Reclaiming the Street for Livable Urban Spaces
In Reclaiming the Street, you will learn about the mechanisms of change and will be challenged to apply this knowledge to start creating vibrant streetscapes in your neighbourhood. This six week course will guide you through seminal academic work on the topics of transition management and street experiments while providing practical insights from practitioners from around the world. A final peer-reviewed project integrates key takeaways from each module of this course to help you write an actionable plan for change.This online course is supported by the EIT Urban Mobility’s Competence Hub. EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) that has been working since January 2019 to encourage positive changes in the way people move around cities in order to make them more sustainable and liveable places.
Explore the street as a space for experimentation and an arena for transitioning towards a new mobility paradigm
Understand how tactical urbanism can be deployed for maximum effectiveness in changing the streetscape
Articulate the relationship between citizen activism and the bureaucratic structure
Re-imagine the street as a space for people rather than infrastructure for moving traffic
Syllabus
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
1 — Understanding Transitions in Mobility
Week 2
2 — Streets as Transition Experiments
Week 3
3 — Living World vs. System World
Week 4
4 — Redefining Traffic in Cities
Week 5
5 — Guerilla Style
Week 6
6 — Wrapping up the Course
FAQ
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
What will I get if I purchase the Certificate?
When you purchase a Certificate you get access to all course materials, including graded assignments. Upon completing the course, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
Reviews
A very well organized program. This is the first time i had connected to cycling and passenger oriented one. Again thanks a lot for the new ideas and planning thank you coursera .
Excellent blend of reading and other material made it enjoyable throughout. Thanks for doing this
Great course material and assignments, definitely worth the time and effort
Excellent course really grew my knowledge of the area and learnt lots of new insights and open my perspective to new ways of thinking. Highly recommend
