Street Plans’ Veronica Rivas Plaza joins Urban Design Forum’s 2022 Class of Forefront Fellows!
Street Plans is proud to announce that the 2022 Class of Forefront Fellows includes our very own Veronica Rivas Plaza!
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Power Of Place Summit, Keynote Presentation by Mike Lydon
Mike Lydon delivered the keynote presentation to kick off the Power of Place Summit, GrowSmartRI’s biennial forum that convenes thinkers & doers committed to shaping a stronger, more vibrant & just Rhode Island.
Webinar: Tactical Urbanism: Taking Short-Term Actions to Generate Long-term Change
In this Smart Growth webinar, Mike & Tony discuss their book, ‘Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change’ & what’s changed in the years since it was published in 2015.
Atlanta Embraces Tactical Urbanism in Vision Zero Initiative
Tactical urbanism projects differ from traditional top-down capital programs because of their temporary nature, relying on low-cost or temporary materials. Mike Lydon said the approach allows citizens and community groups to be more empowered and involved in the planning process.
“It is essential to adapt tactical urbanism to the size & characteristics of each territory.”
For this 2nd issue of the articles on Tactical Urbanism, L’Institut Paris Region looks back at an interview conducted on 9 September 2020 with Mike Lydon, co-founder of Street Plans.
COVID Forced Cities to Redesign Their Streets. Now, Some of Those Changes are Permanent.
In 2020, cities adapted to COVID-19 with open streets, outdoor dining, and added bike lanes. In 2021, some of those changes became permanent—and advocates for walkable, bikeable cities can take lessons from what worked to redesign even more streets.
Public Space, Private Initiative
A quiet revolution in public space management is spreading throughout New York City — & it is not being undertaken by the city bureaucrats who are paid to oversee our streetscape, but by Business Improvement Districts, private entities that raise money from commercial interests & also raise questions about the future of urban space.
Locals Demand Justice for Baby Apolline…in the Form of at Least One Car-Free Street
A community group is demanding the City turn a deadly Brooklyn street into a car-free plaza after a 3-month-old baby was killed by a reckless driver there in September. Street Plans is providing pro bono design services to assist with the community effort.
Urban Festival 2021 – Session 8 : Public Spaces & Streets for Post-Covid City Recovery
Tony Garcia joined other esteemed panelists to discuss exploring the barriers and opportunities for South African and African cities to ignite action around tactical urbanism approaches to reconfigure the public realm and city streets as part of Covid and Post-Covid city strategies.
Superilla Barcelona: The City After Covid Roundtable
Mike Lydon joined Barcelona Ajuntament, the Barcelona City Council, to kick off the first of a 3-day conference on Superilla Barcelona: A city for Those Who Live in it: Building the Right to the City, asking: How do we achieve a livable city, inside and outside the private space? How do we create livable and nearby neighborhoods?