Tactical Urbanism

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 government support for investing in permanent projects, 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 movement and its place among other social, political, and urban planning trends A detailed set of case studies, from guerilla wayfinding signs in Raleigh, to pavement transformed 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. Read Tactical Urbanism by Mike Lydon – kino-fada.fr 3.5 Stars A good overview of how to try out changes and the history of many successful attempts I think the draw back to this book is that many of the ideas are just as discoverable online There is nothing academic or unique to the ideas in a book...Just because the authors write Tactical Urbanism 3 5 times per page, doesn t mean you re getting any sort of point across There really isn t any novel or useful information to be found in this book, unfortunately.Pretty engaging and relatively short book about tactical urbanism I especially liked the second half, which focused on specific case studies and then went into strategies and recommendations that local governments or community leaders could apply toward implementing their own projects I felt that there was a little too much background info, but al...Presented as a how to guide with some example case studies, this book ended up being an extended history of the concept and nearly a dozen case studies and less structured but still extended stories of variou...An overview of the tactical urbanism movement, with many useful examples and specific advice for a planning process that will help ensure results are well received This meaningful work is everimportant as cities recognize the importance of compact, mixed uses.Quick weekend read Compelling case studies of high impact tactical urbanism projects.There were some good ideas spread throughout the book, but there was also a lot of fluff filler Among the better ideas were using low cost and temporary solutions to prototype designs before investing the time in approving and creating expensive interventions.On the other hand, the book uncritically endorses illegal activity While it cites examples here and there of where such actions turned out okay, encouraging people to take spray paint and redesign public streets is not generally a great There we...I like the idea to be tactical Provides examples, not much in term of quantity but deep enough to get the sense of each tactic The book provides how to Good guidance from those who have done it.A nice discussion of cheap, temporary improvements to city streets, such as pedestrian plazas and miniature parks.

• 05 June 2017
Mike Lydon
• Paperback
• 256 pages
• 1610915267
• Mike Lydon
• Tactical Urbanism