Communication Toolbox Archive

Street Mobility Project Toolkit

Date: July 1, 2019

Large transport infrastructure and motorised traffic limit the mobility of older people. The unpleasant experience of being exposed to traffic and concerns about safety deter elderly from going for a […]

Case study: Gendered landscape from Umeå in Sweden

Date: October 30, 2018

Gender equality shaping the city landscape The gendered landscape philosophy of Umeå lays at the heart of urban planning decision making and is seen by them as ”a way of […]

Urbanism Speakeasy

Date: October 1, 2018

This is a recognised award winning podcast which describes itself as a show about human-scale planning and design. It’s curated by Andy Boenau (you can follow him on Twitter for new ideas and […]

Talking Headways

Date: October 1, 2018

This comprehensive American podcast and newsletter is a staple and almost an obligatory source of information on the latest trends in urban mobility and urban planning. The newsletter (https://theoverheadwire.com/ – free […]

The Urbanist by Monocle 24 Radio

Date: October 1, 2018

Monocle magazine is publishing weekly podcasts looking at cities, architecture and much more with the aim to guide listeners and inspire them to make better cities, from new technology, state-of-the-art […]

Connected-communities project podcasts

Date: December 30, 2017

Connected Communities is a research programme designed to help us understand the changing nature of communities in their historical and cultural contexts and the role they play in sustaining and […]

CitizenLab

Date: December 21, 2017

CitizenLab is a cost-saving solution to crowd-source input from their citizens. Some smaller and middle-sized cities in The Netherlands and Belgium have already used the app. Find here the case studies […]

Involving stakeholders: Toolkit on organising successful consultations

Date: December 21, 2017

Stakeholder engagement improves the quality of urban mobility measures, and is becoming increasingly recognised asan important part of any decision-making process. This toolkit has been written primarily for those working […]

Neighbourhood Accessibility Planning

Date: December 20, 2017

The concept of Neighbourhood Accessibility Planning (NAP) aims at improving local conditions for walking and cycling as well as facilitating safe access to local facilities (e.g. schools, shops) and public […]

Urban mobility transitions and Slow Mobility

Date: December 20, 2017

Professor Jan Anne Annema of the Technical University of Delft explains how transitions in urban mobility that are happening worldwide. Slow mobility (walking and cycling) is a core element in […]

City bikers and the politics of urban space

Date: December 19, 2017

How do cyclists claim more space in cities? This video lists three examples of how local and activist initiatives became slowly adopted by public authorities. Through these initiatives, citizens are […]

PING if you care!

Date: December 19, 2017

The PING if you care! campaign collects data about traffic situations, which are not covered in other statistics to provide a big picture on the daily traffic. The PING button […]

STEP

Date: December 13, 2017

STEP is an eDemocracy platform on environmental issues that has been tested as a pilot in six municipalities and gathered 9.000 users. The tool can have an impact on capacity building […]

Hands-on-Bristol

Date: December 13, 2017

This is an online course about the dynamics of co-creation and the key principles of citizens interacting with policy makers, technology and infrastructure developers. The expected impact of this tool […]

The Crowdsourced City: A Guide for Co-creation

Date: December 13, 2017

This is an open source how-to guide to transform private and public spaces and a practical answer to gentrification. More about the neighborhood transformation in the city of Malmo here.

How to co-create a shared space in 5 steps!

Date: December 13, 2017

What are your needs and what is the prototype solution to use? How to observe and ask questions, how to communicate what you are doing, how to learn from others […]

SUNRISE city Budapest idea mapping in the Zuglo District

Date: December 4, 2017

As part of the co-identification and co-validation process of the Sunrise project, Budapest has provided the inhabitants of the district of Zuglo with a digital platform in the form of […]

Mi Medellín – Co-creating regeneration in Medellín, Colombia

Date: December 4, 2017

It’s hardly any urban planner who hasn’t heard of Medellin’s story of urban transformation. But what was the process behind this, how did the population contribute to it and how […]

Hidden Brain

Date: October 1, 2017

This show says it’s about ”life’s unseen patterns” and most episodes are fascinating interviews with experts and lead thinkers. Two recent interviews stood out as relevant for planners and urban […]

Next Hamburg!

Date: January 18, 2017

Nexthamburg is Hamburg’s open city laboratory that collects, identifies and aggregates ideas from the people living in the city. The tool is most useful in the co-identification phase of your […]