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Bins of Congleton: Finding the Fun in “Basic” Urban Infrastructure

Karl Dickinson -
Social media sensation Bins of Congleton uses humour to generate a new appreciation for local waste infrastructure, also encouraging people to keep the town litter-free. A short distance from Manchester, UK, lies the small market...
Architecture & Design

Targeted Participation: A Toolkit for Involving Disengaged Groups

Karl Dickinson -
From targeted participation to making it fun, the Urban Minded project shows what strategies and activities really work to involve people usually excluded from engagement processes. “One of the pitfalls of citizen participation is that...
Architecture & Design

Urban Minded: Designing Cities that Support Mental Wellbeing

Karl Dickinson -
Poor city design correlates with poor mental health. Urban Minded sought to involve young women, among those worst affected, in determining how planning can support wellbeing. Even a small space can produce a lot of...
Walking

CityChanger Eugene Quinn: Opening a Dialogue Through Walking Tours

Cornelia Forsthuber-Aumayr -
Eugene Quinn is a man of many professions: he’s an urbanist and a DJ, a fantastic storyteller, a creative mind, and above all, a passionate walker. Eugene created more than 60 walking tours in...
Architecture & Design

What Images Reveal About the Stories of Cities We Rarely Hear About

Gosia Grzesikowska -
This article was written for CityChangers.org by Gosia Grzesikowska, an urban designer and architect at Gehl, and the founder of Urban Photo Atlas, a professional reference archive documenting everyday urban life across cities worldwide....
Cycling

Vienna Woman Bike Ride: A Demonstration of Solidarity

Karl Dickinson -
How can cities reduce their gender cycling gap? Organisers of the Vienna Woman Bike Ride believe it starts with improving visibility of female bikers. Every September for ten years, people on the streets of Izmir,...
Guest Article

The Battle for Pedestrian Spaces: a Photo Essay from Ghent

Caroline Tilleman -
This article was written for CityChangers.org by Caroline Tilleman, a communications expert and self-confessed avid pedestrian. In it, Caroline discusses how even street design with a sustainability focus can end up penalising pedestrians. Illustrating...
Revitalising Districts

The Hive: Permanent Placemaking Returns Unloved Land to the Community

Karl Dickinson -
When an alleyway became too undesirable to even walk through, play and tactical interventions helped residents address their neighbourhood’s trauma and reclaim the space. Alleyways don’t get much attention but can be a critical space...
Cycling

What Went Wrong with the Paris Referendum On E-Scooters?

Karl Dickinson -
Micromobility has an image problem. In Paris, a mix of poor planning and bad user habits came to a head as the public voted for e-scooters to be banned. Mobility expert Dagmara Wrzesińska’s outspoken...

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