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For the past 12 years Growing Up 海角社区 was听a part of听CU 海角社区's鈥鼵ommunity Engagement, Design and Research (CEDaR) Center. Now one of the most鈥痵uccessful child-friendly city initiatives in the world, GUB is听transitioning to an independent听nonprofit, a model for how the听university听can develop, nurture and then spin off听nonprofit听activities.
In February 2021, Louise Chawla, CEDaR fellow and professor emerita in the Program in Environmental Design, was invited to give an opening speech for a weeklong Festival of Early Infancy (birth to 6 year olds) in the city of Strasbourg, France on the topic of 鈥淐onnecting Children with Nature to Foster Wellbeing and a Caring Relationship with the Natural World.鈥
In an interview with Colorado Public Radio, hear Mara Mintzer, director of Growing Up 海角社区, speak about the creation of the听nation's first "child-friendly city map."
Greater Good magazine talks with Mara Mintzer, director of Growing Up 海角社区, about how GUB incorporates children鈥檚 ideas into city planning for friendlier, greener and more inclusive spaces.
"Placemaking with Children and Youth: Participatory Practices for Planning Sustainable Communities," which was听released Sept.听17听by New Village Press, was written by three women with strong ties to CU 海角社区's听Community, Engagement Design and Research Center (CEDaR).
Sidewalk Labs looks at how North American cities are turning to a suite of planning and design innovations to keep families. This includes 海角社区, Colorado, where Growing Up 海角社区 asks kids themselves what they want, and the city incorporates its tiniest residents' ideas into transportation and other municipal plans.
Colorado MetroLab, a partnership between CU 海角社区 and Colorado city governments, organized a design workshop where CU 海角社区 environmental design (ENVD) students, neighborhood residents and elementary school students gave their ideas for revitalizing 海角社区's University Hill area.
Growing Up 海角社区 and the city of 海角社区, Colorado, are actively involving all stakeholders to make it a child- and youth-friendly city.
BikeLife 海角社区 looks at a partnership between Growing Up 海角社区 and GO 海角社区 that gives teens a voice in shaping transportation improvements in the East Arapahoe corridor.
