http://www.youthmetre.eu Case study 01/14/17 http://www.youthmetre.eu Case study on use of the YouthMetre at local level Adaptability of the urban space to the needs of bikers in Leuven

About the YouthMetre 01/14/17 The YouthMetre allows young people to be: - informed (they get insights into EU youth statistics); - inspired (they can check best practices); - connected (with other young people and public authorities/politicians); - empowered (they can better share their ideas and gain advocacy skills).

About the YouthMetre 01/14/17 The most important parts of the YouthMetre are visualised statistics, training course on advocacy and usage of digital tools, and map "My idea for my community". The YouthMetre can be also used by public authorities and politicians as a complementary tool when they want to get in touch with young people.

My profile, my challenge 01/14/17 My profile, my challenge Emilie (26) and Karel (27) are recent graduates. They are living in Leuven and are establishing an NGO that aims at solving local issues related to urban development. This is a guide for them on how they might maximise their use of the YouthMetre.

01/14/17 My profile, issue Traffic with focus on adaptability of the urban space to needs of bikers. There are a lot of students using bike in Leuven but the city is very bike-unfriendly. The YouthMetre can be applied to solving the issues in a lot of fields and of any geographical scale.

What are the plans to change the issue 01/14/17 What are the plans to change the issue To collect relevant data and compare them. To identify the most problematic parts of the city and approach local authorities. To change local policy in urban planning and road reconstructions.

01/14/17 Be informed Visit http://youthmetre.eu/youthmetre/ and check visualised statistics. Injuries after road accidents Interaction with public authorities

01/14/17 Be informed Health among young people is an issue – more cycling would be beneficial.

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Very few examples of good practices http://youthmetre.eu/youthmetre/ 01/14/17 Very few examples of good practices http://youthmetre.eu/youthmetre/

01/14/17 Be connected On the website “SG surveys” (Youth – SG surveys) you can access crowd-map called “My idea for my community”.

01/14/17 Be connected - Choose the map; - Post the idea by clicking on the icon of the edit tool; - Add information and your contact data; - Now people can comment on and like your idea/project; - Share the map on social media or embed it on the website; - Print the map with your idea/project and use it during advocacy campaign - show, how many people support you; - Subscribe to the YouthMetre newsletter.

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What other sources you can use 01/14/17 What other sources you can use Statistics: Statistics Belgium Official portal of Belgium Website of Flemish region Website Leven in Leuven Social media groups: Durf te vragen Leuven Students' groups (KU Leuven)

From the press Too many company cars People live far from work 01/14/17 From the press Too many company cars People live far from work Wide suburbanisation Strong economy Poor road network From: The Guardian (2014): http://tinyurl.com/jpac6la

Leuven’s Bike Problem On YouTube 01/14/17 Leuven’s Bike Problem On YouTube From: YouTube (2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-teZU-tvQPg

01/14/17 Be empowered Only well-developed campaign can be successful. For this reason we have developed “YouthMetre training course” accessible at http://youthmetre.eu/training/. You will learn how to communicate with media/public and to create successful advocacy campaign. Following documents are publicly accessible: - Template to design an advocacy campaign - Guidelines and template timeline of C&D plan

Enhance the YouthMetre and EU statistics 01/14/17 Enhance the YouthMetre and EU statistics To know what topics and indicators are important for you and your community as well as your needs and ideas is very important for us. Fill in one or more of the opinion surveys and propose new indicators and topics. Take part and contribute to enhancement of the YouthMetre. Hopefully we will influence new EU youth policies together!

01/14/17 Conclusion Using the six steps process of: 1. identify the topic 2. set objective(s) and goal(s) 3. use the YouthMetre to set the context of the problem 4. identify other sources to be used 5. share your issues or ideas and advocate for a change 6. give your opinions on what concerns you you can be informed, inspired, connected and empowered to advocate on issues that concern you the most.

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