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.

1. Barcamp 2009 Design Charrette
Dangerous Intersections: Keeping pedestrians safe in our urban environment

2. What is a Charrette?

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

10. Wicked Problems

11. you don’t have to be a ‘Designer’
Wicked Problems

12. useful design methodologies
you don’t have to be a ‘Designer’
Wicked Problems

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
Photo Credit: jmv - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmv/3374324915

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

16. Finding a Solution:
Design a product or service that can help reduce incidents

17. Hastings & Gore

18. Main & Hastings

19. Hastings
(between Main & Columbia)

20. Hastings & Columbia

21. Hastings & Carrall