‘Chaotic and anarchic parking’ around schools in Lisbon could soon be outlawed, if it becomes the next high-profile European city to bring in a ‘safe streets’ area.Read more
A drastic cut to the speed limit in urban communities across Wales has the potential to save many lives and prevent children and other vulnerable road users being seriously injured.Read more
New technical guidance published by children’s charity UNICEF examines some of the key global factors around child and adolescent road safety.Read more
The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) has unveiled some 60 participants recently recruited to spearhead its Streets for Kids Leadership Accelerator programme, launched earlier this year. Read more
Fresh action to protect child road users is being demanded after a new report revealed more than 6,000 children aged up to 14 died between 2011 and 2020 in road collisions across the European Union.Read more
For the second time this year, tens of thousands of children, young people and their families took to the streets over the weekend as part of a mass movement that is campaigning for safer streets...Read more
Creating child-friendly neighbourhoods was a core part of this year’s European Mobility Week where citizens across Europe were asked to consider one simple question – could you adapt your mode of transport to travel sustainably...Read more
Electric school buses are experiencing rapid growth in the United States, with a nearly 10-fold increase in commitments by school districts and fleet operators in the past year.Read more
|Comment|author: WRI Center for Sustainable Cities
Dortmund in Germany is one of the latest cities to give residents the chance to ‘reclaim the streets’ – and in doing so helping keep children safe.Read more
At this very moment, nearly one billion children worldwide are experiencing the pains of hunger and illness due to poverty. They cannot afford the bare necessities of life, such as clean water, heat or shelter, and...Read more
Road traffic is the leading killer of children and young people worldwide – a sobering fact that will be at the forefront of a major United Nations event starting today.Read more
School’s almost out for summer vacation for many students in Oregon. But transportation planners in their cities and school districts are already thinking past Labor Day, eager to make it easier for students and parents...Read more
A day of action later this month will see thousands of UK schoolchildren take part in a short, supervised walk to promote vital road safety messages.
Road safety charity Brake is behind the Brake Kids Walk,...Read more