How can our cities be better prepared for epidemics?
The coronavirus pandemic has forced us to rethink economies, delivery of social benefits, business models, and even the way we work and live. It is time to think about how cities can prepare for such...Read more
Can COVID-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?
Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with infectious diseases on all levels, from local (such as malaria) to regional (Ebola) to global (COVID-19). The region has often carried a disproportionately...Read more
What makes a child-friendly city? Redesigning safer and healthier urban spaces for young people
Children are often under-prioritized or even disregarded in urban planning and design. It’s estimated that up to 500 children die daily in road crashes around the world; thousands more incur injuries and psychological trauma from collisions...Read more
Reclaiming the streets of Barcelona
Every morning, Norma Nebot used to rush her children into the car for the stressful school run on roads clogged with traffic and pollution. Although it was only a short journey, the cars speeding along...Read more
Streets of Lima become a meeting place for early childhood
Ambitious plans are being drawn up for the introduction of more child-friendly public spaces in Peru’s capital, Lima.Read more
Sunshine Coast shows the way to create good design loved by communities
Our collective retreat to the safety of our homes during the COVID-19 lockdown has provoked an awakening to the value of local areas for work, play and connecting.Read more
Nantes’ new speed limits mean child-friendly roads
Baby steps they may be but the introduction of new speed restrictions means the French city of Nantes is today just that little bit more child-friendly than it was yesterday.Read more
New NGO is creating safer streets for Nairobi schoolchildren
The journey to school – on foot or bicycle – for children in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is no longer as hazardous as it once was thanks to a new development project aimed at creating...Read more
UNICEF USA launches first Child Friendly Cities scheme
Houston, San Francisco and Minneapolis are part of the first cohort of cities to officially work towards the USA’s first-ever UNICEF Child Friendly Cities status.Read more
Designing Streets for Kids guide will be ‘global benchmark’ for change
A major new design initiative aims to establish a global baseline for planning urban streets with the needs of children as number one priority.Read more
With fewer cars on US streets, now is the time to reinvent roadways and how we use them
Sticking closer to home because of COVID-19 has shown many people what cities can be like with less traffic, noise, congestion and pollution.Read more
If we love our cities, we’ll make better decisions about their future after the pandemic
It’s the most famous city slogan in the world: I Love New York. And yet, surprisingly, love doesn’t seem to play a part in how urban planners build cities.Read more
Vancouver’s youth urged to help shape the city’s future
How do you map out a city’s future? For decision-makers in Vancouver, it could turn out to be as easy as child’s play.Read moreYoung Planners Vancouver DRAFT
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