Tactical Urbanism: Taking action yourself for a humane street
When it comes to liveable streets and neighbourhoods, tactical urbanism is a great movement to bring more humanity to our mobility and public spaces. To bring some momentum to the things that matter.
Space for ...
'Tactical Urbanism' stands for temporary experiments in public space to test out new things. The emphasis is thus on short but eye-catching actions and neighbourhood-building incentives that are cheap and expandable. The aim is to introduce people to potential improvements in order to bring about long-term change. Tactical urbanism advocates more:
- space for living together and meeting
- space for peace and nature
- space for play and creativity
- space for sustainable mobility
I often see that the people in City Hall are actually your supporters. But they have a playbook and a lot of rules to follow even though they no longer make sense. It is the role of residents to try to change that.
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Goesting om zelf in gang te schieten? Voor meer groen, meer beleving, meer plezier, meer verwondering en meer ruimte voor mensen in jouw buurt? We hebben een heleboel actiefiches waar jij (bloem)bakken inspiratie vindt om de handen uit de mouwen te steken. En voor wie het allemaal nog meer mag zijn: google zeker eens in het rond op 'tactical urbanism'.
Win win win in all directions
As a resident, it is important to be able to make your voice heard, take action and let people dream along about a liveable city. As a policymaker, it is important to look, feel and hear what is going on in your municipality. What are the needs, wishes and dreams? Who are the activists? And how can you enthuse residents to take the initiative themselves? This requires both citizens and local governments to look and think differently.
Mobiel 21 likes to think along to make participation succeed in all possible directions. Go for sustainable solutions and a liveable city or municipality on a human scale. Dare to think outside the box and feel free to share your ideas, questions and plans with us. Then together we will see how we can give them a boost.
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Reading list
Want to know more about tactical urbanism and campaigning? Then you'll find a lot of extra inspiration and motivation in this reading list 💪
- Beautiful trouble: Beautiful Trouble brings together ten small-scale groups and dozens of seasoned artists and activists from around the world to distil their best practices into a toolbox for creative action.
And for those who can't get enough, they also have an amazing website that will make any activist's heart beat faster. Check out https://beautifultrouble.org/ - 53 tactics to protest convincingly: Protest has been driving the world's biggest social and political changes for centuries. With these strategies, you too will challenge the status quo.
- Now it's up to us: In this blazing argument, Eva Rovers shows that citizens are crucial to solving the biggest challenges of our time.
- Practivism: This book is for anyone who wants to make the world a little nicer. Through a simple eight-step plan, author Eva Rovers leads us from idea to action. Full of inspiring examples and practical tips from rebels at home and abroad.
- Activist Handbook: The Wikipedia for campaigners. Activist Handbook consists of more than 450 guides and 4,700 external resources to help you make more impact with your next campaign.
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