Urban Playground

Berlin-based initiative that aims to inspire people to engage with their urban environments, and create real social impact #berlin #play #publicspace #community

[OpenIDEO @OpenIDEO]

How does play affect how we behave in cities? This question and more answered in the @IDEO blog: https://t.co/AM6anlkO3Q

[Adam Cormack @AdamCormack_]

The @cityofmelbourne gave 70,000 trees email addresses so people could report on their condition. Then people started writing love letters to the trees and asking them existential questions.

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Cars are being banned from the centre of Oslo.
Parking spaces are to be replaced with flower beds. 🌸
60km of cycle lanes are being built. 🚲

We have solutions to the #climate crisis. Let's implement them.

#energy #sustainability #innovation #greencities #climatechange

[Urban Playground @UPinBerlin]

Indonesia is the world's second-biggest marine polluter behind China and has pledged to reduce plastic waste in its waters some 70% by 2025 by boosting recycling - https://t.co/fm8Ga0w0DV

[Gehl @citiesforpeople]

Piloting is about changing mindsets as much as physical form. #PanamáCamina #ComparteLaCentral tested vibrant coloured streetscapes, urban furniture and arts and culture initiatives towards an inviting public realm for all. #citiesforpeople @viaplural @CiudadEmergente @the_IDB

[Cori Moore @coribeth_]

Flashbacks to our #cityasagallery project, although we’re a long way from #Belfast. #Lookup Bosque Pintada de Oma (The Painted Forest of Oma) with 47 signposted pieces of #landart

[Urban Playground @UPinBerlin]

The city is still on Saturday morning. The sun shines on the silent remnants that remain from the #Trumpprotest in #Manchester

A sign without a protester still conveys its message, but do the protesters still speak their message? #nohate #nobigotry

[Urban Playground @UPinBerlin]

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin...

The Red Bench in Bochum - where you can rest your weary legs and listen to a story by scanning the QR code.

#DieRoteBank #Bochum #UrbanPlayground

[Clive K. Lavery ☕️ @cklavery]

"Design Jam: Design for People in Crisis" https://t.co/mWuw0M7pq3 Use your design skills for good with the good people of @Designit @ushahidi @AdobeXD on July 21st in Berlin 🙌🏻 Free Hugs for RTs

[Urban Playground @UPinBerlin]

#Pfandtasche #Pfandgehörtdaneben

[Urban Playground @UPinBerlin]

Save me a Seat!! #sbahn #berlin

[World Economic Forum @wef]

Starbucks has started charging for takeaway cups to cut #plastic waste https://t.co/Zi4xOnc4m4 #environment

[Urban Playground @UPinBerlin]

https://t.co/M1xbPoSrUt Mystery solved! Anna Bullus, UK designer makes textiles out of recycled gum #recycling #sustainablefashion

[Urban Playground @UPinBerlin]

Spotted in Sligo - gum recycling points. Ever seen these before? #gumdrop #recycling

[Barbara Weber, PhD @barbaratweber]

@Cityplayproject with IDEO. Nestled in an urban, rooftop, edible garden that supplies the local foodbank -- a community chalk board.

[Urban Playground @UPinBerlin]

Gloriously artsy bins. #Recycling bins almost always accompany their non-discriminatory counterparts here in #Melbourne.

[Urban Playground @UPinBerlin]

Some Day My Prince(ss) will come / So This is Love

#melbourne #streetart #marriageequality #ehefueralle

[CIS (UK) Ltd @CISGroupUK]

Dutch students are getting cheap accommodation from living in care homes for the elderly.
They pay no rent and in return, they interact and help with the elderly residents. Other countries should do the same
#socialcare #housing #construction #innovation

[Bloomberg CityLab @CityLab]

Millennials, more than any other generation, are likely to visit and trust their local libraries https://t.co/ngd8OQVg4V

[Daniel ☕️🗞️🚲 @SecretCoAuthor]

Helfen eine Handvoll Fahrradboxen wirklich dabei mehr Menschen auf das Rad zu bekommen? https://t.co/XWNvy50Q48 via @KOMMUNALde