Tactical Urbanism: dispatches from the frontlines
Isabella Cawthorn
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Isabella Cawthorn
We can all be awesome - individually and collectively - if we set ourselves up for success. So let's get into it!
The battle wounds are fresh, the learnings are too. Dirty, sweaty, scarred, and still inspired, we're here to share.
From the frontlines of the streets and public realm – mud on our boots, dazzle-stained fingers, sore eyes from the hundredth Zoom – we bring you a series of short pieces for everyone. We hope you can learn a few things from the wins, the losses, and everything in between.
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- How to tell if you’re codesign-washing, and avoid the pain
- Top 5 ways to kill (or boost) your street’s appeal
- Looking good, or feeling great? How tactical urbanism should be more than meets the eye
Forthcoming topics:
- Doing codesign (spoiler: it's mostly not about design)
- Experimentation in a technocracy: awkward
- Let people feel the point to see it: visualisations vs "bums on streets"
- “Don’t make us guineapigs in your experiments”
- “With an eye to the permanent change”
- Lighter Quicker Cheaper: well-planned magic
- Bicultural city-shaping: discomfort and power
- When tactical becomes tired: the joys of maintenance
- Empty windows: tenanting in regenerating streets
... and more!
Comment here if there's a topic you'd like prioritised, if you'd like to contribute a piece, or to tip us off to other great insights out there.
Image: British soldiers, by Getty Images
Consultant || Chair, Open Data Charter board || Smart Cities Council GTL, Data Ethics & Governance || data || community & equity || environment, climate, sustainability & regeneration || strategy & futures || innovation
4 年This is _awesome_ :) How do we best follow the series?
Active Mode Consultant at MRCagney | Designer | Striving to create streets and cities which are inclusive and equitable
4 年Great stuff Isabella, these will be much needed and enjoyed by many as we immerse ourselves into the tactical world through the Innovating Streets Programme
Transport, inclusion, psychology, cetaceans ??
4 年lol “bums on streets” I see what you did there, you tactical flaneur