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Life & fun · February 23, 2024

Little Fixes – a spatial forum to improve your city

I love urban planning and think the way we interact with the built environment is hugely impactful to individuals. But I also think that most people have been trained to take the built environment as a given rather than something that they have partial ownership of. By building a place to discuss their community on a hyper-local scale, I’m hoping to encourage residents to feel like they are an important piece of their city. I thought building a sort of spatial forum, where city residents can discuss the little annoyances in their neighborhoods, might help people a) start thinking about which…

Little Fixes – a spatial forum to improve your city launched on February 23, 2024 with 113 votes, #493 of 3,962 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

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In plain words

Little Fixes is a hyperlocal online forum where city residents discuss neighborhood issues and propose solutions. It encourages people to identify problems in their built environment—like poorly maintained streets or unsafe intersections—and collaborate on fixes with neighbors who share the same concerns. Designed for community members who want a voice in shaping their cities, the platform aims to shift perceptions of urban spaces from unchangeable to collectively improvable through constructive, solutions-focused dialogue.

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From the sources

Our cities and towns are each a collaborative project between all their residents. The voices of the everyday people that wait to cross the street, honk their horns, drink coffee on benches, and carry in their groceries are critical in every community's mission to build a successful city. Don't see your city? We're starting with a limited set of cities and will gradually add more. If you want to see your city here, let me know at [email protected] . I walked with a mother who was pushing a stroller in the ditch. She told me that she needed to go to the store, didn't have a car that day, and didn't feel safe walking along the street, so she was taking the ditch, knee-high weeds and all. I…from littlefixes.xyz

In the maker’s words, at launch

I love urban planning and think the way we interact with the built environment is hugely impactful to individuals. But I also think that most people have been trained to take the built environment as a given rather than something that they have partial ownership of. By building a place to discuss their community on a…

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