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January 27, 2025

Scaling up Streets for Kids in Brazil, Mexico and Zambia

Designing streets for kids goes beyond one-off street transformations and temporary events. It requires scaling up and making street improvements part of citywide programs and policies. In 2024, four cities, Canoas, Brazil; León, Mexico; Lusaka, Zambia; and Recife, Brazil, participated in the latest Streets for Kids program round, which included tailored technical assistance to implement projects and scale up the vision for kids-first projects, programs, and policies.

Scaling up Streets for Kids in Brazil, Mexico and Zambia
Streets for Kids Launches Two New Publications

November 19, 2024

Streets for Kids Launches Two New Publications

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.”

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.

Streets for Kids City Awards

September 9, 2019

Streets for Kids City Awards

The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) today announced 12 global cities to receive training to design child-friendly streets as part of its Streets for Kids program.

Press Release:Streets For Kids Launch

April 16, 2018

Press Release:Streets For Kids Launch

New Design Guidance and Demonstration Projects Aim to Make City Streets Safer and More Enjoyable for Children and Their Caretakers