Conveners
SS_20 CHANGING THE STREET-SET: FROM TACTICS TO STRATEGIES, FROM STREETS TO CITIES AND BEYOND
- Beyza Gürdogan (Superpool)
- Görsev Argın Uz (Marmara Municipalities Union)
- Dzheylan Karaulan (Istanbul Technical University)
Street experiments are a crucial tool in enhancing the efficiency of urban planning processes, contributing to the creation of livable and functional cities through participatory approaches. Often known as tactical urbanism, experimental urbanism, or do-it-yourself urbanism, these efforts allow for real-time testing of ideas and concepts to assess their impact on urban environments. Maltepe...
Üsküdar, a strategically located district on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, is one of the city's most densely populated areas, with a population of approximately 600,000 residents. Known for its robust educational infrastructure, featuring over 200 schools and kindergartens, it has become a highly sought-after area for families seeking to raise and educate their children. In 2024, the...
The Reclaiming Streets Program, led by the Marmara Municipalities Union (MMU)—a regional association representing over 190 municipalities across the Marmara region—through its Local Government Academy, is a hands-on learning initiative launched in 2022. Developed in collaboration with Superpool and the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI), the program aims to transform urban streets into...
Change is rarely straightforward and is often met with resistance, especially in complex urban settings. To address these challenges, cities are increasingly adopting tactical implementation methods—small-scale, testable interventions that are backed by data-driven insights. These approaches allow for real-time testing, evaluation, adaptation, and appropriation, providing the evidence needed...
This paper investigates how bricolage thinking—a resourceful, adaptive approach that repurposes existing materials and tools—can be scaled from tactical, street-level interventions to strategic, city-wide transformation. While bricolage has traditionally been applied to small-scale, localized projects, this study argues that its principles of flexibility, resourcefulness, and relational...
