Reclaiming the Street for Livable Urban Spaces
Learn how to transform urban streets into vibrant, people-friendly spaces through tactical urbanism and community engagement.
Learn how to transform urban streets into vibrant, people-friendly spaces through tactical urbanism and community engagement.
This innovative course explores the transformation of urban streets into livable spaces, focusing on practical approaches to creating positive change in cities. Students learn about transition management, street experiments, and tactical urbanism while studying real-world examples from cities worldwide. The curriculum combines theoretical frameworks with practical case studies, examining the intersection of citizen activism and bureaucratic structures. Through guided projects and peer review, learners develop actionable plans for implementing street-level changes in their communities.
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What you'll learn
Understand the mechanisms of transition in urban mobility systems
Master tactical urbanism techniques for street transformation
Navigate the relationship between citizen activism and bureaucracy
Analyze successful street experiments from global cities
Develop strategies for implementing sustainable street changes
Create actionable plans for urban space transformation
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This course includes:
367 Minutes PreRecorded video
12 assignments
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There are 6 modules in this course
This comprehensive course explores strategies for transforming urban streets into vibrant, livable spaces. Students learn about transition management in mobility systems, the role of street experiments in urban change, and the dynamics between citizen activism and bureaucratic structures. The curriculum covers tactical urbanism, creative solutions for traffic management, and methods for implementing sustainable street transformations. Through case studies from global cities and practical assignments, learners develop skills to initiate and manage urban space transformations.
Understanding Transitions in Mobility
Module 1 · 3 Hours to complete
Streets as Transition Experiments
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Living World vs. System World
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Redefining Traffic in Cities
Module 4 · 2 Hours to complete
Guerilla Style
Module 5 · 2 Hours to complete
Wrapping up the Course
Module 6 · 6 Hours to complete
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Urban Mobility Futures Expert Focused on Inclusive and Sustainable Transportation Solutions
Anna Nikolaeva is an Assistant Professor in Urban Planning at the University of Amsterdam, where her research encompasses various themes related to urban mobility and human geography. Her current focus areas include inclusive mobilities, gendered mobilities, and the intersections between low-carbon transitions and social justice. With a PhD thesis centered on Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as a multifunctional public space, Anna has also contributed to significant research projects, including a global comparative study on the futures of mobility. She teaches courses in Social Geography and Planning, supervises theses at multiple academic levels, and actively participates in the Urban Cycling Institute and Centre for Urban Studies. Her work emphasizes the importance of knowledge production in planning processes and advocates for a more equitable approach to mobility transitions.
Urban Design Scholar Pioneering Research in Cycling Infrastructure and Sustainable Transportation
George Liu is a cross-appointed researcher at the University of Amsterdam and Eindhoven University of Technology, specializing in urban design and cycling infrastructure development. His research focuses on analyzing how urban design principles can create environments that promote cycling as a practical mode of daily transport, drawing from an extensive database of over 200 design manuals worldwide. He has made significant contributions to cycling education through co-producing online courses like "Unraveling the Cycling City" and "Designing the Cycling City." As part of the Smart Cycling Futures project, his work examines the evolution of bicycle infrastructure design globally, with particular emphasis on adapting European "cycle highways" concepts to North American contexts.
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