Lore Cuypers

I am coördinator of the interdisciplinary research group Vital Cities and we bundle our research, expertise and experience to advise local authorities on how to encourage citizens to walk and to bike more in public spaces in order to contribute to more health and social inclusion amongst citizens. To achieve this, the practical research on Vital Cities focuses on research driven policy, bottom up participation and transversal policy. A data and community scan is being prepared with key indicators and also an overview of validated good practices. The research team supports cities in Flanders to gain practical knowledge on relevant data mining, participation sessions with citizens, neighbourhood analysis and the co-creation of public spaces based on the principles of design thinking.