CONIFER
Co-imagining needs-based mobility visions for the proximity city
- Category
- Project
- Call
- DUT Call 2023
- Duration
- –
- Project coordinator
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The 15mC concept requires a long-term strategy of multiple facets of urban development, so a better understanding is needed of how the diverse needs of stakeholders can be embedded in long-term scenarios, visions and policy pathways. Yet differences in local mobility cultures may create different perceptions of proximity and lead to multiple, possibly conflicting visions of 15mC cities. By focusing on the school ecosystem, including children, young people, including those in vulnerable situations, their carers, and teachers, CONIFER is reimagining urban mobility by shifting from car dependency to proximity-based living. To make this a reality, we’re developing a participatory foresight methodology that puts the needs of youth, their carers, and teachers at the center.
CONIFER is deploying six Civic Labs across Europe to experiment with participatory planning, co-creation, and foresight methodologies. The civic labs are Brussels and Kortrijk (Belgium), Cologne (Germany), Matosinhos (Portugal), Torun (Poland), and Budapest (Hungary). Each lab engages local stakeholders in school ecosystems to assess accessibility, mobility needs, and urban design, using creative methods like gamification, art, and AI-assisted scenario building. Through the civic labs, we’ll explore how accessibility, perceptions, and narratives of proximity vary across mobility cultures. Using dynamic systems modeling, gamification, art, and design thinking, we’ll co-create bold scenarios and visions for the 15-minute city. Our work will also explore AI’s role in this transition.
The project will result in a mix of research and practical results to help cities worldwide embrace proximity-driven futures:
1. Online compendium of participatory foresight methods and best practice useful in the 15-minute planning context
2. Foresight methodology applicable specifically to CYP
With a blueprint for teachers on how to apply this in schools
1. Online exhibition of possible 15mC scenarios
2. Policy recommendations for SUMP developments
3. 15mC branding package
Belgium
Germany
Hungary
Poland
Spain
Switzerland
Collectiveup, Institute For Art And Innovation E.V., Instytut Geografii I Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania Im Stanislawa Leszczyckiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk, International Federation Of Pedestrians – Research, Kti Magyar Kozlekedestudomanyi Es Logisztikai Intezet Nonprofit Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag, Moholy-Nagy Muveszeti Egyetem, Municipio De Matosinhos, Universidade De Aveiro, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika W Toruniu, Wuppertal Institut Für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH
Bataljong Vzw, Bkk Budapesti Kozlekedesi Kozpont Zartkoruen Mukodo Reszvenytarsasag, Carfree Cities Alliance, Ev Liga De Associações Pela Cidadania Rodoviária, Mobilidade Segura E Sustentável, Fundacja Pedestrian Space, International Federation Of Pedestrians, Kind En Samenleving Vzw, Mobiel 21 Vzw, Service Public Regional De Bruxelles, Stad Kortrijk, Stadt Köln, Toekomstatelierdelavenir, Torun Psychology Foundation, Wojewodzki Osrodek Animacji Kultury
Contact
Sara Tori
sara.marie.tori@vub.be
Imre Keserü
ime.keseru@vub.be
Lotte Luykx
lotte.luykx@vub.be
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