Designing for Community Change with CicLAvia.

Project Description

Our team was tasked with looking at the main design brief for the organization CicLAvia through the lens of documentation and data collection.

Problem

CicLAvia is seen as as a “just cyclists” event. Our team needed to show the organization and events as one that celebrates city exploration and all forms of non-motorized transportation including foot, skateboard, scooter, wheelchair, and even bystanders. Additionally we needed to find a way to show the public how CicLAvia was making direct impact in local communities.

Insights

We used multiple research methodologies such as field observations, secondary research, subject matter expert interviews, and collecting qualitative data from the CicLAvia community. The following insights guided us towards our final solution: -CicLAvia brings together people and communities -CicLAvia creates a sense of safety and freedom in the streets -How to share CicLAvia data through human experiences -Finding successful strategies from other international open street events -Fostering relational aesthetic through collaborative co-creative spaces

Solutions

Our final solution was a short documentary telling the CicLAvia story from the perspective of local community members. Additionally we proposed a graffiti wall as a co creational space to collect qualitative date on event goers. We used the graffiti wall as a prototype on October 9th to better understand participant's moods, emotions, and identities.