This Time Policies Toolkit is a practical guide designed specifically for local and regional government policymakers and practitioners. Drawing on the collective expertise and best practices shared during the Time Academy, it supports institutions in recognising, evaluating, and implementing time policies that put the organisation of time at the heart of public service and urban development.

This guide is also intended to help municipalities and regions transition from isolated initiatives to comprehensive, cross-sectoral strategies, a key challenge repeatedly identified by practitioners and policymakers.

Putting time at the centre of policymaking, time policies constitute a fundamental paradigm shift in how municipalities organise public services, urban development, and community wellbeing. As a multidisciplinary domain encompassing work-life balance, sustainable mobility, nighttime economies, and comprehensive care systems, temporal governance requires innovative methodologies that transcend traditional administrative boundaries and departments within local and regional government structures.