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TEDxChattanooga 2023 theme: AWAKEN. Tactical urbanism. A term you may not know but are encouraged to know. Jon Jon Wesolowski shares his passion for tactical urbanism on the TEDx stage shedding light on its rightful place in developing cities and the importance of awakening communities through tactical urbanism. Presented by TEDxChattanooga. Jon Jon is an avid urbanist who enjoys decoding what makes a space great. Across his two TikTok channels, his videos discussing urbanism and Chattanooga have garnered more than 3.2 million likes and 180k followers. He recently returned from spending eight months abroad, exploring cities and documenting what makes spaces great. He is excited to bring those ideas back to Chattanooga in tactical ways. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx