Giovanni Mandelli is an architect specialized in sustainable mobility and public space regeneration. Until 2024 he collaborated with a municipality in Emilia-Romagna within the sustainability policies department, working on cycling mobility, traffic calming and tactical urbanism. He currently works for a consultancy firm specialized in the planning and design of active mobility infrastructure. He is the founder of Strada per tutti, a project promoting active mobility, and since 2024 he has been a member of Sai che Puoi?, a Milan-based association working on tackling inequalities, grassroots participation and active mobility campaigns.
Presentation title: Via Libera!: Hacking public space abuse and delivering the urban dream in Milan