Thank you to all of the participants, presenters, and partners who made the 1st Tactical Urbanism Salon a thought-provoking and entertaining event. 

More photos of the event can be seen here. 

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Can’t wait to see BroLab kick off the Pecha Kucha session by presenting their transit system intervention, Bench Press. You won’t want to miss this. 

Public art is an essential component of Tactical Urbanism. Almost nowhere else is this more evident then in the annual Nuit Blanche arts event in NYC, titled Bring to Light. The arts event, which takes place every October in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, does many things, but perhaps the most tactical thing it does is draw attention to the significant architecture of this portion of the Brooklyn waterfront.

By drawing attention to the waterfront, the event endears, reacquaints, and bonds, the area with viewers at the event. What’s important about this effect is that the Brooklyn waterfront is in a state of rapid change. Bring to Light, along with doing many other things, is able to shine a light on the existing built environment and culture of the community, thus informing any conversation and action that will permanently change this neighborhood.

Anna Muessig, Curatorial Advisor to the event, will be presenting at the Salon. Don’t miss it. 

You can see more images of Bring to Light here. 

Kevin Conger, Principal at CMG Landscape Architecture, will be at the salon presenting on the innovative work they are doing in the Bay Area - things like the “Parkmobile,” pictured above. He will also be speaking about planning and development culture in the Bay Area, and how/why it is an example that the rest of us can learn from. 

Tactical Urbanism does not operate in a vacuum, it responds to realtime issues, events, and opportunities. Right now we are faced with an opportunity, here in NYC, to see the first meaningful mass protests in this country in decades. I want you, if you’re presenting, attending, or just following from home, to think about and discuss how Tactical Urbanism can be used to help

Occupy _________. 

The Depave movement, led by salon presenter Ted Labbe, is causing a ruckus in Portland. They are using a collaborative and crowd-sourced process to remove gratuitous asphalt, and replace it with life improving greenery. Learn more on October 15. 

Interboro Partners will be presenting their incredible project - Holding Pattern.