Launch of Streets for Kids urban design guide puts children at the heart of city planning

August 6, 2020 by Child Health Initiative

Categories: Road Safety, Liveable Cities, Air Quality Tags: Child health, Safe and healthy journeys, Streets for Kids

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New urban design resource Designing Streets for Kids has been launched, offering practical solutions and inspiration to make streets safer and more welcoming for all and to set a new global baseline for designing urban streets by Child Health Initiative partner, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO).

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Four cities announced for new global child-friendly street design programme

November 20, 2019 by Child Health Initiative

Categories: Road Safety, Liveable Cities Tags: Child health, Global Designing Cities Initiative, NACTO, Streets for Kids

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The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI), a National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) programme, has announced four cities - Fortaleza, Brazil, Kigali, Rwanda, Santiago, Chile and Tirana, Albania – to pilot a child-focused street transformation, supported by the FIA Foundation.

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