Announcing the 10 Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI) Selected Cities
On Friday, June 2, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the 10 selected cities for the Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure. Led in partnership with GDCI, BICI will award the selected cities with funding and provide technical assistance on project development, cycling facility design, data collection, and community engagement.
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.
Committed to making its streets more cycle-friendly, Quito, Ecuador, has implemented large-scale, successful cycling infrastructure projects that make it a cycling success story.
Daniela Gómez is a political scientist from the National University of Colombia. At Despacio, she leads initiatives to empower and train young people on issues of road safety.
Ruas pela Vida: Iniciativas de Redução de Velocidade em Recife e Salvador
Em maio de 2021, as cidades brasileiras de Recife e Salvador demonstraram seus esforços para diminuir a velocidade e reduzir os acidentes de trânsito por meio de transformações nas ruas.
Streets for Life in Brazil: Speed Reduction Initiatives in Recife and Salvador
In May 2021, the Brazilian cities of Recife and Salvador showcased their efforts to lower speeds and reduce traffic injuries through street transformations.
La transformación de un punto negro en un espacio seguro para los peatones en Quito
In 2020, as a part of the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) program, GDCI began working with the city of Quito, Ecuador with the ambition of improving road safety, reducing injuries and deaths on the roads
Transforming a Crash Hotspot into a Pedestrian Haven in Quito
In 2020, as a part of the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) program, GDCI began working with the city of Quito, Ecuador with the ambition of improving road safety, reducing injuries and deaths on the roads
