Revamped community housing scheme shows the way
A children’s library and playground are the jewels of a New Jersey housing complex revamped for a community’s needs. Often in the headlines for shootings and burglaries, Georgia King Village in Newark used to be somewhere...Read more
Bhubaneswar joins Urban95 child-friendly city movement
Bhubaneswar in India is aiming to be the country’s first official ‘child-friendly city’ within the fast-growing Urban95 global network. This east coast city wants to be part of a movement which poses a bold but simple...Read more
CiTC conference preview: ‘Let’s end zero-risk play’
When it comes to planning new city infrastructures, children’s needs are still being ignored. Worse still, they are being pampered with ‘risk-averse’ thinking. But acclaimed child play expert Tim Gill’s belief that things are changing...Read more
Bus stop puzzles – what makes a ‘learning landscape’
The potential for ‘learning landscapes’ – like children doing puzzles at a bus stop – to help reinvigorate public spaces is the subject of a new podcast. When children as young as two and three years...Read more
West Valley is top US city to raise children
You may not have heard of West Valley City in Utah. But it’s a city where US families should be flocking to as it’s apparently the place to raise children. For the second successive year, it’s been...Read more
Sharjah is Unicef’s newest ‘child-friendly city’
Unicef has named Sharjah as the first ‘Child Friendly City’ in the Arabian Gulf. The accolade recognises the United Arab Emirates city’s commitment to developing strategies with children squarely in mind. To be accepted as child...Read more
The city of Athens as learning environment and field of action
Natalia Bazaiou and Anastasia Noukaki live and practice architecture in Athens. Together they run architecture and city workshops for children focusing on their relationship with the urban environment using participatory design methods. In this special...Read more
Helping children re-imagine the city
Getting the child’s perspective in designing our cities is a critical piece of the puzzle towards ensuring they are safe and happy places to live. That’s the view of Aminah Ricks, an urban planner, architect,...Read more
Promoting children’s ‘sense of home’ with city design
A city designed with its youngest residents in mind can ‘transform’ not only their future but its own social and economic outlook, says acclaimed urban designer Nidhi Gulati. As a non-profit professional advocating for a more...Read more
University recruits ‘pint-sized’ experts to design new playground
The University of Queensland (UQ) is looking to design one of Brisbane’s newest playgrounds by enlisting the help of those best qualified to come up with ideas – the youngsters who will be using it. UQ...Read more
Youngsters reach for the stars in Ho Chi Minh City
The visionaries behind a new children’s day nursery in Vietnam are inspiring children to quite literally look to the stars as part of their early years education. A starry night sky created by small holes punctured...Read more
A paradise for pedestrians
Dinna Louise C. Dayao is an independent journalist whose reporting on road safety issues affecting children has been supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She shares some of her experiences...Read more
‘Risky’ UK playgrounds cause a stir across the Atlantic
The designers of playgrounds in UK primary schools, communities and cities are increasingly building in a ‘danger’ element to show children that it’s OK to take risks in everyday play. In what’s being seen as a...Read more
Indonesia wants their cities to be child-friendly by 2030
The Indonesian government has pledged to do their part in establishing a child-friendly world. The central government in Indonesia is leading a coordinated effort to continue to protect the rights of children. Working with regional...Read more