Urban95

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A good city for all
Spatial mismatch, gender inequality, and sexual harassment are the main barriers to women’s mobility in Brazilian cities. And when women’s access to…
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Urban95 honoured in Fast Company 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards
The Bernard van Leer Foundation’s global Urban95 initiative has been named as a finalist in Fast Company’s 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards.…
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BvLF partners with Arup on Urban95 guide and VR experience
On Monday 11 February, Arup and the Bernard van Leer Foundation formally launched a partnership on two new initiatives related to our…
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Looking at DTLA through children’s and caregivers’ eyes: an Urban95 opportunity
On its surface, our meeting location of DTLA seemed like an odd choice: a Southern California neighbourhood known more for its office…
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Reflections on the Urban95 Expert Assembly
Last autumn the Bernard van Leer Foundation gathered a group of experts in the fields of early childhood development, mobility, transportation safety,…
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The Effects of Transportation on Early Childhood Development
If you were in Los Angeles one morning last September, you might have noticed small groups of adults making their way downtown…
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Apolitical launches newsfeed on early childhood policy
Apolitical has launched its ‘early childhood global policy topic’, a newsfeed dedicated to early childhood policy on their global peer-to-peer platform, with…
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Walking the city at 95cm high
During the week of October 15th, the city of Bogotá was host to the urban walkability event Walk21. It included a series…
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Locals start work on a children’s park in Lima
Two days of “public space production” have taken place in the neighbourhood of Bella Vista as part of the Urban95 programme in…
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Analysing Copenhagen public space at the ‘Cities for Young Children’ Study Tour
The Cities for Young Children Study Tour, led by Gehl Architects and Gehl Institute for The Bernard van Leer Foundation, gathered teams…
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How to bridge the gap between pilot and policy? – highlights from the Istanbul95 ‘Urban Playspaces Conference’
On 21-22 September 2018, artists, politicians, architects, and academics got together to discuss how to make space for children to play in…
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New basket of parenting services being piloted in six community centres in Tel Aviv
For the first time, the municipality of Tel Aviv is offering a basket of services to support pregnant mothers and parents of…