Road Safety Report Shows Progress, Still Calls For Urgent Action
The WHO Global Status on Road Safety Report 2023 shows inroads into reducing road traffic deaths, but also highlights key challenges. Learn how GDCI's work supports cities to reduce vehicle speeds and save lives.
The Power of Paint: Bringing Life to the Streets of Dragão do Mar
The City of Fortaleza, Brazil, launched a new Cidade da Gente (City of People) project in Dragão do Mar in August 2018. City contractors and local volunteers applied bright colors and bold patterns to the 5,000 square meter site over three days, and used 1,000 liters of paint to improve the streets’ geometry. The redesign makes streets safer and brings revived life and energy to the neighborhood.
The NACTO Designing Cities Conference brings together 800 officials, planners, and practitioners to advance the state of transportation in cities. Join us in Los Angeles on October 1 – 4!
Bogotá launches its community-led Plazoleta Program
Bogotá recently took another step towards creating safer, sustainable, and more inclusive streets by officially launching the Plazoleta Program which aims to create pedestrian plazas by reclaiming underutilized spaces all over the city.
As we approach the 2018 Road Safety Week in Mumbai, India, we decided to revisit GDCI's collaboration with MCGM and MTP from last year, where a week-long trial and Mithchowki in Malad, was conducted to reclaim ~1650 sq.m of underutilized roadbed on the street for pedestrians and support a space that is more legible for all users.
Streets for Kids – Expression of Interest for Contributors Network
Our network of global experts made invaluable contributions to the Global Street Design Guide (GSDG), and we are now looking to establish an expert-network to support the production of the Streets For Kids GSDG supplement.
From Pop-Up to Permanent: Five lessons in tactical urbanism
Urban residents have long practiced a form of tactical urbanism: repurposing underutilized places using temporary materials and transforming them into more dynamic public spaces.
People, Participation, and Pop-ups: Lessons in Tactical Urbanism in São Paulo, Brazil
Interim interventions can bring people together to reimagine their streets. When done right, tactical urbanism is a powerful tool to show what’s possible and test design strategies to make streets safer for everyone. That’s exactly what the City of São Paulo and partner organizations accomplished in the neighborhood zone of Santana.
Cidade da Gente: Fortaleza redesenhando ruas para as pessoas
Quando técnicos da Prefeitura de Fortaleza apresentaram pela primeira vez a proposta de implantação de uma Área de Trânsito Calmo no bairro de Cidade 2000, os moradores receberam a ideia com cautela.
Reshape Streets, Reconnect Communities: Reclaiming Streets in Fortaleza, Brazil
In the new square, local kids have a place to play, neighbors of all ages and abilities have new benches to sit and talk, cyclists have a safer route to ride, and local businesses have new customers.
