A paradise for pedestrians
Dinna Louise C. Dayao is an independent journalist whose reporting on road safety issues affecting children has been supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She shares some of her experiences...Read more
Increasing child road safety with the 2020 Action Agenda
Halving child road deaths in the next five years is a key aim of the 2020 Action Agenda, a global plan of action signed by Governments around the world. It is a product of the...Read more
EU could reduce child road deaths with child-friendly policies
There is an urgent need for the European Commission to deliver its outstanding update of vehicle safety regulations as 8100 children died on EU Roads in the last ten years. That is the view of...Read more
Transport policy needs to break free from the bias of engineers
In this second of her two-part essay on the need for cross-disciplinary approaches to street design and traffic management, Lucy Marstrand points to evidence of an innate bias towards roads â over pedestrian and cycle...Read more
Highways engineering a barrier to child friendly cities
In this first of a two part essay, transport consultant Lucy Marstrand questions why the problems associated with increased motor traffic, despite being well-documented since the 1970s, are still not being addressed by the highways...Read more
Rise in road accidents involving children in the Netherlands
Road traffic accidents involving children in the Netherlands is on the increase, according to a recent official analysis of police records. A report from the police, the Confederation of Insurers and the traffic intelligence agency, VIA...Read more
Britons ‘support car-free city centres’
A new survey by Volvo has found that more than half of all UK adults would be happy to tolerate only public transport being allowed in their nearest city if it meant air quality could be...Read more
Freiburg’s streets for children
Freiburg in Germany was facing an exodus of young families, until it rose to the challenge of making its streets more playable for children … without bankrupting the city! Ann-Kathrin Schöll explains. At the beginning of the...Read more
London Mayor acts on air pollution
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s announcement of a limited pollution charge for some drivers in central London has received a mixed response from children’s health campaigners, reports Adrian Voce The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan...Read more
Taming king car (part 1)
Traffic continues to be the major practical barrier to children’s freedom to roam and enjoy the public spaces of their neighbourhoods, towns and cities. In this, the first of a three-part article, Adrian Voce considers...Read more
Residents of Istanbul bring play back to the street
The residents of one of the most densely populated areas of Istanbul have secured a new âplay streetâ for their children: closed to traffic and where children can again run free. A recent study of...Read more