Giving young people a say in the future of our cities is crucial for creating inclusive and sustainable urban environments. Engaging young people in urban planning and decision-making processes allows them to contribute their unique...Read more
What would a child-friendly city look like? One scenario goes like this: you wake up in the city one morning, there is no traffic, all you can hear are children playing and the occasional dog...Read more
‘My family doesn’t let me get out of the house, because I am a girl… not a boy’
Those are the words of Yara, a 14-year-old girl whose life as a teenager in Beirut comes with...Read more
Electric school bus adoption continues to expand in the United States. As of December 2022, there are 1,398 electric school buses that are either on order, delivered or operating. In total, there are now 5,612...Read more
Cities and municipalities in Germany must act quickly to provide better protection to children from ultra violet (UV) radiation, which is increasing as a result of climate change.Read more
Urban development and social norms concerning childhood have led European cities to a situation where streets are no longer places for children and young people. Gill Valentine has explained that this shift has been fuelled...Read more
|Comment|author: The Conversation Global Perspectives
A new guide by the World Health Organisation (WHO) highlights how children’s interests can be successfully incorporated within ‘age friendly cities and communities’.Read more
Giving young people a voice is the priority for local leaders in Coventry, as it becomes the latest UK city to declare itself a ‘child friendly zone’.
Children and young people from schools across the city...Read more
Minneapolis is working closely with UNICEF USA as it builds towards its goal of being named one of the country’s first official ‘child-friendly cities’. Read more
A leading cycling advocacy body has published guidance outlining some of the key benefits of ‘School Streets’ and how they can best be implemented on a global scale.Read more
Samira Perez, a longtime resident of Barranquilla, Colombia used to spend her time and money on taxis to take her children to local shopping malls after school and on the weekends. There, they would pass...Read more
|Comment|author: WRI Center for Sustainable Cities
