Tactical Urbanism City Agencies Mayor’s Office BIDs -
Local Activists Comunity Groups Artists -
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Non-profits Entrepreuners Developers -
Open Streets
Park(ing) Day Intersection Repair Bike Parking
Food Carts/Trucks
Build a Better Block
Mobile Vendors
Guerilla Gardening
Site Pre-Vitalization
Chairbombing Ad Busting
Pavement to Plazas
Pop-Up Shops
Play Streets Street Fairs
Pop-Up Cafes
Temporary Retail Pop-Up Civic Forum
Tactics Unsanctioned
The Project Lodge at CNU 19 in Madison, WI. Credit: Aurash Khawarzad
Hybrid
Sanctioned
THE TACTICAL URBANISM SPECTRUM Tactical urbanism projects can be placed along a spectrum of unsanctioned to sanctioned efforts. Many examples in this guide began as unsanctioned grassroots interventions that proved so successful that they soon became sanctioned or permanent. The Depave program, for example, began with neighborhood activists but has transformed into a non-profit funded by the City of Portland and the EPA. This is how short-term action creates long-term change. This is tactical urbanism. VOLUME 2 Two dozen tactics are included in this, the second survey of tactical urbanism projects. While not comprehensive, and mostly limited to the North American context, the work described herein presents numerous opportunities to transform our towns and cities into better places to occupy together. If you have additional tactics to add, please send them to info@streetplans.org
Brainstorming the tactical spectrum at the Project Lodge. Credit: Payton Chung
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