As cities become more congested, traffic fatalities continue to rise and the impacts of climate change escalate, the need for sustainable and safe transportation solutions has reached a critical juncture.Read more
Creating child-friendly neighbourhoods was a core part of this year’s European Mobility Week where citizens across Europe were asked to consider one simple question – could you adapt your mode of transport to travel sustainably...Read more
The Council of Europe (CoE), which protects human and democratic rights, has adopted new guidelines aimed at raising children’s awareness of sustainable cities.Read more
Creating safer paths for youngsters walking to school and involving children more in city cycling tours are among the nominees in the latest annual European Union sustainable mobility awards.Read more
Young people must be ‘meaningfully engaged’ in the decision-making processes of cities’ sustainable mobility initiatives to help them fully achieve their goals.Read more
Lima, the capital of Peru, has worked with the Bernard van Leer Foundation to transform 12 run-down spaces into attractive, child-friendly spaces for places for caregivers to spend with their youngsters.Read more
Why do cities overheat? That’s one of the questions being addressed by educators in the Czech municipality of Brno as they teach children about sustainable architecture.Read more
The past year has been all about protecting ourselves and our children from a serious respiratory illness: COVID-19. But as schools reopen and children return to in-person classrooms, many kids will spend part of every day in...Read more
The Bernard van Leer Foundation has partnered with Brazil’s Sustainable Cities Institute to extend the country’s Urban95 network by a further 11 cities.Read more
A global prize which last year recognised children’s urban experiences at the heart of the decision-changing process is inviting applications for the 2020 edition.
The World Resources Institute (WRI) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities is a...Read more
