Starting July 2025, GDCI will launch a series of open and global webinar sessions. The series will spotlight global practices, tools, and lessons learned around key themes and priorities that reflect what matters most to the community driving the global movement for safer, healthier, and more joyful streets for kids today.
In this webinar, Skye Duncan, Director of Global Designing Cities Initiative, spoke about lessons learned from GDCI interim interventions including how to engage local communities and move from project to program. Michael Lydon, Principal of Street Plans Collaborative, shared his experience on the role of tactical urbanism in gathering public support for urban projects.
Each year, 1.2 million people die from traffic fatalities. Streets need to be designed to offer safe and sustainable mobility choices for all. In this webinar, we heard from international experts who are using street design to reduce traffic crashes and fatalities. Presenters discussed road user vulnerability, Vision Zero, and a number of other topics.
This discussion was about how the tools and strategies defined in GSDG can be put to use in your city. The authors of GSDG were joined by global experts, who have contributed global case studies to the Guide, to examine how urban streets can improve access, safety, mobility for all users, environmental quality, economic benefit, public health, and overall quality of life.
A report outlining road safety conditions in Addis Ababa, showing how road fatalities can be dramatically reduced through street design implementations.
Global Streets Series 2.2 – Pedestrian Priority Spaces
The session showcased short presentations of exciting pedestrian priority projects and strategies from 6 countries, across 4 continents, by members of the Global Designing Cities Expert Network.
The session showcased short presentations of exciting projects and practices from Seoul, Budapest, and New York City, by members of the Global Designing Cities Expert Network and our team at NACTO.
Global Streets Series 2.1 – Pedestrian Priority Spaces
The session showcased short presentations of exciting pedestrian priority projects and strategies from 6 countries, across 4 continents, by members of the Global Designing Cities Expert Network.
