By Dan Phillips, On 21st September a small team of INFUZE researchers descended on Horsforth Hall Park to join a day of climate action festivities with everyone from the orchestra of objects (making music with found things) to repair cafes, bike fixers and apple pickers. We met hundreds of people walking their dogs, taking their … Read more
INFUZE is inviting families, friends and neighbours across Leeds to take part in a three-week experiment exploring different ways to access cars without needing to own them. Our “Car When We Need It” experiment aims to explore whether having easy access to a car, only when it is needed, could work for and benefit local … Read more
By Greg Marsden, This originally appeared on Fleet News What do people want from their transport system? Sustainable Mobility Week and the forthcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy are both opportunities to further flesh out what can feel like an age-old debate. It is possible to point to places in the middle of big cities where … Read more
Over the last few months INFUZE has run two Creative Assembly workshops at Leeds City Museum. At the first event, we brought citizens together from across Leeds to listen, learn and collaborate. We explored our shared philosophies, values and emotions and together we designed a set of guiding principles for a future transport system that’s … Read more
By Luma Al-saadi, When we think about car emissions, most of us picture exhaust fumes coming from a tailpipe. However, the reality is much bigger. Every vehicle on the road carries an invisible footprint which includes the energy and resources used to make it, how we drive it, and even how it’s recycled at the … Read more
By Charlotte Elliott-Harvey, INFUZE Programme Manager, INFUZE is now one year in! We’ve engaged with hundreds of local residents and a variety of partner organisations and have delivered a range of activities. As we move into the next phase of our five year programme, we wanted to share what we’ve done so far. Some highlights … Read more
By Elena Alyavina and Carlos Lopez-Galviz, “How many different alternative uses can you imagine for a parking space?” read the opening question of the first Creative Sprint, run by the INFUZE team and Ahead Partnership at Carr Manor Community School in Moortown, Leeds. In just three minutes, nine groups of four to six Year 10 … Read more
By David Swann, Each year, design creatives, business leaders, and government officials gather to explore how design can be a powerful force for positive change at the Design for Planet Festival. The event is organised by the Design Council, the UK’s national strategic advisor for design. Manchester Metropolitan University’s School of Art hosted the festival … Read more
By Jillian Anable, In my work on car dependence and travel demand reduction, there is something that I have been fascinated and frustrated by in equal measure. Rarely have I had a personal or professional conversation about the need to reduce car dependence without immediately triggering an extreme reaction seemingly out of nowhere. It goes … Read more
by Greg Marsden, Where I grew up in Coventry we were taught to find a safe gap between parked cars before we crossed the road. That wasn’t so difficult in the late 70s. The cars that were around were often ‘out’ for the day at a place of work and so we played out on … Read more