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12 CCA Actions

#94. Protest Takes Expressway to Power

A strike called by unions and student groups in support of the opposition political party turned into a protest against the dismissal of the governors of Venezuela’s state oil corporations.

Walking

Crowd Power

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#81. Pedestrians Populate Highway

Sunday at overpass, São Paulo, 26 February, 2006. ©João Sodré

The elevated Minhocão, or “big worm,” expressway was cut through central São Paulo in 1971.

Walking

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#80. Park Benches Welcome Skateboarders

An integrated skate and public park along Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River Park designed with skateboarders for multiple uses: pedestrians, cyclists, and skateboarders will share the park.

Playing

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#69. Recycled Materials Cultivate Slum

Installed elements in Colombo, Minimum Cost Housing Group of McGill University, 2005 Photo: K.A. Jayaratne

A participatory project to preserve and upgrade a five-hundred-family shantytown on the edge of Columbo while improving residents’ access to water and integrating agricultural spaces for the produc

Gardening

Plan Smarter

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#71. Vietnamese Farm Feeds New Orleans

An 11-hectare community farm located in an area severely damaged by hurricane Katrina, Viet Village Urban Farm was designed by residents of New Orleans East with architects Mossop + Michaels to res

Gardening

Plan Smarter

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#73. Playgrounds Bring Slum to City

Project panels and presentation images for play spaces in a Buenos Aires slum, 2007 © PlaySpace Foundation

In opposition to typical approaches to slum improvement that clear large areas for new systems of infrastructure and housing, the Playspace Foundation proposed to integrate the Villa Tranquila slum

Recycling

Plan Smarter

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#76. Street Anarchy Increases Safety

Can automobiles, bicycles, and pedestrians share streets without the mediation of traffic lights, road signs, and designated lanes? Planning proposals initiated by the Space movement in a variety o

Walking

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#49. Graffiti Builds Balcony

Unable to construct a balcony for his apartment legally, Santiago Cirugeda vandalized the building with spray paint, then requested a construction permit for scaffolding to allow him to remove the

Recycling

Guerrilla

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#51. Roof Repair Permit Creates Room

The Old Town of Seville has many restrictions on construction and renovation in order to maintain its historic character.

Recycling

Guerrilla

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#7. Borrowed Buildings Offer Offices

Buildings occupied for periods between a few months to a few years and converted into temporary offices donated to local non-profit organizations.

Recycling

Excess

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#4. Reclaim Vacant Lot with What City’s Got

A proposal made to the city of Seville for legislation to assist in the temporary transformation of public and private solares – vacant lots walled off for security – into public spaces for at leas

Recycling

Excess

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#6. Carbon Credits Build Micro-Projects

A proposal for a group of landowners and the Office for Unsolicited Architecture (OUA) to design projects on microsites such as lawns and alleys between houses, with payment as carbon credits.

Recycling

Excess

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