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At its core, tactical urbanism is a community-driven approach to improving cities, emphasizing small-scale, rapid, and inexpensive projects to test out new ideas. Mike Lydon, co-founder of the urban planning firm Street Plans, describes it as a process rooted in community care — where residents make their streets better one project at a time. Much like how cities were built historically, tactical urbanism thrives on the principle of citizens taking the initiative rather than waiting for top-down governmental change.