Cities4Children, August 16, 2022, 8 min
What are Open Streets? Why are they important for children, vulnerable groups and cities? What are the key ingredients that make Open Streets successful in cities? On 19 April 2022, Gil PeƱalosa hosted an online webinar called Open Streets/CiclovĆas: Meeting as Equals ā Public Health Benefits where he and Dr. Olga L. Sarmiento addressed some Read more ā
Tim Gill, May 24, 2022, 7 min
My last blog made the case for child-friendly urban planning as a catalyst for healthier, more sustainable cities. It set out a two-dimensional framework highlighting the role of mobility on the one hand, and a wide choice of things to do (crucially including places to play) on the other. This blog looks in more detail Read more ā
Cities4Children , April 26, 2022, 9 min
We speak to Gil Penalosa, founder and chair of 8 80 Cities. After many years running the organisation as Executive Director, he now serves as Chair of the Board of Directors. We speak to him about the impact city parks can have on the urban environment as part of our Ask an Expert series. Letās Read more ā
Cities4Children, April 19, 2022, 7 min
ITDPās new report, 15-Minute-Neighbourhoods: Access and Babies, Toddlers and Their Caregivers, has been released, and this webinar discussed how this can contribute to urban wellbeing. The conversation was moderated by Ankita Chakra, Knowledge for Policy Director at the Bernard van Leer Foundation. The panelists included Aimee Gaulthier, Chief Knowledge Officer at ITDP, Iwona Alfred, Program Read more ā
Cities4Children , March 1, 2022, 6 min
What if everything we did in our cities had to work for both an eight-year-old, and an eighty-year-old? Thatās the premise behind Gil Penalosaās work, founder and chair of 8 80 Cities, who has worked in many cities worldwide as an urban planner. Every week he invites guests to speak about cities, parks and green Read more ā
Anupama Nallari, August 6, 2021, 13 min
We often look at whatās wrong in slums and informal settlements. Here, I draw attention instead to one of their assets: the common space outside peopleās homes. I explore its importance for childrenās play and development, while unpacking the fluidity and changing nature of these spaces. And as increasing competition for their use leaves less Read more ā
