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Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient cities
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 12 hours
  • Course by Technical University of Munich (TUM)
  • Offered by

About

Our streetscape, despite its feeling of permanence in our environment, is an ideal venue for experimentation. We have come to accept traffic movement as the default function for the street. Therefore, we need to rethink its design and space distribution, go back to its original and basic function and see them as public spaces - Transform them into places for social activities, where conversations can take place and places where kids can play. This course shows you examples of remarkable changes and gives you a toolbox for implementing and evaluating street experiments yourself. We invite you on this journey to reimagine what is possible if we dare to use our public space differently.

Modules

Welcome to the Course!

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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1 Videos

  • What will this course be about? A four-week overview

3 Readings

  • About this Course
  • About EIT Urban Mobility
  • Street Experiments Course Roadmap

The Transformative Potential of Streets

    • 3 Videos
    • 4 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Introduction: The need of experimenting with streets
  • The Pandemic as a Street Experiment
  • Why should we experiment with streets?

4 Readings

  • Main Takeaways: The Pandemic as a Street Experiment
  • Urban Streets between Public Space and Mobility
  • Urban mobility and public space. A challenge for the sustainable liveable city of the future
  • Introduction to the final assignment

Placemaking as Experimentation

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Plugin
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1 Videos

  • Shaping Urban Mobility, an Automaker's Surprising Perspective

1 Readings

  • A Street You Go To, Not Just Through: Principles for Fostering Streets as Places

Wrapping up Week 1

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Understanding the Street as Public Space

1 Readings

  • Week 1 in a nutshell

Week 2 Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction: Getting to know Street Experiments

From “streets for traffic” to “streets for people”

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • 4 Types of Street Experiments by Luca Bertolini, Part 1
  • 4 Types of Street Experiments by Benjamin Büttner, Part 2

1 Readings

  • From “streets for traffic” to “streets for people”: can street experiments transform urban mobility?

Architecting Change

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Wrapping up Week 2

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Getting to know Street Experiments

1 Readings

  • Week 2 in a nutshell

Making Successful Street Experiments

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Introduction: Implementing Street Experiments

1 Readings

  • Enhancing the Value of Urban Spaces by Re-Shaping Mobility: What Makes Street Experiments Successful?

Experiments in Action: Learning from Cities

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Experimenting with Streets in Munich, Germany - Melanie Grötsch
  • Experimenting with Streets in Milan - Rossella Ferorell
  • Experimenting with Streets in Stuttgart - Jesús Martínez

1 Readings

  • The Wisdom of Practitioners in Munich, Milan, and Stuttgart

Wrapping up Week 3

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Key aspects of successful Street Experiments

1 Readings

  • Week 3 in a nutshell

Turning Experiments into Change

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Introduction: From evaluation to systemic change
  • Evaluating Street Experiments

1 Readings

  • From temporary arrangements to permanent change: Assessing the transitional capacity of city street experiments.

Upscaling Impact

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Experimentation, participation, & the right to reimagine the city Lior Steinberg (Humankind)
  • Five Essential Characteristics of Street Experiments
  • Experiencing Piazza Zenetti in Munich, Germany

1 Readings

  • Making great strides: Learning from the revolution on Milan's post pandemic streets

Wrapping up Week 4

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • From temporary arrangements to systemic change

1 Peer Review

  • Reflections about Street Experiments

1 Readings

  • Week 4 in a nutshell

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Explore how to transform streets into vibrant public spaces with "Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient Cities." This foundational course in Personal Development, offered by Coursera, provides practical tools and inspiring examples for reimagining urban environments. Ideal for those passionate about sustainable city design, the course spans 720 minutes and is available through Starter and Professional subscriptions. Join now to learn from experts and rethink the potential of our streetscapes.

Benjamin Büttner
Instructors

Benjamin Büttner

Ana Rivas
Instructors

Ana Rivas