Over nine months, the project held seven meetings with neighbours, including children, and with partner organizations to identify challenges and opportunities, and work together on proposals. This resulted in the redesign of one of a critical intersections. It included three key solutions:

Better road safety = greater mobility

A pedestrian-only walkway was built, as well as a mixed-use roadway where bicycles have the right of way, and the speed limit is 30 kilometres per hour.

Motorless = less risk

One-way paths were built on both sides of a canal for exclusive use by bikes, skates and other non-motorized modes of transportation—the first in the country to make special accommodation for this kind of urban mobility.

Safety + accessibility + participation = a city for its citizens

A large pedestrian space is planned, based on drawings students made of their neighbourhood. It will connect to seven crosswalks and pedestrian paths, which improves the area's safety and accessibility.

Take a virtual visit to the redesigned intersection

The project was bold, low-cost and quick to implement, which simplified the process and got residents more involved.

“I needed to feel like I was doing something for my neighbourhood,” said Pierina.

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