City planning and design with and for young teenagers: Building a ‘teenage space network’ in Antwerp
Young teenagers are often overlooked or neglected in planning and design. The City of Antwerp commissioned Kind & Samenleving (Childhood & Society Research Centre) to map and design a ‘teenage space network plan’ for the Wilrijk...Read more
Child-friendly street transformations improve neighbourhood quality of life
Children experience street infrastructure uniquely. However, how we design streets doesn’t always consider children’s needs.Read more
GDCI’s Streets for Kids selects the 10 cities to get ‘next level’ support
The Global Designing Streets Initiative (GDCI), a project designed to bring about real positive change for children in cities, has unveiled the 10 cities that will get ‘next level’ support to bring their ideas to...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