Topic: Mobility

Changing the model for a child-friendly transport planning

Studies show that children who are not allowed to travel independently have 35% less physical agility, 40% less physical balance, 15% less creativity and 47% less autonomy and endurance during work and the number of...Read more

03-08-2016|Comment|author: Petra Voelkl

The City of Ghent’s strategic plan to be a child and youth-friendly city

With more than 250.000 inhabitants, Ghent is the 3rd largest city of Belgium. In 2013, the newly elected city council announced its commitment to become the most child and youth-friendly city (CYFC) of the Flemish...Read more

04-04-2016|Comment|author: Sven De Visscher

Development of child-friendly green spaces

If a city is to function properly, it needs to coordinate very diverse agendas related to land use, energy, water, waste, mobility, health and education, economic development, and the promotion of cultural vitality and social...Read more

08-03-2016|Comment|author: Marini Widowati

6 elements to promote soft urban mobility for – and with – children

TaMaLaCà has developed several urban solutions to the challenge of promoting soft urban mobility. The main one is the “Piedibus-Sassari”, a network of walking school buses in the city of Sassari. This article highlights the...Read more

17-02-2016|Comment|author: TaMaLaCa - Interdisciplinary research group