TACTICAL URBANISM
P L AY S PA C E O N A D A P T I V E S T R E E T , C H O R R I L L O S , L I M A , P E R U
R E N Y R E VA R I A H | M U D
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
Street is a vital element in the neighborhood, not only as a connector but also as a public space. A street could be an adaptive space
Street is one of the vital element in the neighborhood which potentially perform
to gather, socialize, stay and play. This idea is potentially relevant in Alto Peru neighborhood as it is facing disconnection problem
more than as linear open space that connects people to destinations. As Nancy
within the neighborhood itself. Interestingly, it has primary assets which are youth and existing condition in the neighborhood of
Rottle wrote, “streets are public spaces that can support a multitude of activity
how people actively perceive street as a public space. But, as an informal neighborhood, low-cost intervention and bottom-up
and function- not only movement of vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists, but
process are somewhat needed. In relation to that, tactical urbanism seems to be a good initiative, especially to respond to social,
also places to gather, socialize, stay and play.” (2014, p. 4) Furthermore, adding
economic and cultural needs of the residents. This study primarily examines how could adaptive street function as shared public
adaptive value on the street could help to strengthen neighborhood interaction,
space that accommodates different activities, especially for youth? How can street life experience be maximized through street
encouraging active transportation and safe street, activating street for new uses
design with tactical approaches? I argue that with tactical urbanism concept, a street could perform actively as a shared space
and play and fostering human and ecological health. (Lewis & Schwindeller, 2014)
in the neighborhood by combining it with youth energy. Based on the findings, I proposed a tactical intervention on Alto Peru’s
But, this case might not apply in an informal neighborhood when its informality
street as a linear adaptive shared space by considering the assets. The aim of this suggested intervention is to create a playful
leads the neighborhood to be un-prioritized in the development plan.
street to connect disconnected neighborhoods within Alto Peru by reimagining a street as an active adaptive shared space.
Waiting for new improvement, especially in the informal neighborhood could
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require more patience. Apart from that, planning strategies somehow failed to create spaces in response to social, cultural and economic needs of residents. (Wohl, 2017) But, tactical urbanism as an urban movement with bottom-up processes seems to be a good initiative in tackling those issues especially in transforming and enhancing street function in an informal neighborhood. Tactical urbanism in reimagining street fits the concept of self-organization which could form different local initiatives in an unpredicted way. (Silva, 2016) The relations in space could determine what succeeds which need to be activated by enabling a generative, selective and adaptive process that includes evolutionary design. (Wohl, 2017) Furthermore, youth is the best resource in the neighborhood that can contribute to a successful street because they are very active and always moving forward. (Omar, 2016) Youth has various activities including sport and play in general. So, by
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considering youth and existing activities on the street, this study has been carried out to find how could adaptive street function as shared public space that accommodates different activities especially for youth? How can street life experience be maximized through street design with tactical approaches? This study argues that tactical approaches in adaptive street combined with youth energy could create an action-oriented and active place to play.
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