GDCI Projects, Videos December 16, 2020

A Vision for Safer Streets

Check out our video, which celebrates the tremendous accomplishments of the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety program and partners to date and highlights the impacts of these global efforts to improve road safety and street design in Addis AbabaBogotá, Fortaleza, Mumbai, and São Paulo.

Recent GDCI Projects

How Do Kids Experience Streets? A Reverse Periscope Companion Guide

GDCI Projects

How Do Kids Experience Streets? A Reverse Periscope Companion Guide

The Streets for Kids Reverse Periscope is a do-it-yourself tool that encourages planners, city officials, and others to experience the obstacles and attractions of city streets from a child’s perspective.

Jardim Monte Verde

GDCI Projects, Videos

Jardim Monte Verde

At the end of 2021, Jardim Monte Verde, a community in the outskirts of Recife, Brazil, reclaimed almost 800 square meters of road space for people. This transformation project included creating 11 new, safer crossings, as well as road safety measures such as speed humps, narrow traffic lanes and extended sidewalks. The new space also included vibrant colors and a place for people to gather.

PIAZZE APERTE: A Public Space Program for Milan

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PIAZZE APERTE: A Public Space Program for Milan

As part of a collaboration between Agenzia Mobilità Ambiente Territorio (AMAT), Bloomberg Associates and the Global Designing Cities Initiative, the City of Milan has developed an innovative public space program named Piazze Aperte or “Open squares.”