Barcelona is becoming a more child-friendly city

Jun 1, 2018

Urban planners around the world are trying to make cities more child friendly. Image: REUTERS/Albert Gea

Sophie Davies

Freelance Journalist, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Children play with musical instruments in a public space under the newly renovated Sant Antoni market, part of a Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Megan Rowling

By 2050, over half of the world's population will live in cities. Image: UNICEF

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Children ride scooters through a newly opened “superblock” area, where traffic flow is restricted, in the Sant Antoni district of Barcelona, Spain, May 16, 2018. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Sophie Davies

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