About this episode

Alice Ferguson and Tim Gill discuss a child-centric approach to transport policy and planning.

Streets can be more than places to move and store cars—they can be places for children to grow and thrive. Alice Ferguson and Tim Gill are the UK-based authors of a new paper called " Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom: How a 'child lens' would transform transport policy ." Each of them has decades of experience in envisioning a world where children can use streets safely and happily. Together they are calling for a "radical, child-centric approach to transport policy and planning." *** Join The War on Cars on Patreon and listen to exclusive ad-free versions of regular episodes, Patreon-only bonus content, Discord access, invitations to live events, merch discounts and free stickers!*** Listen to our interview with Tim Gill from last fall. Read Tim's book, Urban Playground . Learn more about the Playing Out movement. Order our new book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile , out now from Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Get the book and find us on tour at LifeAfterCars.com . Thanks to Upway for sponsoring this episode. Use this link to sell your bike . You can also save $100 off any order of $800 or more with the code TWOC100…

People in this episode

Host: The War on Cars

Guests: Alice Ferguson, Tim Gill

Topics covered

• transport policy
• child safety
• urban planning
• children's play
• sustainable cities

Keywords

• transport policy
• children
• urban planning
• safety
• play
• sustainability
• freedom

Sponsors

Upway, Cleverhood

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom, Urban Playground, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

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