Tactical Urbanism
Short-term Action for Long-term Change
Mike Lydon & Anthony Garcia
A practical and comprehensive handbook for local urban change, favoring low-cost, temporary measures to improve streets and neighborhoods as a first step toward long-term solutions.
Resources
Video
Streetfilms: Transform Your City With Tactical Urbanism (8 min.)
City Beautiful: The quick way to make new pedestrian plazas (8 min.)
Author Talk: Tactical Urbanism: Taking Short-Term Actions to Generate Long-Term Change (97 min.)
Urban Design Lab: What is Tactical Urbanism? (7 min.)
City for All: Tactical Urbanism - Planning by Doing (5 min.)
Web
Free online visual guide: Tactical Urbanism Guide
Online courses (video series) from Planetizen (with free trial or paid subscription):
Tactical Urbanism I: Introduction (81 min.)
Tactical Urbanism II: How It's Done (96 min.)