“Reclaiming City Spaces With Tactical Urbanism” — Freethink, 2021, 5:34 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waiI9EQTdaw
Tactical urbanism describes how individuals fix or resolve problems in their built environment, often without permission from the authorities. The movement is facilitated by the lack of resources and attention devoted to fixing, cleaning, and uplifting urban spaces. Many of the projects are meant to be temporary, but they can also spur cities to make permanent improvements. This video profiles the movement through a case study of Jersey City and bike lanes.
Where have you seen similar tactics in your area?
From the video’s description: From guerilla gardening to pop-up parks, tactical urbanism is catching the world by storm. The growing movement is characterized by the temporary altering of city infrastructure through citizen-led initiatives. When tactical urbanists see something wrong in their cities, they start dreaming up ways to fix it themselves. Their creative, inexpensive solutions allow for the faster completion of projects that bring immediate benefits to their community, such as safer roads. In Jersey City, this meant quickly setting up temporary bike lanes to reduce pedestrian fatalities. The result of this experiment in tactical urbanism was so successful that permanent designs were adopted by city officials within a year.