The document summarizes a planned workshop called a "charrette" to develop design solutions for improving pedestrian safety at dangerous intersections in an urban environment. A charrette is a collaborative, creative, and time-sensitive planning activity that uses untraditional teaching methods to generate dialogue and address "wicked problems." The workshop will focus on designing products and services that can reduce vehicle-pedestrian incidents at several high-risk intersections in downtown Vancouver.
3. What is a Charrette?
a planned activity/workshop
4. What is a Charrette?
What is a Charrette?
a planned activity/workshop
collaborative
collaborative
5. What is a Charrette?
What is a Charrette?
a planned activity/workshop
collaborative
collaborative
creative
6. What is a Charrette?
What is a Charrette?
a planned activity/workshop
collaborative
collaborative
creative developing design stolutions
7. What is a Charrette?
What is a Charrette?
a planned activity/workshop
collaborative
collaborative
creative developing design stolutions
untraditional teaching
8. What is a Charrette?
What is a Charrette?
a planned activity/workshop
collaborative
collaborative
creative developing design stolutions
untraditional teaching
generating dialogue
9. What is a Charrette?
What is a Charrette?
a planned activity/workshop
time-sensitive
collaborative
collaborative
creative developing design stolutions
untraditional teaching
generating dialogue
13. don’t be afraid to fail
useful design methodologies
you don’t have to be a ‘Designer’
Wicked Problems
14. The Problem:
Dangerous Intersections for Pedestrians
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15. 9 of 32 ‘hotspots’ are located in the DTES
‘hotspots’ are areas where the most reported vehicle-pedestrian
incidents have occurred, according to the BMC study
The BMC study can be found at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/233