Tactical urbanism

Inexpensive street decoration and shade cover, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Tactical urbanism, also commonly referred to as guerrilla urbanism, pop-up urbanism, city repair, D.I.Y. urbanism,[1] planning-by-doing, urban acupuncture, and urban prototyping,[2] is a low-cost, temporary change to the built environment, usually in cities, intended to improve local neighbourhoods and city gathering places.[3]

Tactical urbanism is often citizen-led but can also be initiated by government entities. Community-led temporary installations are often intended to pressure government agencies into installing a more permanent or expensive version of the improvement.[4]

Lowering speed limits by defacing signs is a form of tactical urbanism
  1. ^ Lydon, Mike; Bartman, Dan; Garcia, Tony; Preston, Russ; Woudstra, Ronald (March 2012). Tactical Urbanism Short-term Action Long-term Change Volume 2. The Street Plans Collaborative. p. 7. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. ^ Lydon, Mike; Garcia, Tony (December 2016). Tactical Urbanism Materials and Design Guide. Street Plans Collaborative. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-10-19. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Pfeifer, Laura. "The Planner's Guide to Tactical Urbanism" (PDF). Regina Urban Ecology. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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