GDCI marks this World Children's Day with the release of two new booklets, “How to Engage Kids in Street Design” and “How to Evaluate Street Transformations Near Schools.”
El taller «Calles para la niñez» inspira a los líderes locales de Chile a replantear el diseño urbano
Funcionarios públicos del diseño urbano y desarrollo infantil de los municipios de Renca y Cerrillos en Santiago de Chile idean calles para los niños a través de un taller interactivo de GDCI.
Streets for Kids Workshop Inspires Chilean City Leaders
Public officials and urban design and childhood development practitioners from Renca and Cerrillos municipalities in Santiago, Chile envision streets for kids through GDCI interactive workshop.
Caminhos da Escola: How Streets for Kids transformed school streets in Fortaleza’s Planalto Ayrton Senna neighborhood
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.
My Way to School: Making kids’ journeys to school in Santiago, Chile, safer and more enjoyable
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.
