ENACT 15mC Project Kickoff (15 Feb 2024)
ENACT 15mC kickoff
AIM AND GOALS
The Kickoff meeting will serve as a dynamic forum where experts and stakeholders from academia, private and public sectors converge in the 4 ULLs. Our primary aim is to foster an open dialogue on co-creating attractive, inclusive, and pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly public spaces in 15mC. We extend invitations to experts and stakeholders to deliberate on the collaborative processes necessary for achieving these goals.
Furthermore, we will engage the DUT Partnership and relevant EU representatives to discuss ENACT 15mC’s role within the broader context of the EU’s green transition. This meeting is not only an opportunity to introduce the ENACT 15mC project to the stakeholders in the ULLs but also a platform to synergize efforts, gather suggestions, and receive inputs for effective project implementation from both experts and the public.
Aligned with this collaborative approach, the Kickoff meeting is conceptualized as an open-door discussion, fostering co-creation among industry, public sector, citizens, and academia.
Program
Opening remarks and ENACT 15mC Project Intro
09.30-10.00 15th Feb 2024
Joint Sessions on the co-creation of 15-minute cities
10.00-12.00 15th Feb 2024
Inspiration talks
13.00-14.15 15th Feb 2024
Reflections and takeaway message
14.15-15.00 15th Feb 2024
Opening remarks and ENACT 15mC project intro
Overview from DUT representative touching on overall aims of the project, potential benefits arising from the work and range of projects that have been funded
Opening remarks by Elena Simion DUT partnership project contact point (10 mins)
Project overview by Wang Yu, ENACT 15mC project coordinator (5 mins)
ENACT 15mC Urban Living Labs intro
ULL Trondheim by Morten Gjerde (3 mins)
ULL Gdansk by Piotr Lorens (3 mins)
ULL Oxford by Tim Jones (3 mins)
ULL Valencia by Javier Orozco (3 mins)
Session 1: The role of urban administration in making 15mC
The session conveys the municipality’s vision for transforming the city from a car-centric transportation model to a pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly 15mC. It aims to explore the strategies employed by the municipality in effecting this shift and initiating a co-creation process and discuss how the ENACT 15mC project can support the municipality in this transition.
Session Chair: Randi Aleksandra Narvestad, researcher, Department of Architecture and Planning, NTNU
Panelists:
Angel Navarro, Mobility Program Officer, Las Naves, Valencia
Are Risto Øyasæter, Trondheim City Architect
Anna Golędzinowska, Chief of the Sustainable Development Commission of the Gdańsk City Council
Patrick Lingwood, Active & Healthy Travel Officer, Oxfordshire County Council
Session 2: Opportunities and challenges for the private sector in transitioning toward the 15-minute city
The session is crafted as an open dialogue to explore perspectives on walkable public places on the part of the private sector, including real estate developers, urban facility managers and business owners. The discussion aims to uncover barriers that may be hindering private sector involvement in public engagement and to identify scenarios that can lead to mutually beneficial outcomes.
Session Chair: Morten Tor Gjerde, Associate professor, Department of Architecture and Planning, NTNU
Panelists:
Ruth Hege Falch Havdal, director of KLP Eiendom Trondheim
Gunn Kristin Mebust Åsegård, project leader of Frost Eiendom
Jadwiga Kosińska, Director, Stocznia Cesarska Development Company
Julia Martinez, Director, Valencia Center of the Commerce Association
Session 3: Academia as intermedia in making 15mC
The session invites researchers to talk about how universities can better connect with various groups in the city. The discussion will focus on new ideas and approaches academia can use to foster collaboration between city government, businesses, and the local community.
Session Chair: Wang Yu, Researcher, Department of Architecture and Planning, NTNU
Panelists:
Eli Støa, Professor, Vice-dean, Department of Architecture and Planning, NTNU
Javier Orozco, professor, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (UPV)
Juliet Carpenter, Director of research, Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation, Oxford University
Iga Perzyna, City Initiative Association, Gdansk, Poland
Inspirational talks
Two short contributions in the fields of AR/VR and Tactical urbanism are invited to inspire and inform the meeting participants. These are the two key approaches to conceiving, representing and evaluating urban change proposals that the four ULLs will work with. Each presentation will be managed to 20-25 minutes, allowing for a few questions
Session chair: Avar Almukhtar, Senior lecturer, School of Built Environment, Oxford Brooks
Talk 1: 3D city modelling process in the Built Environment, Andrew Bullmore, Business Development Manager, VuCity
Talk2: Introduction to XR, Ben Dykes, Director, MakeReal
Reflections and takeaway message
MC will invite ULL representatives to share their reflections and takeaway message from the session discussion and inspiration talks
Representatives of the ULLs
Javier Orozco ULL Valencia
Are Risto Øyasæter ULL Trondheim
Piotr Lorens ULL Gdansk
Tim Jones ULL Oxford
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