Tactical Urbanism in Action: Community Solutions vs. City Bureaucracy

What should you do when your city won't fix things, even after years of advocacy? The answer might be guerrilla urbanism, aka tactical urbanism. I talk to Bike Curious about the people who are tired of waiting, and just get things done by themselves. Is it legal? Well ... it's sometimes better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission.

Tactical urbanism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_urbanism

Explainer: Tactical Urbanism - https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2022/09/explainer-tactical-urbanism.49521

Tactical Urbanism: Short-Term Action for Long-Term Change - https://issuu.com/streetplanscollaborative/docs/tactical_urbanism

Manchester man draws penises around potholes so the city will fix them - https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/2/8535259/penis-pothole-activism-wanksy-england

Safe Street Rebel - https://www.safestreetrebel.com/

A Slower Safer Wiggle - https://www.safestreetrebel.com/blog/a-slower-safer-wiggle/

Safety Activists Close a Lane on Franklin - https://sf.streetsblog.org/2024/03/14/safety-activists-close-a-lane-on-franklin

City Wide Slow Rides - https://www.safestreetrebel.com/slow-rides/

People Protected Bike Lane (Polk) - https://www.safestreetrebel.com/polk/

Just A Minute (Valencia) - https://www.safestreetrebel.com/valencia/

Crosswalk Collective - https://crosswalksla.org/our-crosswalks.html

Guerrilla bus stop benches - https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/guerilla-bus-stop-benches-are-spurring-berkeley-officials-to-install-official-seating-for-transit-passengers/

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