By Doriana Musai
It has been and should remain the space where people move, where they stay, meet and build relationships with the city. The street is both movement and standing; a connection between homes, a showcase for buildings and a vital element of urban everyday life, especially for children.
Children should feel safe on the streets and have the right to play in the city. It's not the children in the wrong place; it's the cars that have become redundant in spaces where public life should dominate.
Isolated play areas do not solve the problem of children's safety. They can control and limit their movement, but they cannot replace the lack of real public space in the city.
Today, urban mobility has become a priority for the car. Investments are made to increase the capacity of motor vehicles; sidewalks are reduced, while underground parking floors are increased. These indicators produce a city dependent on the car, where planning, investment and design are oriented around it.
The city should not be afraid of the car. On the contrary, the car should be withdrawn from the city, so that the road can be returned to the people.
