In today's car-dominated cities, children (as well as other members of the public) have
limited freedom to use streets, unless they are driving their cars through them. Urbanization …

The streets, a fundamental component of the public space network, accommodate a growing
number and diversity of motor vehicles, making space sharing and the risk of traffic …

This paper explains how the residential street has progressively lost its function as a play
space. In many cities, spontaneous informal child play on streets has been largely replaced …

127 especially for kids living in poverty. Playgrounds are absolutely essential, as they create
joyful oases throughout cities and neighbourhoods. Given the many structural barriers …

Urban planners and designers understand sustainable and vibrant urban spaces are
designed not for cars but for the comfort and enjoyment of people. However, a large …

In this chapter, we place particular focus on children's independent mobility and discuss the
role of outdoor free play as a means to enable more independence and less parental …

During recent decades, in many cities, important changes in home and neighborhood
environments have significantly impacted the play and peer interactions of children. Many …

This chapter focuses on the child's image of his/her street which attempted to identify some
significant design aspects of the relations between children and their immediate …

Residential streets have the potential to be a critically important space for children's
recreation, arguably more important for their well-being than the special purpose spaces …

'Urban Playground'is published by RIBA Publishing and was supported by the Bernard Van
Leer Foundation. The author, Tim Gill, is a well-known global advocate for childfriendly …