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Suitable spatial context: district · flexible · neighbourhood · street level

Level of effort for application: high · low · medium · very low

Lock-in Cluster: Economic investments · Governance incumbency · Lack of Motivation/Intention & Habits · Perceived Experience & Evaluation · Personal and Social Beliefs · Political agency · Spatial Organisation · Transport infrastructure and street design

Bikebus

Bikebus is an organized bicycle group for children who cycle safely to school together with accompanying adults. Like a school bus, only by bicycle.

Campaign plan

Campaign plans structure when content is published and actions take place, and in the best case scenario, they are coordinated with political windows of opportunity (e.g., elections).

crosswalk action

During the crosswalk campaign, crosswalks were temporarily painted in places where there were none, and people were able to use them.

Data collection / counting

Data substantiates perceptions and can be used for external communication.

Initiative meets district politics

Citizens' initiatives can meet with district or city politicians to present and discuss their concerns. In district politics, no petition or formal basis is necessary for this; district politicians are usually open to discussion. It is important that the initiative is not politically appropriated by opposition parties and that the possibility of joint implementation with the district is communicated.

Joint Survey

Initiatives, together with political decision-makers, survey the public about the initiative and its demands.

Placemobil - Tactical Urbanism

The Place Mobil is a cargo bike that takes up two parking spaces when unfolded. However, as it is officially classified as a bicycle, it can be parked anywhere in public spaces (including parking lots) free of charge and legally.

Reflection of internal power relations

Methods such as reflection rounds on internal power dynamics reveal suppressed feelings within the group and allow roles to be redefined. This helps to break entrenched patterns.

Scientific evidence for specific demands

Initiatives are specifying their demands and backing them up with scientific findings (e.g., demand for 50 km of bicycle lanes by 2030).

Social Media Plan

A plan of what will be posted on social media on which day and by whom.

Visualizations of the future

Illustrative images of future changes (e.g., road redesigns).

Window Banner

Initiatives use window banners to communicate their demands to the public. This creates visibility and helps the initiative grow, encouraging more and more people to join the cause and the banner campaign.