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CHILDREN’s STREET FOR PLAYINGSTREETS

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What is a Children’s street?• It is a street which is temporary

closed to motorized traffic (for a day or few hours), in order to let children safely playing in the street, and especially learning active modes.

• It could be a one-shot or regular measure.

• It is a citizen initiative (project led by inhabitants).

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Example of Children’s street organised in Bois-le-Roi (France, June 11)

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Active modes training Allo, Doctor bike

Colouring stand

Pantomime

Easy game to build

Make_up stand Donker tour with rollers

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Why organising a children’s street?• To encourage et foster the play of children,

especially ealry learning of use of active modes.

• To raise awareness on energy-efficient transport, home zone, etc

• To encourage the taking-up of public space by inhabitants in residential area especially in home zone (new uses) and citizen initiatives citoyennes en zone de rencontre

• Foster the creation of social relations in the neighbourhood

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Why participating ?

• For children, it is a chance to play outdoor and have some physical exercice. This is the good time to take out bikes, scooter, rollers… and improve their skills !

• For adults, it ‘s a chance to share a good time with their children or their neighbours. This is the eprfect time to teach how to ride a bike to chidlren !

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How to organise it?• Initiative from inhabitants to hold

a collective project• Autorisations from publoic

authority to close and occupy the street

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• Collective agreement on location, time and rules (such as forbidden games)

• Preparation of playing or educational activities• Communication : posters, letters, flyer, website…• Implementation and evaluation

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Which activities ?

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• Active modes :– To discover pleasure of

walk : sensitive path for feet

– To learn : Training path, Dr Bike, workshop on road sign, etc

– Contest and parade of bike decoration

– Allo, Docto bike?

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Which activities ?

• Active plays :– Street Football – Race on jumping ball, rollers, etc– Rallye (race with clues) – Toys that stimulate physical and

cognitive development of children (e.g. BAMBINI Toys)

– etc

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Which activities ?• Artistic activity on children’s street :

– Creation of sign for children’street (workshop or contest)

– Temporary decoration for street– Artistic items that chidlren san

bring back home

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Which activities ?

• Friendlyness events :– Street BBQ– Cattering

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• In a general way, all activities that : – Foster discovering, learning and enjoying active

modes and promoting physical activity– Please volunteer inhabitants – Suit to available means (number of volunteers,

budget) and space (lenght and width of street).

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Which activities ?

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Pour en savoir plus :• Consultez :

– http://www.mobile-bambini.eu – http://www.areneidf.org (rubrique BAMBINI)

• Contactez : – Céline MEUNIER, Chef de projet mobilité à l’ARENE– @ : c.meunier@areneidf.org

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