word
Tactical Urbanism
TAK-tih-kul UR-bah-niz-um
/ˈtæktɪkəl ˈɜːrbənɪzəm/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
tacticalurbanism
Dictionary meaning
Short-term, low-cost, and scalable interventions in the built environment intended to catalyse long-term change in neighbourhoods
Examples
- Pop-up bike lanes and parklets are hallmarks of tactical urbanism.
Synonyms: urban prototyping, guerrilla urbanism
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