Tools for Change: Designing Streets that Put Children First

Eduarda Aun is an urban designer and the Program Lead for the Streets for Kids program at the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI). She works with cities around the world to reimagine streets as safer, more inclusive, and vibrant public spaces for children and their caregivers. Since joining GDCI in 2019, Eduarda has led international collaborations focused on child-friendly street design, combining policy, capacity-building, and on-the-ground implementation.

Previously, she worked at the New York City Department of Transportation, and co-founded a nonprofit advocating for public space in her hometown of Brasília, Brazil.

She holds a Master’s degree in Design and Urban Ecologies from Parsons School of Design and a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the Universidade de Brasília (UnB).