How kids can help design cities | Mara Mintzer

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Yael RAMON ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
Our society routinely makes decisions
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื ื• ืžืงื‘ืœืช ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื’ืจื”
00:15
without consulting a quarter of the population.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ืชื™ื™ืขืฅ ืขื ืจื‘ืข ืžื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื”.
00:19
We're making choices about land use, energy production and natural resources
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™ ืงืจืงืข, ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ื•ืžืฉืื‘ื™ ื˜ื‘ืข
00:24
without the ideas and experiences of the full community.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืœื ืฆืœ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื•ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื”.
00:28
The car, an inanimate object, has more say over public policy
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ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช, ื—ืคืฅ ื“ื•ืžื, ืขืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช
ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ื–ื• ืฉืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ื”ื–ืŸ.
00:33
than this group of citizens.
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00:35
Can you guess which group I'm talking about?
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ื ื—ืฉื• ืขืœ ืื™ื–ื• ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช?
00:38
It's children.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ.
ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื‘ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™, ื•ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืœื ืžืคืชื™ืข
00:42
I work in urban design, and not surprisingly,
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ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืขืจื™ื ืžืชื•ื›ื ื ื•ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื.
00:45
most cities are designed by adults.
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00:47
Urban planners, architects, developers, politicians,
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ืžืชื›ื ื ื™ื ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ื™ื, ืืจื›ื™ื˜ืงื˜ื™ื, ืžืคืชื—ื™ื, ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื,
00:51
and occasionally, a few loud citizens.
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ื•ืœืขืชื™ื ืžื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช, ื›ืžื” ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืงื•ืœื ื™ื™ื.
00:54
Rarely do you consider the voices of a group of four-year-olds,
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืจื—ื•ืงื•ืช ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื—ืฉื‘ื™ื ื‘ืงื•ืœื ืฉืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ืืจื‘ืข,
00:58
barely tall enough to reach the podium at city council chambers.
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ืฉื”ื’ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื ืœืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืžื” ืฉืœ ืื•ืœื ื”ืขื™ืจื™ื™ื”.
01:03
But today, I want to ask you this:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื, ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืืชื›ื:
ืžื” ื”ื™ื” ืงื•ืจื” ืื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืžื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœืชื›ื ืŸ ืืช ื”ืขืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื•?
01:06
What would happen if we asked children to design our cities?
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01:11
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:13
Back in 2009, I was introduced to a small group of people
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ื‘ืฉื ืช 2009 ื”ื•ืฆื’ืชื™ ื‘ืคื ื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืงื˜ื ื” ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
01:17
who wanted to start a child-friendly city initiative in Boulder, Colorado.
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ืฉืจืฆื• ืœืคืชื— ื™ื•ื–ืžืช ืขื™ืจ ื™ื“ื™ื“ื•ืชื™ืช ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื•ืœื“ืจ, ืงื•ืœื•ืจื“ื•.
01:22
I come from a family of civil rights advocates,
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ืื ื™ ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืžืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœ ืขื•ืจื›ื™ ื“ื™ืŸ ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื–ืจื—,
01:25
and I had spent my career until that point
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ื•ืขื“ ืื– ื”ืชื ื”ืœื” ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™
ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืขื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืžืขื•ื˜ื™ ื”ื›ื ืกื”.
01:28
working with low-income children and families.
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01:31
But I had never heard of a child-friendly city initiative before.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืขื•ืœื ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ ืœื ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืขืœ ื™ื•ื–ืžืช ืขื™ืจ ื™ื“ื™ื“ื•ืชื™ืช ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื.
01:35
So I figured its purpose would be to address some of the frustrations
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ืื– ื”ื ื—ืชื™ ืฉื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื”ื™ื ืœืขื ื•ืช ืขืœ ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืชืกื›ื•ืœื™ื
01:39
I had encountered as the parent of a young child.
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ืฉื‘ื”ื ื ืชืงืœืชื™ ื›ื”ื•ืจื” ืœื™ืœื“ ืฆืขื™ืจ.
ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื™ื™ืขืฆื™ื ืœื”ืชืงื™ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืคื™ื ื•ืช ื”ื—ืชืœื” ื‘ืžืกืขื“ื•ืช.
01:43
Perhaps we would advocate for more changing tables in restaurants.
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ืื• ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžืชื—ืžื™ ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืžืงื•ืจื™ื ืœื™ืžื™ื ืงืจื™ื ื•ื’ืฉื•ืžื™ื.
01:47
Or create indoor play spaces for those cold and rainy days.
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ื‘ืžืœื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช, ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ืœื ื•ื—ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช.
01:51
In other words, make the city more hospitable to children and families.
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01:56
It wasn't until after I committed to this project
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ืจืง ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ืชื™ ืœืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜
ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ืชืคื™ืกื” ืฉืœื™ ืฉื’ื•ื™ื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
02:00
that I realized I had it all wrong.
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02:03
We wouldn't be designing better cities for children.
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ืื ื• ืœื ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœืชื›ื ืŸ ืขืจื™ื ื™ื“ื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื.
ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœืชื›ื ืŸ ืขืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืฆืžื,
02:07
Children would be designing better cities for themselves,
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ื•ื’ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื™ืชืจ ื”ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื.
02:11
and for the rest of us, too.
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02:14
Now, I bet you're skeptical about this idea.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืฉืืชื ืžืคืงืคืงื™ื ื‘ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ.
02:18
And honestly, I was, too.
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ื•ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืืžืช, ื’ื ืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™.
ื–ืืช ืื•ืžืจืช, ื‘ื˜ื— ื™ืฉ ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื›ืš ืฉื’ื™ืœ ื”ืžื™ื ื™ืžื•ื ืœื”ืฆื‘ืขื” ื”ื•ื 18.
02:21
I mean, there must be a reason the voting age is 18.
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02:24
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ืื™ืš ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื‘ื›ื™ื
02:28
How could children possibly understand complex ideas
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02:31
such as the affordable housing crisis
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ื›ืžื• ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื“ื™ื•ืจ ื‘ืจ-ื”ืฉื’ื”
02:33
or how to develop a transportation master plan?
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ืื• ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœืชื›ื ืŸ ืชื›ื ื™ืช ืื‘ ืœืชืขื‘ื•ืจื”?
02:37
And even if they had ideas, wouldn't they be childish?
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช, ื”ื ื‘ื˜ื— ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™ื™ื?
02:41
Or unreasonable?
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ืื• ื‘ืœืชื™ ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ื™ื?
ื”ืื ื”ืขืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืืžืช ื–ืงื•ืงื•ืช ืœืคืืจืงื™ื ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ืžืกื•ื›ืจื™ื•ืช?
02:44
Do our cities really need a park made out of candy?
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02:47
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ืื• ืœื’ืฉืจ ืขื ื–ืจื ื•ืงื™ ืžื™ื
02:51
Or a bridge with water cannons
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02:53
that fire water onto unsuspecting kayakers below?
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ืฉืžืชื™ื–ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื—ื•ืชืจื™ื ื‘ืงื™ืืงื™ื ืœืžื˜ื”?
02:56
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื—ืฉืฉื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ื ืจืื™ื ืžื•ืฆื“ืงื™ื,
03:01
While these concerns sound legitimate,
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03:04
I realized that not including children in city planning
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ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉืื™ ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื”ืขื™ืจ
03:07
was a bigger design problem.
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ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื™ื™ื” ืชื›ื ื•ื ื™ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:09
After all, shouldn't we include end users in the design process?
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ืœ, ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื›ืœื•ืœ ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ืกื•ืคื™ื™ื ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ?
ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืคืืจืง ืฉื™ืฉืžืฉ ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
03:14
If we're building a park to be largely used by kids,
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03:17
then kids should have a say in the park's design.
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ืื– ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื”ืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื”ืคืืจืง.
ื•ื›ืฉื—ืฉื‘ื ื• ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•,
03:21
So with all of this in mind,
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03:23
we formed a program called "Growing Up Boulder,"
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ื”ื›ื ื• ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื ืงืจืืช "ื‘ื•ืœื“ืจ ืฆื•ืžื—ืช",
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and my job is to work with children ages zero through 18
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ื•ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ื’ื™ืœืื™ื 0 ืขื“ 18
03:30
to come up with innovative city-design solutions.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื”ืขื™ืจ.
03:33
How do we do this, you might ask?
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ืื™ืš ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื”, ืืชื ืฉื•ืืœื™ื?
03:35
Let me give you a real example.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ืืชืŸ ืœื›ื ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช.
03:38
In 2012, the city of Boulder decided to redesign a large downtown park,
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ื‘-2012 ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ืขื™ืจื™ื™ืช ื‘ื•ืœื“ืจ ืœืขืฆื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืคืืจืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืขื™ืจ,
03:44
known as the Civic Area.
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ื”ื™ื“ื•ืข ื›"ืื–ื•ืจ ืื–ืจื—ื™" (Civic Area).
03:46
This space is bounded by a farmers' market on one end,
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ื”ืฉื˜ื— ืชื—ื•ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื•ืง ืื™ื›ืจื™ื ืžืฆื“ ืื—ื“,
03:50
Boulder Public Library on the other end,
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ื”ืกืคืจื™ื” ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื•ืœื“ืจ ืžืฆื“ ืฉื ื™,
03:53
and by Boulder Creek, which runs through the middle.
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ื•ื ื—ืœ ื‘ื•ืœื“ืจ, ื”ื–ื•ืจื ื‘ืืžืฆืขื• ืฉืœ ื”ืคืืจืง.
03:56
The space needed a new design
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ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฆื‘ ืืช ื”ืฉื˜ื— ืžื—ื“ืฉ
03:58
to better handle the creek's inevitable flash floods,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืืคืฉืจ ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ื”ืฉื˜ืคื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืžื ืขื™ื ื‘ื ื—ืœ,
04:01
restore a sense of safety to the area
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ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืืช ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืœืื–ื•ืจ
ื•ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืฉื•ืง ืื™ื›ืจื™ื ืžื•ืจื—ื‘.
04:04
and support an expanded farmers' market.
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04:07
So from 2012 through 2014,
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ืื– ืž-2012 ื•ืขื“ 2014,
ื”ืขืกืงื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-200 ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš,
04:11
we engaged more than 200 young people in the process,
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ranging from preschool through high school students.
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ื”ื—ืœ ืžื’ื™ืœืื™ ื”ื’ืŸ ื•ืขื“ ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ.
ืื™ืš ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”?
04:18
Now, how did we do this?
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04:20
Let me explain.
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ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ.
04:21
First, we visited children in their classrooms
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ืจืืฉื™ืช ื‘ื™ืงืจื ื• ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ื›ื™ืชื•ืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืฉืœื”ื
04:24
and presented the project:
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ื•ื”ืฆื’ื ื• ื‘ืคื ื™ื”ื ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜:
04:26
what it was, why their ideas mattered
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ืžื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœื•, ืžื“ื•ืข ื“ืขืชื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื”
04:29
and what would happen with their recommendations.
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ื•ืžื” ื™ืงืจื” ืขื ื”ื”ืžืœืฆื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
04:32
Before we could influence them, we asked children to record their ideas,
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœื™ื”ื, ื‘ื™ืงืฉื ื• ืžื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื
ืœืจืฉื•ื ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช, ื‘ื”ืชืื ืœื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœื”ื.
04:37
based on their own lived experiences.
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04:40
Then we asked children to go on a field trip with us,
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื‘ื™ืงืฉื ื• ืžื”ื ืœืฆืืช ืื™ืชื ื• ืœืกื™ื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื˜ื—,
04:44
to document what they liked and didn't like about the space,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืขื“ ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ื•ืœื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืฉื˜ื—,
04:47
using photography.
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ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื.
04:49
Through green picture frames,
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ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืžืกื’ืจื•ืช ื™ืจื•ืงื•ืช ืœืชืžื•ื ื•ืช,
04:51
students highlighted what they liked about the space,
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ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื”ื“ื’ื™ืฉื• ืืช ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ืฉืื”ื‘ื• ื‘ืฉื˜ื—,
04:54
such as college students, tubing down the creek.
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ื›ืžื• ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™"ืก ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉื˜ื™ื ื‘ื ื—ืœ ื‘ืื‘ื•ื‘ื™ื.
04:57
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:59
Then they flipped those frames over and used the red side
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ืฉื™ื ื™ื ื• ืืช ืฆื‘ืข ื”ืžืกื’ืจื•ืช ืœืื“ื•ื
ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื“ื’ื™ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ืœื ืื”ื‘ื•, ื›ืžื• ืœืžืฉืœ ื–ื‘ืœ.
05:03
to highlight things they didn't like, such as trash.
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05:07
Our sixth-grade students studied the Civic Area
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ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื›ื™ืชื” ื•' ื‘ื“ืงื• ืืช ื”ืฉื˜ื—
05:10
by researching sites with similar challenges
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ื•ื—ื™ืคืฉื• ืืชืจื™ื ืขื ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื“ื•ืžื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
05:13
from around the world.
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื”ื–ืžื ื• ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœืฉืœื‘ ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื
05:16
Then, we invited the kids to combine their original ideas
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05:21
with their new inspiration,
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ืขื ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช,
05:23
to synthesize solutions to improve the space.
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ื•ืœื”ืคื™ืง ืžื”ื ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืœืฉื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืฉื˜ื—.
05:26
Each class invited adult planners, city council and community members
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ื›ืœ ื›ื™ืชื” ื”ื–ืžื™ื ื” ืžืชื›ื ื ื™ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื, ืืช ืžื•ืขืฆืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ื•ืืช ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื”
05:31
into the classroom, to share and discuss their recommendations.
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ืืœ ื”ื›ื™ืชื”, ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ืœื•ืง ื•ืœื“ื•ืŸ ื‘ื”ืžืœืฆื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
05:37
Boulder's senior urban planners stepped over blocks and stuffed animals
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ืžืชื›ื ื ื™ื ื‘ื›ื™ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื‘ื•ืœื“ืจ ืชืžืจื ื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ืงื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉื—ืง ื•ื—ื™ื•ืช ืžืžื•ืœืื•ืช
05:41
to explore preschool students' full-size classroom recreation of the Civic Area.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ ืžืœื ืืช ื“ื’ืžื™ ื”ืคืืจืง ืฉื”ื›ื™ื ื• ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ื’ืŸ.
ืžืชื›ื ื ื™ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื”ืชืคืขืœื• ืžืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื
05:48
Adult planners marveled at the students' ideas
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ื›ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื• ื‘ืคืืจืง ื”ื‘ื ื•ื™ ืžื ื—ืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ืกื•ื›ืจื™ื•ืช ื’'ืœื™.
05:52
as they shared a park constructed out of a jelly bracelet.
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ื–ื” ืืžื•ืจ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกืœื•ืœ ื”ื—ืœืงื” ืขืœ ืงืจื—.
05:57
It was supposed to be an ice-skating rink.
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05:59
And then, public art constructed from animal-shaped plastic beads.
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ื•ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ืืžื ื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืžื—ืจื•ื–ื™ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืง ื‘ืฆื•ืจืช ื—ื™ื•ืช.
ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื–ื” ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ืžื’ื•ื—ืš,
06:05
And while this may seem ridiculous,
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ื–ื” ืœื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืŸ ื”ื“ื’ืžื™ื ืฉืืจื›ื™ื˜ืงื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื.
06:07
it isn't so different from the models that architects create.
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06:11
Now, fast-forward four years, and I am pleased to report
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื ืจื•ืฅ ืงื“ื™ืžื” ืืจื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื, ื•ืื ื™ ืฉืžื—ื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื—
ืฉืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื›ืŸ ืžื™ื•ืฉืžื™ื ื‘ืคืืจืง Civic Area.
06:15
that many of the children's ideas are being implemented in the Civic Area.
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06:20
For example,
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ืชื”ื™ื” ื’ื™ืฉื” ืžืฉื•ืคืจืช ืœื ื—ืœ ื‘ื•ืœื“ืจ,
06:21
there will be improved access to Boulder Creek,
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06:23
so kids can play safely in the water.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืฉื—ืง ื‘ืžื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื”.
06:26
Lighting in previously dark underpasses,
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ืชืื•ืจื” ื‘ืžืขื‘ืจื™ื ืชื—ืชื™ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ื—ืฉื•ื›ื™ื ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ,
06:29
so high school students can walk home safely after school at night.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืœื›ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ื‘ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื•ืช ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืขืจื‘.
06:34
And separated biking and walking paths,
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ื ืชื™ื‘ื™ื ื ืคืจื“ื™ื ืœืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื ื•ืœื”ื•ืœื›ื™ ืจื’ืœ,
ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ืจื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื”ืžืžื”ืจื™ื ืœื ื™ืคื’ืขื• ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื”ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื ื—ืœ.
06:37
so speeding bikers won't hit young people as they stroll by the creek.
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06:42
My daughter and I even skated on a new, child-requested ice-skating rink,
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ื‘ืชื™ ื•ืื ื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื—ืœืงื ื• ืขืœ ืžืฉื˜ื— ื”ืงืจื— ื”ื—ื“ืฉ,
ืฉื”ื•ืงื ืœื‘ืงืฉืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืจืฃ ืฉืขื‘ืจ.
06:47
last winter.
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06:50
So, were all of the kids' ideas implemented at the Civic Area?
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ืื–, ื”ืื ื›ืœ ื”ืฆืขื•ืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื›ืŸ ื™ื•ืฉืžื• ื‘ืคืืจืง Civic Area?
06:55
Of course not.
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืœื.
06:57
Democracy is a messy process.
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ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ื™ื ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืžืกื•ื‘ืš.
07:01
But just as a reasonable and well-informed adult
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืฉืื“ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ ื•ื‘ืขืœ ื™ื“ืข
07:03
does not expect all of her ideas to be utilized,
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ืื™ื ื• ืžืฆืคื” ืฉื›ืœ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืชื™ื• ื™ืชืงื‘ืœื•,
ื›ืš ื’ื ื™ืœื“ ื‘ืŸ 9.
07:07
neither does a nine-year-old.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื–ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืฉื ื™ื,
07:10
We've now been using this process for eight years,
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07:12
and along the way, we've found some incredible benefits
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ื•ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื“ืจืš ืžืฆืื ื• ื›ืžื” ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื
07:15
to designing cities with children.
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ืœืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืจื™ื.
07:18
First of all, kids think differently from adults.
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจืช ืžืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื.
ื•ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘.
07:22
And that's a good thing.
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ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช,
07:24
Adults think about constraints,
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07:26
how much time will a project take,
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ืขืœ ื›ืžื” ื–ืžืŸ ื™ื™ืงื— ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜,
07:28
how much money will it cost and how dangerous will it be.
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ื›ืžื” ื›ืกืฃ ื”ื•ื ื™ืขืœื” ื•ื›ืžื” ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื™ื”ื™ื”.
ื‘ืžืœื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช: "ื”ืื ื™ืชื‘ืขื• ืื•ืชื ื•?"
07:33
In other words, "Are we going to get sued?"
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07:35
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:37
It's not that these constraints aren't real,
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ื–ื” ืœื ืฉื”ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ืื™ื ืŸ ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช,
07:39
but if we kill off ideas from the beginning,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื ืงื˜ื•ืœ ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื”,
07:42
it limits our creativity and dampens the design process.
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ื ื’ื‘ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื•ื ืขืžืขื ืืช ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘.
07:46
Kids, on the other hand, think about possibilities.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช, ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช.
ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ื”ืฉืžื™ื ื”ื ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœ.
07:51
For kids, the sky is the limit.
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07:53
Literally.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ื›ืžืฉืžืขื•.
07:55
When we worked with middle-school students to design teen-friendly parks,
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ื›ืฉืขื‘ื“ื ื• ืขื ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื˜ื™ื‘ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื ืขืœ ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืคืืจืงื™ื ื™ื“ื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™-ืขืฉืจื”,
07:59
they drew pictures of skydiving, hang gliding,
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ื”ื ืฆื™ื™ืจื• ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืฆื ื™ื—ื” ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ืช, ื’ืœืฉื ื™ ืจื•ื—,
08:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ื•ืงืคื™ืฆื•ืช ืžื˜ืจืžืคื•ืœื™ื ื•ืช ืœืžื–ืจื ื™ ืขื ืง.
08:05
and jumping from trampolines into giant foam pits.
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08:08
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:10
Some of this sounds far-fetched,
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ื—ืœืง ืžื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืจื—ื•ืง ืžื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช,
08:12
but the commonalities among the activities revealed an important story.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืืคื™ื™ื ื™ื ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืœื›ืœ ื”ืคืขื™ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘.
08:17
Our adolescents wanted thrill-seeking opportunities.
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ื”ืžืชื‘ื’ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืจืฆื• ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœืจื™ื’ื•ืฉื™ื.
08:21
Which makes perfect sense, given their developmental stage in life.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ, ื‘ื”ืชื—ืฉื‘ ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ื”ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื ื ืžืฆืื™ื.
08:25
So our task, as connectors between inspiration and reality,
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ืžืฉื™ืžื” ืฉืœื ื•, ื›ืžืงืฉืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉืจืื” ื•ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช,
ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืื•ืชื ืœืคืขื™ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืฆื™ื•ื“
08:31
was to point them towards activities and equipment
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08:34
that actually could be installed in a park.
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ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ืชืงื™ืŸ ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ ื‘ืคืืจืง.
ื–ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื• ื‘ืคืืจืงื™ื ื‘ืื•ืกื˜ืจืœื™ื”,
08:38
This is exactly what parks in Australia have done,
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08:41
with their extensive zip lines and their 30-foot-tall climbing towers.
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ืขื ื”ืื•ืžื’ื•ืช ื”ืืจื•ื›ื•ืช ื•ืžื’ื“ืœื™ ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืก ื‘ื’ื•ื‘ื” 15 ืžื˜ืจื™ื.
08:47
When kids dream up a space,
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ื›ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืžืฆื™ืื™ื ืžืจื—ื‘,
08:49
they almost always include fun, play and movement in their designs.
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ื”ื ื›ืžืขื˜ ืชืžื™ื“ ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ื‘ืชื›ื ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื ืื”, ืžืฉื—ืง ื•ืชื ื•ืขื”.
08:55
Now, this is not what adults prioritize.
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ื–ื” ืœื ืžื” ืฉื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืฉืžื™ื ื‘ืจืืฉ ืกื•ืœื ื”ืขื“ื™ืคื•ื™ื•ืช.
ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืžื•ื›ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉื”ื ืื”, ืžืฉื—ืง ื•ืชื ื•ืขื”
09:00
But research shows that fun, play and movement
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09:03
are exactly what adults need to stay healthy, too.
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ื”ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžื” ืฉื’ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื.
09:06
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:08
Who wouldn't enjoy a tree house containing a little lending library
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ืžื™ ืœื ื™ื”ื ื” ืžื‘ื™ืช ืขืœ ื”ืขืฅ ื”ืžื›ื™ืœ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื• ืกืคืจื™ื™ืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ืงื˜ื ื”
ื•ื›ืจื™ื•ืช ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื ื•ื—ื•ืช ืœืงืจื™ืื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื?
09:13
and comfortable beanbag chairs for reading?
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09:16
Or what about a public art display
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ื•ืžื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ ืืžื ื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช
09:19
that sprays paint onto a canvas each time you walk up the steps?
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ื”ืžืชื™ื– ืฆื‘ืข ืขืœ ืœื•ื— ื‘ื“ ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื“ื•ืจื›ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžื“ืจื’ื•ืช?
ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื”ื ืื” ื•ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื’ื ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ื™ื•ืคื™ ื‘ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
09:24
In addition to fun and play, children value beauty in their designs.
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09:29
When tasked with designing dense affordable housing,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืžืฉื™ืžื” ืœืขืฆื‘ ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฆืคื•ืคื” ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื•ืจ ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉื’ื”,
09:32
kids rejected the blocks of identical, beige condominiums
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื“ื—ื• ืืช ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ ื”ื“ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื–ื”ื™ื ื‘ืฆื‘ืขื™ ื‘ื–'
09:36
so many developers favor,
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ืฉื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืชื›ื ื ื™ื ืžืขื“ื™ืคื™ื,
ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ื” ืฉื™ืœื‘ื• ืฆื‘ืขื™ื ื‘ื”ื™ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ,
09:39
and instead, put bright colors on everything,
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09:42
from housing to play equipment.
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ื”ื—ืœ ืžื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืขืฆืžื ื•ืขื“ ืœืžืชืงื ื™ ื”ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื.
09:45
They placed flowers between biking and walking paths,
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ื”ื ืžื™ืงืžื• ืคืจื—ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ื”ืœื™ื›ื”,
09:49
and placed benches along the creek,
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ื•ืกืคืกืœื™ื ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื ื—ืœ,
09:51
so kids could hang out with their friends
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืฉื‘ืช ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื™ื”ื
ื•ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžืฉืœื•ื•ืช ื”ืžื™ื.
09:54
and enjoy the tranquility of the water.
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ืžื” ืฉืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื™ ืœื˜ื‘ืข.
09:57
Which leads me to nature.
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ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื™ืฉ ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืœื˜ื‘ืข,
09:59
Children have a biological need to connect with nature,
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10:02
and this shows up in their designs.
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ื•ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ื ืœื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื‘ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
ื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื˜ื‘ืข ื‘ื—ืฆืจ ื”ืื—ื•ืจื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื, ืžืžืฉ ืงืจื•ื‘,
10:05
They want nature right in their backyards,
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not four blocks away.
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ื•ืœื ื‘ืžืจื—ืง ืฉืœ ืืจื‘ืขื” ื’ื•ืฉื™ ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื.
10:09
So they design communities that incorporate water,
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ืื– ื”ื ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ื ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื•ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ืžื™ื,
10:12
fruit trees, flowers and animals into their common spaces on site.
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ืขืฆื™ ืคืจื™, ืคืจื—ื™ื ื•ื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื˜ื—ื™ื ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืืชืจ.
10:20
For better or worse, this is logical,
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ืœื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ืœืจืข, ื–ื” ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™,
10:23
because five-year-olds today are rarely allowed to walk four blocks
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ื›ื™ ื›ื™ื•ื, ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ื—ืžืฉ, ืืกื•ืจ ื›ืžืขื˜ ืœืœื›ืช ืœืžืจื—ืง ืืจื‘ืขื” ื‘ืœื•ืงื™ื
10:26
to access a park by themselves.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื“ื ืœืคืืจืง.
ื•ื˜ื‘ืข ื”ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื”ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ืช ืžื•ืขื™ืœ ืœื›ื•ืœื,
10:29
And nature in one's immediate environment benefits everyone,
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since it has been shown to have restorative effects for all ages.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื•ื›ื— ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืžืฉืงืžืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื’ื™ืœืื™ื.
10:38
It may come as a surprise,
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ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื” ื™ืคืชื™ืข ืืชื›ื,
ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืืคื™ืœื• ืืช ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
10:40
but we even take into consideration the desires or our littlest citizens,
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babies and toddlers.
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ื”ืคืขื•ื˜ื•ืช ื•ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช.
10:46
From toddlers, we learned that the joy of walking
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ืžืชื—ื™ืœืช ื“ืจื›ื ื• ื›ืคืขื•ื˜ื•ืช, ืœืžื“ื ื• ืฉื”ื”ื ืื” ื‘ื”ืœื™ื›ื”
10:49
comes from what you discover along the way.
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ื ื•ื‘ืขืช ืžืžื” ืฉื’ื™ืœื™ื ื• ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื“ืจืš.
10:53
When they evaluated the walkability of Boulder's 19th Street corridor,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื ื”ืขืจื™ื›ื• ืืช ื ื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืฉืœ ืจื—ื•ื‘ 19 ื‘ื‘ื•ืœื“ืจ,
10:57
toddlers spent long stretches exploring leaves in a ditch
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ื”ืคืขื•ื˜ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืœื• ืคืจืงื™ ื–ืžืŸ ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ื‘ื—ืงื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืขืœื™ื ื‘ืฉืœื•ืœื™ื•ืช
11:01
and sparkles in the sidewalk.
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ื•ื ืฆื ื•ืฆื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžื“ืจื›ื”.
11:04
They reminded us to slow down
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ื”ื ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื• ืœื ื• ืœื”ืื™ื˜
11:06
and design a path where the journey is as important as the destination.
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ื•ืœืชื›ื ืŸ ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืขืฆืžื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ืœื ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืŸ ื”ื™ืขื“.
ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœืขืฆื™ื ื•ืฆืžื—ื™ื,
11:13
In addition to trees and plants,
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ื›ืžืขื˜ ืชืžื™ื“, ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื—ื™ื•ืช.
11:15
kids almost always include animals in their designs.
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ื—ืจืงื™ื, ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื•ื™ื•ื ืงื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื
11:19
Insects, birds and small mammals
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figure prominently into children's pictures.
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ืžื•ืคื™ืขื™ื ื“ืจืš ืงื‘ืข ื‘ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
11:24
Whether it's because they're closer to the ground
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืงืจืงืข
ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื—ื’ื‘ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื™ืชื ื•,
11:27
and can see the grasshoppers better than we can,
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or simply because they have a greater sense of empathy for other beings,
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ืื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื ื—ืฉื™ื ืืžืคืชื™ื” ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
11:34
children almost always include non-human species in their ideal worlds.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ื›ืžืขื˜ ืชืžื™ื“ ื’ื ื–ื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืœื ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืื™ื“ื™ืืœื™ ืฉืœื”ื.
11:40
Across the board, children are inclusive in their city planning.
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ืขืœ ื”ืœื•ื—, ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœื”ื.
11:44
They design for everyone, from their grandmother in a wheelchair
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ื”ื ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ื•ืœื, ื”ื—ืœ ืžืกื‘ืชื ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ื›ื™ืกื ื”ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื
ื•ืขื“ ื—ืกืจืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉื”ื ืจื•ืื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืกืคืกืœ ื‘ืคืืจืง.
11:49
to the homeless woman they see sleeping in the park.
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Children design for living creatures,
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื,
11:54
not for cars, egos or corporations.
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ืœื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช, ืื’ื• ืื™ืฉื™ ืื• ืชืื’ื™ื“ื™ื.
11:59
The last and perhaps most compelling discovery we made
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ื”ืชื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฉื’ื™ืœื™ื ื•, ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื”ืžืจืฉื™ืžื” ืžื›ื•ืœืŸ
12:03
is that a city friendly to children is a city friendly to all.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื™ื“ื™ื“ื•ืชื™ืช ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื™ื ื™ื“ื™ื“ื•ืชื™ืช ืœื›ื•ืœื.
12:08
Bogota, Colombia mayor Enrique Peรฑalosa
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ืจืืฉ ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœ ื‘ื•ื’ื•ื˜ื”, ืื ืจื™ืงื” ืคื ื™ื™ืกื•ืœื”,
12:11
observed that children are a kind of indicator species.
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ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ื.
12:15
If we can build a successful city for children,
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ืื ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืขื™ืจ ืžื•ืฆืœื—ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
12:18
we will have a successful city for all people.
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ื”ืขื™ืจ ืชื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืฆืœื—ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื.
12:22
Think about it.
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ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื›ืš.
12:23
Kids can't just hop in a car and drive to the store.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื™ื ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืงืคื•ืฅ ืœืื•ื˜ื• ื•ืœื ืกื•ืข ืœืงื ื™ื•ืช.
12:26
And most kids can't afford an expensive lunch at the nearby cafe.
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ื•ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื™ื ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžื ืืจื•ื—ืช ืฆื”ืจื™ื ื™ืงืจื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืงืคื” ื”ืกืžื•ืš.
12:31
So if we build cities that take into the consideration
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ืื– ืื ื ื‘ื ื” ืขืจื™ื ืฉืœื•ืงื—ื•ืช ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ
12:34
their needs for alternative forms of transportation
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ืืช ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ืืžืฆืขื™ ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื—ืœื•ืคื™ื™ื
12:36
and for cheaper food venues,
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ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืžืกืคืงื™ื ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื–ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
12:38
we meet the needs of many other populations, too.
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ืื ื• ืขื•ื ื™ื ื’ื ืขืœ ืฆืจื›ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช.
12:42
The more frequent and more affordable bus service,
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ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืกื™ื ื‘ืชื“ื™ืจื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื•ืžื—ื™ืจ ื ืžื•ืš,
12:45
so desired by our youth,
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ืฉื”ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืื•ืชื•,
12:47
also supports the elderly who wish to live independently,
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ืชื•ืžืš ื’ื ื‘ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ืช ื”ืงืฉื™ืฉื™ื ืฉืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืชื ื”ืœ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืขืฆืžืื™ืช,
12:51
after they can no longer drive cars.
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ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ืฉื‘ื• ื›ื‘ืจ ืื™ื ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ื‘ืจื›ื‘.
12:54
Teens' recommendations for smooth, protected walking and skateboarding paths
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ื”ืžืœืฆื•ืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ื•ื’ืœื™ืฉื” ื‘ืกืงื™ื™ื˜ื‘ื•ืจื“ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ื’ื ื™ื ื•ื—ืœืงื™ื
ืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ื’ื ื‘ืื“ื ื”ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื‘ื›ืกื ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื ื•ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืชื ื”ืœ ื‘ื ื•ื—ื•ืช ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืœ,
13:00
also support the person in a wheelchair who wishes to go smoothly down the path,
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or the parent pushing a new stroller.
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ืื• ื‘ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืžื˜ื™ื™ืœื™ื ืขื ืขื’ืœืช ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช.
13:08
So to me, all of this has revealed something important.
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ืื– ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืชื™, ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื—ื•ืฉืฃ ืžืฉื”ื• ื—ืฉื•ื‘.
13:12
An important blind spot.
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ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืžืชื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื”.
ืื ืื™ื ื ื• ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•,
13:14
If we aren't including children in our planning,
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who else aren't we including?
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ืืช ืžื™ ืขื•ื“ ืื™ื ื ื• ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื?
ื”ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ื™ื, ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื,
13:20
Are we listening to people of color, immigrants,
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ืงืฉื™ืฉื™ื, ืื• ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ื™ื•ืช, ืื• ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื ืžื•ื›ื”?
13:24
the elderly and people with disabilities, or with reduced incomes?
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13:29
What innovative design solutions are we overlooking,
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ืžืื™ืœื• ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื—ื“ืฉื ื™ื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืขืœืžื™ื,
13:33
because we aren't hearing the voices of the full community?
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ื›ื™ ืื™ื ื ื• ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืืช ืงื•ืœืชื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื”?
13:36
We can't possibly know the needs and wants of other people
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ืœื“ืขืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืฆืจื›ื™ื ื•ื”ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืœื
13:39
without asking.
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ืื ืœื ื ืฉืืœ ืื•ืชื.
13:41
That goes for kids and for everyone else.
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ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ื•ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืื—ืจ.
13:44
So, adults, let's stop thinking of our children as future citizens
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ืื– ื‘ื•ืื•, ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื, ื ืคืกื™ืง ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื›ืขืœ ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืœืขืชื™ื“,
13:49
and instead, start valuing them for the citizens they are today.
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ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ืืช ื ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืขืจื™ืš ืื•ืชื ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืฉื”ื ื›ื™ื•ื.
13:55
Because our children
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ื›ื™ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
ืžืชื›ื ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืชื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืฉืžื—ื™ื ื•ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
13:58
are designing the cities that will make us happier and healthier.
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14:02
Cities filled with nature, play, movement, social connection and beauty.
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ืขืจื™ื ืžืœืื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื‘ืข, ืžืฉื—ืง, ืชื ื•ืขื” ืงืฉืจื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื ื•ื™ื•ืคื™.
14:09
Children are designing the cities we all want to live in.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืชื›ื ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขืจื™ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื”ืŸ.
14:14
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
14:15
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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