VUB StreetForum Project transforms car-dominated streets into accessible urban oases
The StreetForum project, coordinated by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), introduces an innovative approach to transforming city streets into liveable traffic-free zones. As part of a European partnership involving 20 organisations, StreetForum develops a set of tools that enable communities to promote traffic reduction and liveability.
Alongside local partner organisations, the tools will be tested this summer in Brussels, Vienna, Stockholm and Istanbul. The toolkit includes a platform for digital dialogue, a workshop with a design game and guidelines for artistic and cultural street-based interventions.
In Brussels, project partner Cultureghem is taking to the streets with mobile kitchens and play equipment at two sites in the Cureghem neighbourhood of Anderlecht. Residents and other interested parties are invited to take part in the activities. Play the participatory Design Game, build a basket ring with Mobil and tell your story in the Storytelling Game, or enjoy Cultureghem’s delicious food and games while socialising with the neighbours.
Ropsy Chaudronstraat: 25, 26 & 28 June, 12.00-15.00
- Placetoplan (web dialogue developed by Spacescape)
- Mobil, co-design chart (developed by Cultureghem as part of the Broedplekken project)
- rich pictures.talk (developed by space and place)
Herzieningslaan: 3, 10 & 17 July
- Co-Design game (developed by TUW)
- Stakeholder Personas (developed by Mobilise, VUB)
- Mobil, co-design chart (developed by Cultureghem as part of the Broedplekken project)
For more information, see the StreetForum website http://www.streetforum.eu.
The Living Lab in Anderlecht is organised by Cultureghem and the Mobilise research group at VUB in the framework of the StreetForum project. The Brussels Living Lab is a cooperation with the municipality of Anderlecht and funded by Innoviris. StreetForum is a JPI Urban Europe project.
Contact :
Lotte Luykx : Lotte.Luykx@vub.be; +32 (0) 497 72 95 28
