The Power of Tactical Urbanism

The Design for Distancing project aimed to use the tactical urbanism approach. This “lighter, quicker, cheaper” method of placemaking can be defined as “an approach to neighborhood building and activation using short-term, low-cost, and scalable interventions and policies.”

Tactical urbanism is often citizen-lead, and eases the gridlock of intensive and siloed planning processes by taking temporary, feasible, and experimental action.

Examples include pop-up parks, open streets initiatives, or painting temporary pedestrian infrastructure.

Even though this approach can be temporary, it can inspire and provide hope for a community by giving form to a vision.