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Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change
By Mike Lydon, Anthony Garcia and Andres Duany
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In the twenty-first century, cities worldwide must respond to a growing and diverse population, ever-shifting economic conditions, new technologies, and a changing climate. Short-term, community-based projects—from pop-up parks to open streets initiatives—have become a powerful and adaptable new tool of urban activists, planners, and policy-makers seeking to drive lasting improvements in their cities and beyond. These quick, often low-cost, and creative projects are the essence of the Tactical Urbanism movement. Whether creating vibrant plazas seemingly overnight or re-imagining parking spaces as neighborhood gathering places, they offer a way to gain public and governmsupport for investing in permanprojects, inspiring residents and civic leaders to experience and shape urban spaces in a new way.
Tactical Urbanism, written by Mike Lydon and Anthony Garcia, two founders of the movement, promises to be the foundational guide for urban transformation. The authors begin with an in-depth history of the Tactical Urbanism movemand its place among other social, political, and urban planning trends. A detailed set of case studies, from guerilla wayfinding signs in Raleigh, to pavemtransformed into parks in San Francisco, to a street art campaign leading to a new streetcar line in El Paso, demonstrate the breadth and scalability of tactical urbanism interventions. Finally, the book provides a detailed toolkit for conceiving, planning, and carrying out projects, including how to adapt them based on local needs and challenges.
Tactical Urbanism will inspire and empower a new generation of engaged citizens, urban designers, land use planners, architects, and policymakers to become key actors in the transformation of their communities.
Tactical Urbanism, written by Mike Lydon and Anthony Garcia, two founders of the movement, promises to be the foundational guide for urban transformation. The authors begin with an in-depth history of the Tactical Urbanism movemand its place among other social, political, and urban planning trends. A detailed set of case studies, from guerilla wayfinding signs in Raleigh, to pavemtransformed into parks in San Francisco, to a street art campaign leading to a new streetcar line in El Paso, demonstrate the breadth and scalability of tactical urbanism interventions. Finally, the book provides a detailed toolkit for conceiving, planning, and carrying out projects, including how to adapt them based on local needs and challenges.
Tactical Urbanism will inspire and empower a new generation of engaged citizens, urban designers, land use planners, architects, and policymakers to become key actors in the transformation of their communities.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5“That’s public space, so no one can use it.” –city officialWe have an unfortunate need to freeze everything. Starting with words themselves, which Timothy Leary called a “freezing of reality”, we insist on things being rigorously defined and immutable, and then apply blanket rules to their status. But the world doesn’t work like that, which causes all kinds of problems. Citywide bylaws have unintended consequences, among which are the inability to innovate or solve local problems. Tactical Urbanism is about the small things any town can do to make it more inviting, exciting, enchanting and livable. If Times Square can go from sardine-crushed hurried masses to food trucks, folding chairs and leisurely conversation – overnight – there must be something to it. It’s all about working around the regulations that no longer have relevance, are anti-people, or which pointlessly keep the area unlivable.The book is a celebration of innovation, in everything from ideas to implementation. Tactical Urbanism is about temporary and/or low-cost answers to the challenges of urban life. It’s about creativity in vision and in execution. There are examples from all over the world, and the way they are going viral.The most important takeaway from the book is precisely the outcome; they bring neighbors together, out in the streets. So the value of the book is simply this: you want to make a livability difference? You are not alone. There’s lots of validation, reinforcement, and precedent. It is far from hopeless. The authors collect the five basic steps to success, but in reading the book, I find there are three simple foundations they missed:-Measure. Before and after. You need a baseline to prove what needed correcting. And if dragged before Council or a court, you will need results to show it was worthwhile.- Social media to build recognition, appreciation, buy-in and support. If the overwhelming majority of the neighborhood wants to keep what you/they have created, you need to foster their support and keep them informed.-Know the enemy – the “system” - and work with its officers. Find a way to give them what they want, so they will let you have what you want. That might be prestige for themselves, or a legal workaround to the mess of regulations, or a financial benefit for the town. Find the factor to turn the biggest barrier into the biggest champion.Tactical Urbanism is a fast paced, uplifting read, filled with large, full color photos. It is meant to be a handbook as much as a history, and the very real and inspiring case studies make it a valuable tool. It is enormously hopeful.David Wineberg