Experimentation Evaluation Toolkit
The Experimentation Evaluation Toolkit is used to examine changes in the urban space. It provides urban developers with 20 metrics that bring together analyses of a range of sites and pilots.
The Experimentation Evaluation Toolkit is used to examine changes in the urban space. It provides urban developers with 20 metrics that bring together analyses of a range of sites and pilots.
The toolkit provides ways to collect data and instructions on what kind of information can be collected with each metric. It also explains how and why a particular metric is used and how data can be collected either digitally or on-site.
The toolkit can be used by anyone working with urban space innovation.
Metrics for Urban Space Experimentation
The Experimentation Evaluation Toolkit metrics were tested between April and August 2022 in combination with a placemaking experiment on the Ylä-Malmi square to model the future renovation of the square. Placemaking is a way of thinking that guides the design and development of the urban environment in which development work is carried out with the area’s users.
In the pilot, the square and the temporary green oases and other street furniture were examined using 15 metrics. The metrics were selected on the basis of how well they fit with the City of Helsinki’s strategy and how well they could be used during the summer period. Data was collected on the use of urban space before, during and after the piloting period. Placemaking activities such as events, in particular, attracted people to spend time at the location.