How kids can help design cities - Mara Mintzer
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Adults tend to think of kids as "future citizens" — their ideas and opinions will matter someday, just not today. But shouldn't they have a say in what the world they'll inherit will look like? Urban planner Mara Mintzer shares what happened when she and her team asked kids to help design a park in Boulder, Colorado.
What were the advantages of having children’s input rather than only adults? How did this help the design process?
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