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August 9, 2024

10 Cities Designing Their Streets for Kids

In 2023, ten cities across four continents started designing their streets for kids. Collectively, the cohort reclaimed over 40,000 SqM of public space that prioritizes children and caregivers, engaged over 4,000 children in the process, and trained 140 practitioners.

10 Cities Designing Their Streets for Kids
Press Release: NACTO-GDCI’s Streets for Pandemic Response & Recovery Now Available in 7 Languages, Offering Global Cities New Tools for Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis

September 16, 2020

Press Release: NACTO-GDCI’s Streets for Pandemic Response & Recovery Now Available in 7 Languages, Offering Global Cities New Tools for Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis

GDCI today released translations of Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery into six additional languages—including Arabic, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish. Translations into French, Russian, and Mandarin will be released in October, 2020.  

COVID-19 Resources

April 3, 2020

COVID-19 Resources

The COVID-19 global pandemic altered every aspect of urban life in recent months. In response, city transportation officials around the world have quickly implemented new street design and management tools to keep essential workers and goods moving, provide safe access to grocery stores and other essential businesses, and ensure that people have safe space for social/physical distancing while getting outside.

Calçada Viva: Recuperando espaço para pedestres no Centro de Fortaleza

March 10, 2020

Calçada Viva: Recuperando espaço para pedestres no Centro de Fortaleza

A cidade de Fortaleza deu um novo passo para se tornar mais segura e caminhável. A intervenção realizada na Rua Barão do Rio Branco, uma das mais movimentadas da área central da cidade, integra o programa Calçada Viva e faz parte de uma estratégia abrangente de promoção da segurança viária liderada pelo governo municipal.

Comunicado de prensa: La Iniciativa Global para el Diseño de Ciudades de la Nacto lanza  la Guía global de diseño de calles traducida al español

February 25, 2020

Comunicado de prensa: La Iniciativa Global para el Diseño de Ciudades de la Nacto lanza  la Guía global de diseño de calles traducida al español

El día de hoy, la Iniciativa Global para el Diseño de Ciudades de la Nacto y Lemoine Editores anuncian que la traducción al español de la Guía global de diseño de calles ya está disponible.

Caminhos da Escola: Intervenções temporárias como ferramenta de participação comunitária

February 6, 2020

Caminhos da Escola: Intervenções temporárias como ferramenta de participação comunitária

Em dezembro de 2019, a equipe da GDCI deu apoio à capital cearense para a implantação da primeira intervenção urbana do programa Caminhos da Escola, que busca melhorar as condições de segurança viária no entorno de escolas públicas através de melhorias de desenho urbano.

Street Shaper – Winter 2019

December 11, 2019

Street Shaper – Winter 2019

GDCI Street Shaper of the Month Rebecca Campbell Managing Director, Open Streets Cape Town

Measure What Matters: Reclaiming Space for Pedestrians in Downtown Fortaleza

December 10, 2019

Measure What Matters: Reclaiming Space for Pedestrians in Downtown Fortaleza

Within an ambitious city-wide vision to promote road safety and sustainable mobility, the City of Fortaleza, Brazil, took another major step towards making its streets safer and more walkable—this time, in the heart of the city’s commercial center.

Press Release: Four Global Cities to Receive In-Depth Training and Resources for Building Child-Friendly Streets

November 20, 2019

Press Release: Four Global Cities to Receive In-Depth Training and Resources for Building Child-Friendly Streets

The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI), announced that four cities—Fortaleza, Brazil; Kigali, Rwanda; Santiago, Chile; and Tirana, Albania—have been selected for in-depth technical assistance and training, along with supplemental funding to develop child-friendly streets as part of GDCI’s Streets for Kids program.

Happy 5th Birthday to GDCI!

November 20, 2019

Happy 5th Birthday to GDCI!

There is no shortage of work to do in fulfillment of our mission to inspire a shift toward safe, sustainable, and healthy cities through transforming our streets.  To everyone who has contributed to our accomplishments, we cannot thank you enough. A special thank you to Bloomberg Philanthropies, FIA Foundation, Bernard van Leer Foundation, and Fondation Botnar for sharing in our vision on the future of streets