The Dawra Madwarna toolkit provides links to online resources, published literature and well know classics as a means of providing easy access to knowledge and resources relating to urban planning, placemaking, green infrastructure, public space design and more. We would like to make users aware that while the publications and media collated here is considered a useful source of information, the links provided, contain both local and international publications and should always be reviewed and assessed by the relevant professionals prior to application to the Maltese or specific contexts.

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Guidelines on Parking Management

Parking issues are a reality that cannot be ignored but that must be addressed. This document, published by the Local Councils’ Association therefore aims to further understand such parking issues and proposes strategies, in the form of steps, that could lead to potential solutions in the short-, medium- and long-term.

Sustainable mobility Urban planning / Design Local Publication

Slow Streets

This publication provides an action plan which aims to make mobility safe, sustainable, healthy and efficient. This is called Slow Streets, a pioneering initiative in Malta and Gozo geared towards giving back streets to the people rather than cars, focusing primarily on residents’ wellbeing.

Public space design Sustainable mobility Urban planning / Design Local Publication

Global Street Design Guide

This Design Guide published by the Global Designing Cities Initiative aims to support practitioners in redefining the role of streets in cities around the world.

Public space design Sustainable mobility Urban planning / Design International guideline

Bicycle Sharing Systems in Southern European island cities

PhD Dissertation - Bicycle Sharing Systems and their role in the promotion of cycling as a mode of transport in Southern European island cities

Sustainable mobility Academic Research

Bicycle sharing systems and cycling promotion – Factsheet

Factsheet with recommendations from PhD research on bicycle sharing systems and cycling promotion in Southern European island cities

Sustainable mobility Academic Research

Superblocks

This simple idea is based on blocks, which have given the city back to the citizens by keeping unnecessary car traffic on the outskirts of each block thus recreating public space for residents.

Participatory methods Sustainable mobility Urban planning / Design Video link