Hverdagsreisen
‘Hverdagsreisen’ or ‘The Everyday Journey’ is a pilot project initiated by DOGA (Design and Architecture Norway, a national organisation) and Sunne kommuner (part of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network). Our analysis focus on the connections between built and social environments, and space users’ physical activity. 3RW’s methodical approach for the good realization of ‘Hverdagsreisen’ prioritises participation and iterative dialogues between experts and users.
One of the project’s key challenges consists in the translation of people’s shared experience of everyday journeys into concrete measures, which ultimately promote physical and social activity.
Site work is conducted in Lillestrøm, which the municipality has identified as a sensitive social site: students of Sophie Radich Secondary School do stand out negatively in Norway’s Youth Data Survey, when it comes to feelings of safety in the school’s immediate and nearby environment. Part of 3RW’s task links to the more general development of an urban plan which encompasses large parts of this environment. This context justified the decision to focus our attention on Sophie Radich students, and their ‘everyday journey’ through the center of Lillestrøm.
In order to collect relevant knowledge about the young people’s daily movements, our analysis stems from different, combined approaches and methods. These approaches and methods provide insight into kids’ experiences of their spatial journeys, which centre around the school route. We aim to point out areas of opportunity for the implementation of measures and interventions which can improve these journeys; improvement is here understood as stimulating more activity and fostering better social relations.
