Ilgın Gökaşar's research project submitted within the scope of EN-UAC-2022 Call, was evaluated as successful

Ilgın Gökaşar´s project proposal titled "Transforming streets into accessible urban oases through consensus building with digital and analogue tools", which she submitted within the scope of EN-UAC-2022 Call, was found successful after the evaluations. The expected start of the project is March 2023 depending on the contracting procedure.

The transformation of neighborhoods from car-dominated to people-centered places requires the consensus of multiple stakeholders. Consensus can be built by developing a common understanding of the local issues, building trust among stakeholders, empowerment of local communities to act on their own issues and raising awareness of the long-term impacts of street interventions. The project will develop the StreetForum Toolkit to help urban authorities, citizens and civic organizations to build consensus around street transformation projects affecting accessibility in urban neighborhoods. It will consist of analogue and digital tools that help consensus building and negotiation of access and design. We will develop stakeholder personas and narratives representative of street transformation, a collaborative digital crowdsourcing tool, a consensus making design game, an online street value assessment platform, a physical mobile co-design cart, guidelines for using art installations and cultural events as well as governance guidelines. The toolkit will be tested in four living labs (Brussels, Vienna, Stockholm, Istanbul) to evaluate its impact, transferability and scalability and will be available as free-to-use resources for the broader community.