Organisers of the prestigious European Union-backed annual mobility awards have recognised the efforts by three cities to improve their mobility infrastructure – and in doing so making streets safer for children.Read more
The Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI) collaborates with local community groups to transform underutilized risk-prone spaces in Kibera into a resilient and productive network of public spaces. This network of public spaces – comprising toilets, multipurpose...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
The US Government has announced a mammoth cash award of over $800 million USD for making the country’s streets safer, including dedicated ‘Safe Routes to School’.Read more
More than 20 million students in the United States ride school buses every year. This equals approximately seven billion trips per year, making school buses one of the most widely used forms of public transport in the United...Read more
|Comment|author: WRI Center for Sustainable Cities
More and more municipalities are, fortunately, working on play-friendly public spaces. However, many policy visions and investments are still based on assumptions made by municipal officials or suppliers of play equipment.
This is partly because...Read more
Clapham in South London is known for its Common, an area of greenery that’s popular with joggers and children alike. But in two neighbourhoods in the district, there’s a huge difference in life expectancy, with...Read more
Local-level, high-quality data can provide powerful insights for urban planning and lead to better policies on mobility, climate adaptation, gender equity and more. But only if the inputs are good and there’s enough capacity to analyse it effectively.Read more
A further 15 cities have joined a national peer network of 32 other U.S. cities committed to increasing access to nature for all children, irrespective of their ability, race or family income.Read more
You might remember your time as a child playing outdoors with friends and walking to school. These activities had tremendous benefits for our health and development.Read more
|Comment|author: The Conversation Global Perspectives
In just a few weeks’ time we will be welcoming you to our flagship Child in the City World Conference 2022 – and it promises to be an outstanding event for sharing knowledge and expertise.Read more
Areas of cities with more vegetation, higher density of buildings and facilities, lower population density and fewer major roads are associated with better health behaviours in children.
Those are the findings of a conclusion of a...Read more
Researchers in the Australian state of Victoria have received funding to look further into how where a child lives and plays can have an impact on their future health and wellbeing.
The team at the Centre...Read more
A new study in the US provides further compelling evidence of how air pollution is silently but surely killing and damaging the health of children in huge numbers across the globe.Read more