ENNIS NPAT NE A TALE OF TWO St CITIES tol and Copenhe make life better for the Taking learning out of the classroom inte city hall The serious game of tactical urbanism Smoke-free building polic a stop to lighting up in multi-uiRaber Vo The Serious Game of Tactical Urbanism Professional planning has retin nein the design of public spaces otha they eee a cammniy'sneds,culie, and chance In general es, this fer to creating aqui “sense of place” This isbes achive though a cooperative roses cluding the ize oF co ‘munky. One an hn of ta the proces tharmakes te adversing adage oe tion locaton, lesion” reais, Over the past decade, he vale ofthis work to ‘community livability bases realieney and suc, eal ext develope, and ‘community beth has become increasing Iyundestod. 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CEO conecions beeen irae se This Can tea Hough Game | ee A Www.munic 16 MUNICIPALWouD ear 2016 ses, temporary improvements and the potential for hing o compound ing problems, These pect mt be ‘onidere by monica, planners finer and etizens, 50 hat he be tft can bereaized witht too mach “red tape" Fer example, athogh well ‘nenioned tee nea for euton wen cient underakepoyets such 2 paiming roadway markings Ce, rosin an bik ans) in an atten tormake tem safer There ne peste design xtra elaing to vst of ‘makings and diver reaction tines, fo example, hat ned to be take into 3c ‘oun done ince these projets ‘in ines the riko bth pedesans nd drivers. “The Cty of Hamion was abet quickly respond to just such am instance 32013. “One ofthese (acti urban ibm projects) was the instalation of temporary aie clming ones oe te pedestrian "bump-ous" athe comer ff Heckimer and Locke, Community re ‘ction to this intervention was generally Positive and often enthsiastcally so, ‘Cit hall has ubsequnly embraced the sea” Jae 5, 2013, Tactical ubanise: ‘Citizen nspied change," Hamon Spectator Most example of tata urbanism ight he advances made by lange cis ch as New York, San Fania, (Toronto, However, thee ae many stalleces and towne where tata anism is being integrated to existing ansing fevers. This i nce Sar) next stp inthe evolution ofthis _sppoac, because itmakesit part of ‘Stemi ool for ommungy building uring the summer of 2014, the Town of Peneangusbone, Ot conducted ‘eta ais oad et nd po hancement project This ped hem tebieve a namber of hey goals sociated ‘ith spear downtown edevelop- ‘nen props Example ded tig ‘ad configuration ad vale engineering the srt desig: engaging cine fen stilt analy for pedestrian amenities ‘and market esting of outdoor pati pes“TWO CITES, cont'd from p. 8 So, inessence the het rm he terused coal te cys generator is ames ha energy source The ober essen part ofthis equa: son ithe use of borat opposed twcoaloraila i thse gear. “Biomass is so much mee eBicien™ observes Abia adding tha te ‘iy prin uses sistinahy-barvested wood cis or pels. I Bra, where more han a quarter ‘ofthe hanes were bul efor 1950, one ‘ofthe mare npn ene natives is anamboushiomertfting plan, insulating hoesthat have sola trick walls nd vitally no cae ns: ‘ioe. Rate thn tandemly encouraging homered rslaton other ones, Nihal asthe city pt. ing enreneighdourhoos a tie an ‘ore special. lower mide income seas where suis ae most ded. omnes ae also being retried wih sola panes on a lek by block ass, thks oa nal age of lose 19100 milion CAD. ‘Wath of he emphasis on energy ‘and nasa resource tht go hand in ‘hand wit ying for and winning the Bo opean Gren Capital Avard sm “ume ao forget the impact on an -pSourcenan result of winning and impemerting sch ward programs, Both Copenhagen nd Bris are reiting inowege clasts involving ‘eoperatin amongst the manips, Toei busnesses,aniveriien an oter ‘tes of he mind in Europe and over ‘seas. Brio taking its commit "solr exergy serious that many |e now rometng tas the UK solar ‘epitalAnd Copenhagen, as pa of ts “lignes to share best pratics and ‘how soe of more remarkable ‘compliments sch as its Word class network ef eeting ods and high) Ss arcing curious Vstrs rom around she worl “We ied to atc vistors every month ors, notes Abigail, "Now ‘ve tactat east one group every Weck see whit wer doing” Who would ‘have thought tat one of the increased ‘benef having a greener cy would De increased tourism? 1 42 MUNICIFAL WoRLD LURBANISM, contd from p. 16 In Feneon Falls a small om- munity within the City of Kawartha alas, Ontario, acta! urbanism hg leo been used o inform an upcoming Aowarows redevelopment prfet. In this as, they have begun the po- cess even eal, with to documents ‘raed that defn series of coopers tive projets fr cizens andthe citys planning economic developmen, nd engineering staf. These willbe imple- ‘mented and monitored forthe purpose of directly informing the final design tnd requirement for contacting firms ‘hac wil comple the redevelopment, projet. ‘Three moré Ontario minsipaites that ar leading the way and show- ing that ie of community doesnot ‘esti its potential for using accal ‘urbanism san effective, engaging, and low cost approach faite con- munity improvement ae the towns of Bracebridge and Colingwood, nd ‘Towanhip of Esa, They hav al it- ‘loded this metod in thir ce tans poaton pans, The resus wl eee ting incremental improvemeas to heir valking and bicycling infastctue with reduced crs and improved cizen Parcipation. One common projects | wayfnding signage sytem adapted fiom asvoesfl tactic ubanism project in North Carolina, Walk Your Ci isa low-cost casiy-amplemented tnd pedestian focused signage program in Raleigh, NC wa sealable design and implementation resource beng used lyyeammunies srss North America -wnvalkyoutown og GameTime Regards ofthe final outcome of ‘uctical urbanism projets, itis easy to se he potential benefits for me- icipaities and the public. At the very least anytime community members and profesional planners woektogeth~ in cooperation for everyone's ben ffi the at sls postive outcome Community building i team spot, ‘ad the popular game of tical urban Tam is something more owns and itis shouldbe leeming play. 1 POUCE, cont’ fom p. 18 In March 2014, the CACP joined foes withthe MCC during ise two-day conference. Tied “Balancing Ieavidual Ste). 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