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In collaboration with the Korle Klottey Municipality and with support from the Clean Air Fund, GDCI launched the Removing Pollution from Play project in late 2023, with the aim to tackle air pollution in school environments by implementing practical solutions, raising awareness, and empowering communities to advocate for cleaner air. In March 2025, the completed intervention was inaugurated, and the new safe play space now serves over 150 students in Accra.
Streets feel different when you’re only 95cm tall. A new tool and upcoming event will help everyone experience streets from a child’s height.
In 2019, Fortaleza established the Caminhos da Escola (Pathways to School) program with the goal of reducing the number of children killed and injured in road crashes.
In 2019, the GDCI team selected the capital city of Santiago, Chile, as a Streets for Kids Technical Assistance project. Together with Ciudad Emergente, a Chilean nonprofit, we selected Enrique Soro street as the project site. The project’s main objectives were to establish safe intersections, extend sidewalks, and reduce speeds.
GDCI’s first-ever Streets for Kids Leadership Accelerator welcomed 60 professionals from 20 cities around the world, all working at the intersection of children’s wellbeing and transportation. This competitively selected group came together for twelve online sessions over a six months period for an intensive course in street design best practices. Perhaps most importantly, this was a unique opportunity for them to share ideas, questions, and strategies with each other. Here’s a look back at what went into this program.
GDCI welcomes the first cohort of the Streets for Kids Leadership Accelerator cities
Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) ha publicado hoy la traducción al español de Designing Streets for Kids (Diseño de Calles para la Niñez)
GDCI a publié aujourd'hui la traduction française de Designing Streets for Kids.
A Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) lançou hoje o guia Desenhando Ruas para Crianças, tradução para o português do original em inglês Designing Streets for Kids.
GDCI is proud to announce the 20 cities comprising the 2022-2023 Streets for Kids Leadership Accelerator cohort!
Karşınızda Çocuklar için Sokaklar Tasarlamak rehberi!
GDCI announces the launch of the Streets for Kids Leadership Accelerator program!
The transformation of Zümrütevler has shown how the vibrancy of Istanbul’s public spaces can be supported with safe infrastructure, and how residents can take an active role in transforming their urban environment.
