After the Lab on “Impact of Urban Design on Inclusive Cities: Intersections and Crossroads”, GDL member and Host ElsaMarie D’Silva, together with her team at Red Dot Foundation, created a Lab Report summarising the outcomes of the Lab.

The four main recommendations are:

1. Green urban commons

• Identify and map out unused areas in the city;
• Work with government, private sector, non-profits and artists to develop them into green urban greens;
• Market and brand these spaces so there is upkeep, maintenance and ownership by the local community.

2. Youth civic fellowship with city institutional bodies

• Lack of proper quality civic education for youth to participate in the socio-political system;
• Create a fellowship which has an education component, mentorship, internship and civic project for youth to ‘learn by doing’ and be active citizens;
• Work with a government body to institute this fellowship, ideally with the municipal corporation.

3. Public owned, public spaces – An application to crowdsource information ward-wise which can be used by citizens

• Crowdsource information on helplines, municipal corporations, budgets available and other civic resources ward-wise;
• Make it available, accessible and known to all citizens;
• Create an accountability mechanism as well as an interactive platform between citizens and their municipality.

4. Mumbai for all – All for Mumbai

• Involve more youth in policy and politics through education, awareness and political participation;
• Support community level interventions through public-private partnership.