Many public authorities have turned to tactical urbanism in the Covid-19 crisis to give more space to cyclists and pedestrians. Nathalie Ortar (ENTPE Lyon) and Patrick Rérat (OUVEMA UNIL) have organized two special sessions at the conference of the Royal Geographical Society that took place on line in September 2021.
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"Tactical urbanism, active mobilities and public space in the Covid pandemic". Special sessions at the RGS Conference 2021
The two special sessions gathered six papers. You may download the presentations (pdf) below.
Missed connections? Everyday mobility experiences and the sociability of public transport in Amsterdam during COVID-19.
Presentation
Monik Kokkola, Anna Nikolaeva, Marco Te Brömmelstroet, University of Amsterdam
Adapting to COVID-19 by adapting the city. Are we talking about big or small innovations in urban planning?
Presentation
Sébastien Lord, Louis Caudron, Chantelle l’Heureux, Julie Gaillet, Paulina Nowicka, Astrée Denys, Athanasios Boutas, Ivanhoé Cambridge Observatory on urban development and real estate, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Montréal
Making Space: Street Reallocation as Adaptive Resilience in the times of COVID-19
Presentation
Kara Martin, McGill University
The potential of tactical urbanism to leverage the Covid-19 crisis for a sustainability transition in urban mobility
Presentation
Franziska Meinherz, Mariana Fernandes Mendes, Livia Fritz, Maria Hecher, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL
Cycling in time of tactical urbanism: First lessons of a cross cultural project analyzing the creation of Corona cycle ways
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Nathalie Ortar (Laboratoire Aménagement Économie Transports), Patrick Rérat (Université de Lausanne), Maëlle Lucas (ESO Rennes), Florence Paulhiac (Université du Québec à Montréal)
London’s Covid-19 Emergency School Streets. State-led Tactical Urbanism in Context
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Asa Thomas, Active Travel Academy, University of Westminster
