Study of Tactical Urbanism Interventions to Accommodate the Local Practices in Surabaya’s Street, Indonesia BY CECILIA CLARITA TANDRI, MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE THESIS

The majority of the cities in the world are facing the challenge of population growth, Indonesia is no exception. The rapid urbanization results in that half of Indonesia’s population are concentrated in Java Island. The cities in Java Island are struggling with traffic congestion, pollution, and continued shortages in access to basic services. While larger-scale approaches done by governments and city planners seem inefficient, a small-scale approach using Tactical Urbanism can make substantial changes. Tactical Urbanism is a strategy for revitalizing and activating neighborhoods that focuses on short-term, low-cost, and scalable interventions and policies. Some cities in the United States like New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, and San Francisco are already successfully implementing Tactical Urbanism Interventions. As a result, the area being subjected to Tactical Urbanism become less congested, accidents incidents drop, air pollution level drops, and pedestrian traffic increases which directly boosts retail sales. This thesis aims to implement Tactical Urbanism Interventions in Surabaya’s Street. Surabaya as one of the biggest cities in Indonesia has already local ‘tactics’ practices like car-free days, local festivals, wedding receptions, amongst others, that occur in the public street. By using Tactical Urbanism theories, this thesis will try to demonstrate some possible interventions in case Tactical Urbanism would be implemented in Surabaya.

Keywords: Tactical Urbanism, Surabaya, Street Interventions