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SUMMARY:What can Children Teach Us About People-Centred Metrics? - Amna Az
 eem
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DESCRIPTION:Driven by digitalisation and by urban paradigms such as the 15
 -minute cities\, planners\, decision makers and academics alike develop an
 d apply metrics that measure safety\, comfort\, access\, and well-being. A
 lthough these metrics go beyond a demand-based approach toward mobility\, 
 some groups\, such as children and young adolescents (YA)\, are still not 
 adequately represented.\nChildren and YA experience mobility differently f
 rom adults. Their needs extend beyond movement and efficiency\, requiring 
 places of pause\, play\, and exploration. However\, existing metrics for b
 oth walkability and bikeability are grounded in adult perspectives and do 
 not include what the young population aspires to in everyday mobility. Thi
 s contribution aims at stimulating the discussion on how the prevalent und
 errepresentation of child-centred perspectives in urban design can be addr
 essed. We will share insights from an extensive literature review and part
 icipatory workshops with more than 50 students\, aged 13-14 years from a s
 econdary school in Salzburg\, Austria. In these interactive workshops that
  included various indoor and outdoor activities\, young adults expressed t
 heir concerns\, perceptions\, and lived experiences of the streets and the
 ir everyday journeys. The findings reveal that the mobility experiences of
  young people are shaped by perceptual and experiential factors such as at
 tractiveness\, colors\, presence of engaging places for pause and play\, a
 nd motivation to walk/ bike\,  highlighting the overlooked dimensions of c
 urrent mobility frameworks. Guided by these insights\, we are currently de
 veloping a derivative from the well-established NetAScore tool\, which is 
 made for large scale bikeability and walkability analysis. We incorporate 
 learnings from workshops with children and YA\, as well as collected feedb
 ack from the CRBAM community in a "NetAScore4Kids" model. The model enable
 s the evaluation of mobility through “child-centred metrics” by transl
 ating the child-rich insights into quantifiable indicators. This ensures t
 hat mobility assessment frameworks are truly "inclusive" and systematicall
 y represent children's needs and experiences. This study supports the reim
 agining of urban spaces through the lens of children and invites reflectio
 n on mobility systems and metrics that are truly people-centred\, i.e.\, t
 hat include young populations and better account for inclusivity\, well-be
 ing\, and everyday life.
LOCATION:Room 2 (Lecture Room 2.1)
URL:https://pretalx.com/crbam-2026/talk/XX3RU8/
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