphitheater, changing the lawn cover, combining kiosks into a common trading zone, installing tables and a canopy to provide shelter from the rain.

The "Urban Projects" foundation actively advocates for the prohibition of parking on sidewalks, the development of public transport, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure instead of expanding car roads.

According to Anton Buslov, co-chairman of the interregional public organization "City and Transport", this decision was made after the authorities became familiar with the "Urban Projects" report.

[27] Maxim Katz describes the decision-making process by the mayor's office as follows: We did a detailed study of how many cars are usually parked there and how many pedestrians walk.

[33] However, government officials reacted negatively to the initiative, calling it a PR stunt, and also reported that the unauthorized installation of ashtrays is prohibited due to safety concerns.

[34] From November 17 to 26, 2012, the State Museum of Architecture named after A. V. Shchusev hosted the "Cities for People" exhibition of urban projects.

The exhibition stands highlighted the main problems of the city and demonstrated ways to improve the urban environment.

Among the speakers were the chief architect of Moscow Sergey Kuznetsov,[36] project coordinator of RosZHKH Dmitry Levenets,[37] general director of Mosgortrans Peter Ivanov[38] and others.

The requirements also included the presence of QR-codes for the Metro website, indication of the location of park-and-ride lots and special markings of stations adapted for people with disabilities.

[45] In January 2013, online voting was held on the Department of Transport's website,[46] the winner of which was the project of Artemy Lebedev's studio.

[48] The rally participants spoke out against the reconstruction project, which involved attracting a contractor based on a tender where the main criteria were the cost and timing of the work, without holding a corresponding professional architectural competition.

[53] The campaign raised over 2.5 million rubles in donations to advertise on the radio and distribute newspapers on the streets and public transport,[54] and many media outlets wrote about the initiative in a positive light.

[67] According to one of the foundation's founders, Ilya Varlamov, bringing the river back from underground collectors can change the appearance and functionality[68] of the historical center of Moscow and attract more tourists to the capital.

[67][69] As an example of such a successful project, Varlamov cites the city of Seoul, where the channel of the Cheonggyecheon River was returned to the surface, which had been running in pipes under a highway for 30 years.

[78][79][80] More than 4,000 signatures were collected for the creation of the park,[81] and transport modeling showed that building a road could even worsen the traffic situation.

[92] In 2013, the fund's director Maxim Katz served as the deputy head of the election headquarters of candidate Alexei Navalny.

[98][99][100][101] In 2017, the fund's director Maxim Katz, together with Dmitry Gudkov, organized a headquarters to support independent candidates for municipal deputies, which became known as the "political Uber".

The project offered pre-design proposals for changing public spaces, embankments, courtyards, squares and streets of St. Petersburg, and also called on residents to participate in municipal elections.

[106][107] Maxim Katz announced the start of the campaign in the MCD on February 17, 2019, the goal was stated as promoting the agenda of dismantling high-speed highways built in Moscow (district No.

In 2020, Urban Projects supported 63 candidates with pro-urbanistic views in the elections to the City Dumas of various regions of the Russian Federation.