In this period, we implemented the following core activities:
>full implementation of meanwhile programmes across the six pilot cities, including via support of the T-Labs;
>ongoing actions of critical friend and coaching to the pilots;
>monitoring & evaluation;
>actions of communication, dissemination, & strategic clustering with other projects and initiatives.
Core results:
-+80 meanwhile activities/uses developed, actively involving +2200 beneficiaries (a large number from vulnerable groups). Examples of MUs under delivery included: upskilling/reskilling paths; urban nature and biodiversity explorations; reusing and recycling hotspots and events; thematic exhibitions, fairs and festivals on greening and urban nature; civic curricula on climate resilience, circularity and social rituals; artefacts and installations that harvest and showcase local memories; urban trails.
-+1 MLN has been raised from external funding sources to further sustain local activities.
-The relationship with developers/regeneration stakeholders and influence of T-Factor over the local regeneration plans differed from pilot to pilot. In places such as MIND, Aleksotas and Euston there were stable and close relationships and the project contributed to the redevelopments in various ways i.e. getting social, inclusion, and environmental priorities higher on local agendas. An important achievement has been reached for Aleksotas, where thanks to T-Factor, temporary uses have been introduced as a specific measure within the Development Plan for the area. In Amsterdam, despite initial challenges and difficulties in engaging actively with site’s owners and developers, there have been important evolutions relating to the contribution of the project to the green agenda of the area and the openness of decision makers to ecological temporary interventions. In Trafaria and Zorrotzaurre, the situation was instead more critical, due to uncertainty around the future of the areas, and situations of more or less explicit tensions and social conflict. In both cases, T-Factor has actively empowered the voice of local communities that would otherwise be barely heard.
We have further strengthened the outreach & dissemination channels/activities:
-presented T-Factor in the context of 24 external events, most at EU/international levels.
-organised 11 events at project level to disseminate results and outputs.
-co-organised 2 clustering events with the Hub-In and Centrinno projects on impact assessment in urban regeneration; co-participated to the World Urban Forum, Katowice Jun'22; co-organised 1 clustering workshop for policy recommendations; co-manage a cross-projects working group on impact assessment.
- organised 4 knowledge exchange webinars on different topics, involving various partners across pilots, T-Labs, meanwhile use practitioners, academics, students, urban planners.
- created several video clips and outputs on temporary uses (see the News page of T-Factor’s website and YouTube channel).
T-Factor had 104 appearances in newspapers, websites/blogs, radio & TV. It was disseminated through 8 publications (4 of them scientific), 5 press releases, 12 blog posts within partners’ & local stakeholders’ websites.
