33 challenges across five themes. A starting point for ideas that make urban life better.
How can a station become a lively part of its neighbourhood? Explore everyday services, cultural activities, local businesses and a clear sense of place, while…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →Everyday experience can reveal where traffic gets stuck. Propose ways to report problems, understand travel data or coordinate journeys, with privacy safeguards and an impact…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →The journey between a station and home, school or work can determine whether public transport is useful. Explore walking, cycling, shared services and wayfinding to…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →Look at journeys through the experience of children, carers and disabled people. Address station access, boarding, understandable information or safe crossings. Involve the people affected…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How can the school journey become safer and more predictable for children and families? Vehicle pick-up, crossings and disconnected pavements can limit independent movement. Explore…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How can a journey home remain dependable when work, study or caring responsibilities continue into the night? Consider service intervals, last-departure information, waiting conditions and…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How could a creative event turn an underused space into a meeting place? Design around neighbourhood identity, diverse participants and nearby businesses. Consider noise, cleaning,…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →Everyday exercise starts with an inviting, accessible experience. Propose low-cost activities for parks, walking routes or neighbourhood spaces, using simple equipment and offering meaningful participation…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →From arrival to navigation, accommodation and neighbourhood discovery, a visit is a chain of experiences. Choose one difficult moment and propose usable multilingual information, clear…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How can artistic skills, neighbourhood stories and cultural heritage support lasting livelihoods? Explore products, services, places to sell or collaborations between local creators, with fair…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How can teenagers help understand and shape their city? Propose storytelling, collaborative design or neighbourhood activities where young people influence decisions, with a safe setting,…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How can a neighbourhood help newcomers and long-term residents, younger and older people, get to know one another and work together? Living nearby does not…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →Recycling becomes part of daily life when the process is clear and simple. Design education, collection or feedback for a home, residential building or neighbourhood,…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How can pollution hotspots and conditions attracting rodents be identified earlier? Explore local reporting, environmental maintenance, waste management or monitoring, considering public and environmental safety…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →Which water flows in a residential building could be reused? Propose a locally appropriate way to reduce consumption or reuse water, identifying separation, maintenance and…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →The waste economy is connected to people’s lives and livelihoods. Explore fair collaboration, safer working conditions or clearer access to services. Centre the experience of…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →An underpass can be a clear, welcoming route. Explore lighting, visibility, public art or activities compatible with movement. Include maintenance, step-free access and users’ sense…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How can a market offer an experience of a neighbourhood beyond shopping? Connect local producers, food, crafts and stories of place. Consider visitor movement, access,…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How can urban media become a useful conversation with residents? Explore local storytelling, public information or interaction in shared spaces. Design for readability and accessibility…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How can essential routes and waiting places remain usable in hot weather? Missing shade, rest and drinking water can make journeys difficult for children, older…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →When a light, bench, drinking fountain or pavement is damaged, how can residents know what happened to their report? Receiving a message is only the…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →Revisit a complex urban rule or process from a resident’s perspective. Journey maps, visual guides and plain language can reduce uncertainty. Link information to official…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →What new role could an abandoned place play in its neighbourhood? Begin with nearby residents’ needs and propose a temporary or lasting use. Consider ownership,…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →Facades, signs, lighting and materials together shape a street’s character. Propose ways to coordinate them while preserving local differences and accounting for the costs and…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →What changes when daily needs are closer to home? Choose an essential service or connecting route and propose a way to improve proximity, considering safe…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →Spatial design can create opportunities to meet and talk. Explore seating, shade, play or shared activities in a square, park or common space. Allow voluntary…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How can a home adapt to a growing household, ageing, working from home or changing mobility without expensive demolition each time? Explore flexible space, privacy,…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →Technology helps when it addresses a clear public need. Choose a service or decision and propose better transparency, accountability or collaboration. Consider maintenance costs, access…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How could clear rules and engaging feedback make a civic activity more participatory? Explore learning, neighbourhood care or collaboration. Participation should be voluntary and equitable,…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →Which local need could a platform address between residents, producers and service providers? Clarify the value offered, the collaboration model and a route to revenue.…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →How can an experiential place connect storytelling, learning and entertainment to urban identity? Design for a clear audience and local context, considering accessibility, safety, resource…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →Propose a focused, testable use of AI for a specific urban need. Explain the data source, possible errors and bias, privacy protection and human oversight.…
Explore the challenge and share an idea →If internet access, electricity or another key system is interrupted, which neighbourhood services should continue and how will people find guidance? This challenge concerns preparedness,…
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