The Global Designing Cities Initiative’s mission is to transform streets around the world. We do so through our programmatic work that spans over 30 countries around the world. Our team is currently focused on three programs, leveraging our expertise in cities and in the design of their streets.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety
The Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) provides cities worldwide with a comprehensive package of activities proven to save lives, such as strengthening national legislation; enhancing data collection and surveillance; changing road user behavior; improving road infrastructure; and upgrading vehicle safety. We began our partnership with this initiative in 2016 and have since collaborated with 18 cities in 11 countries to provide design guidance, implement road safety interventions and conduct capacity-building workshops, using the Global Street Design Guide as a blueprint for change.
Streets for Kids
The Streets for Kids program envisions a world where streets are a catalyst to improve the lives of children and their caregivers. The program focuses on inspiring leaders, informing practitioners, and empowering communities to enable that change through holistic, kid-centric street design. To date, we have worked with over 60 cities around the world to apply child-focused strategies found in the Designing Streets for Kids guide through streetscape transformations, policy development guidance and capacity building.
Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure
The Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI) will fund ambitious cycling infrastructure projects in 10 cities by providing grants of $400k USD to $1M USD. Selected cities were announced on June 2 2023, ahead of World Bicycle Day. The cities will begin receiving world-class technical assistance by GDCI in the latter half of 2023, using the global best practices found in our Global Street Design Guide.
