Webinar on the Brussels Looper Living Lab

On 24 November 2020, the Brussels Looper Living Lab organised a webinar to share their experiences with co-creation to a wider audience. This webinar – held in English – has been recorded and can be viewed below.

The program of the webinar was:

1. Introduction by Imre Keserü (Acting co-director MOBI)

2. What is the Looper co-creation method and how can it empower people to improve their neighbourhood? by Jesse Pappers (Researcher MOBI)

3. Looper in Brussels – Lessons learnt in the living labs by Florence Lepoudre (Project Manager BRAL)

4. Panel discussion with local stakeholders:

Adelheid Byttebier (alderwoman of mobility in Schaerbeek)
Julie Bérard (project manager at sustainability transition NGO 21 Solutions)
Sophie Feyder (traffic safety and citizens association Heroes For Zero)

5. Conclusions by Imre Keseru

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 vublooperproject

Looper final conference on 20/10: registrations are open!

How can co-creation at the neighbourhood level help reshape urban development across Europe? Find out at the conference ‘Towards sustainable mobility – one neighbourhood at a time’!

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 vublooperproject

LOOPER webinar during EU Urban Mobility Days

On Friday October 2, LOOPER will co-host a webinar on co-creation at the neighbourhood level during the EU Urban Mobility Days.

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 vublooperproject

Interviews with LOOPER project members

Funding agency JPI Urban Europe has interviewed two LOOPER project members. Sharon Thomas from S4B in Manchester explains how she bridged academic research and community outreach. Project coordinator Imre Keserü from VUB-MOBI describes how the project was designed and its implementation in Brussels.

July 31, 2020August 28, 2020 vublooperproject

SAVE THE DATE – Neighbourhood conference 20 October 2020

The Neighbourhood conference – which is the LOOPER final conference – will take place on Tuesday 20 October 2020. The conference will centre around co-creation, community building, and evaluation at neighbourhood level.

July 31, 2020August 27, 2020 vublooperproject

LOOPER project extended until October 2020

The LOOPER project has been granted a four-month extension from the funding agencies and will run until October 2020.

February 3, 2020May 12, 2020 vublooperproject

Verona City Council approves co-designed ideas

The expansion of the Santa Teresa park and the development of the first urban forest in Verona have been approved by the Verona City Council.

July 24, 2019August 27, 2020 vublooperproject

LOOPER special session at AESOP 2019

The LOOPER consortium organised a well-attended special session at the annual conference of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) held in Venice between 2-6 July 2019.

July 16, 2019May 12, 2020 vublooperproject

Perceptual traffic calming in Manchester

The Manchester Living Lab is now implementing co-designed interventions to test perceptual traffic calming and aesthetic uplift along the Brunswick Street in Ardwick.

February 28, 2019May 12, 2020 vublooperproject

How are the Living Labs tackling traffic safety and air pollution?

The three LOOPER Living Labs have been actively co-creating solutions for urban problems in the past year. In Brussels, a traffic calming campaign will launched. In Manchester, pilot interventions on traffic calming and greening are currently being developed. In Verona, several measures to improve air quality and traffic safety are being tested.