Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) at Austin Designing Cities Conference 2015
Janette Sadik-Khan launched a preview of the Global Street Design Guide to the national audience of 650 people at the opening plenary in Austin. Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) Director, Skye Duncan presented the guiding principles behind the Global Street Design Guide and a sneak peak into what can be expected in the full publication. This presentation was complimented by members from our Global Expert Network presenting Global Case Studies from the Guide. Catch all the presentations here. We are gearing up for the release of the Guide in early 2016.
Nine of our Global Expert Network members participated in a pecha kucha session where they provided a taste of some of the innovative street projects happening in their cities. We heard from cities such as Stockholm and Sao Paulo, Budapest and Bogota, Lima and Melbourne. So be sure to check out there exciting presentations, which can be found here.
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GDCI and the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety: A 6-year Status Update
GDCI has been proud to lead and support the design, delivery, and evaluation of safe street infrastructure across 16 cities in 10 countries as a Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) Partner. We look back at the last six years of achievements.
In the heart of Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, where speeding vehicles and pedestrian movement intertwine daily, SK Danau Kota 2 has become the focal point of a transformative initiative aimed to make school streets safer for students to walk and cycle. This project was backed by the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), a program that has committed to address rising concerns over road traffic deaths and support road safety interventions in cities worldwide.
