Last Tuesday, May 18, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) held a webinar called Streets for Kids by Kids: Supporting All-Ages Engagement and Youth-Centered Design to talk about the role of young people in urban development.
The session was moderated by Anne Siprikova, Program Manager of NACTO- Global Designing Cities Initiative, and featured youth activists and leaders that help bring young people in work and projects for better city design. The panelists include Monty Mouat β a young cycling activist in Wellington, New Zealand, Vasiliy Vishnevsky β Director for City Development at the Yuzhno β Sakhalinsk in Russia, Alison Collard de Beaufort β Founder and Executive Director of the Vision Zero Youth Council and Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety Youth Advisory Board Member, and Aldo Gonzales Barrera β Founder of La Banqueta se Respeta Movement and Global Youth Coalition Member.