Mara Mintzer: How kids can help design cities
מארה מינצר: איך ילדים יכולים לעזור בתכנון הערים
Mara Mintzer thrives on engaging children, youth and underrepresented communities in participatory planning, an approach that aims to integrate the views of all community members into designing exemplary communities. Full bio
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a quarter of the population.
energy production and natural resources
ייצור אנרגיה ומשאבי טבע
of the full community.
על מדיניות ציבורית
has more say over public policy
I'm talking about?
and not surprisingly,
developers, politicians,
מפתחים, פוליטיקאים,
of a group of four-year-olds,
של קבוצת ילדים בני ארבע,
לעלות על הבימה של אולם העירייה.
at city council chambers.
לתכנן את הערים שלנו?
to design our cities?
to a small group of people
בבולדר, קולורדו.
city initiative in Boulder, Colorado.
של עורכי דין בתחום זכויות האזרח,
of civil rights advocates,
children and families.
על יוזמת עיר ידידותית לילדים.
city initiative before.
to address some of the frustrations
of a young child.
יותר פינות החתלה במסעדות.
for more changing tables in restaurants.
לימים קרים וגשומים.
for those cold and rainy days.
לנוחה יותר עבור ילדים ומשפחות.
more hospitable to children and families.
I committed to this project
ידידותיות יותר לילדים.
better cities for children.
ערים טובות יותר עבור עצמם,
better cities for themselves,
about this idea.
שגיל המינימום להצבעה הוא 18.
the voting age is 18.
understand complex ideas
a transportation master plan?
wouldn't they be childish?
לפארקים עשויים מסוכריות?
made out of candy?
unsuspecting kayakers below?
children in city planning
end users in the design process?
משתמשים סופיים בתהליך התכנון?
to be largely used by kids,
להשתתף בתכנון הפארק.
in the park's design.
called "Growing Up Boulder,"
בגילאים 0 עד 18
ages zero through 18
city-design solutions.
to redesign a large downtown park,
פארק גדול במרכז העיר,
by a farmers' market on one end,
which runs through the middle.
inevitable flash floods,
עם השטפונות הבלתי נמנעים בנחל,
young people in the process,
ועד לתלמידי בית הספר התיכון.
through high school students.
in their classrooms
with their recommendations.
we asked children to record their ideas,
בהתאם לניסיון האישי שלהם.
on a field trip with us,
and didn't like about the space,
what they liked about the space,
tubing down the creek.
and used the red side
כמו למשל זבל.
they didn't like, such as trash.
studied the Civic Area
with similar challenges
לשלב את הרעיונות המקוריים שלהם
to combine their original ideas
to improve the space.
city council and community members
את מועצת העיר ואת חברי הקהילה
their recommendations.
תמרנו בין קוביות משחק וחיות ממולאות
stepped over blocks and stuffed animals
שהכינו תלמידי הגן.
classroom recreation of the Civic Area.
at the students' ideas
הבנוי מנחשים של סוכריות ג'לי.
constructed out of a jelly bracelet.
מחרוזי פלסטיק בצורת חיות.
from animal-shaped plastic beads.
שארכיטקטים יוצרים.
that architects create.
ואני שמחה לדווח
and I am pleased to report
אכן מיושמים בפארק Civic Area.
are being implemented in the Civic Area.
access to Boulder Creek,
בבטיחות לאחר הלימודים בשעות הערב.
safely after school at night.
באנשים צעירים ההולכים לאורך הנחל.
as they stroll by the creek.
child-requested ice-skating rink,
בפארק Civic Area?
implemented at the Civic Area?
and well-informed adult
all of her ideas to be utilized,
this process for eight years,
some incredible benefits
differently from adults.
and how dangerous will it be.
"Are we going to get sued?"
constraints aren't real,
from the beginning,
and dampens the design process.
think about possibilities.
על עיצוב פארקים ידידותיים לבני-עשרה,
to design teen-friendly parks,
גלשני רוח,
of skydiving, hang gliding,
into giant foam pits.
מספרים סיפור חשוב.
revealed an important story.
thrill-seeking opportunities.
בהתחשב בשלב ההתפתחות שבו הם נמצאים.
given their developmental stage in life.
between inspiration and reality,
כמקשרים בין השראה ומציאות,
activities and equipment
installed in a park.
in Australia have done,
and their 30-foot-tall climbing towers.
בגובה 15 מטרים.
הנאה, משחק ותנועה.
and movement in their designs.
בראש סולם העדיפויות.
play and movement
to stay healthy, too.
כדי להישאר בריאים.
containing a little lending library
המכיל בתוכו ספריית השאלה קטנה
beanbag chairs for reading?
בכל פעם שדורכים על המדרגות?
each time you walk up the steps?
ילדים גם מעריכים יופי בעיצובים שלהם.
children value beauty in their designs.
dense affordable housing,
שכונה צפופה של דיור בר השגה,
בצבעי בז'
beige condominiums
on everything,
between biking and walking paths,
to connect with nature,
ממש קרוב,
right in their backyards,
that incorporate water,
into their common spaces on site.
בשטחים המשותפים של האתר.
אסור כמעט ללכת למרחק ארבעה בלוקים
are rarely allowed to walk four blocks
environment benefits everyone,
השפעה משקמת בכל הגילאים.
to have restorative effects for all ages.
את רצונותיהם של האזרחים הקטנים ביותר,
the desires or our littlest citizens,
that the joy of walking
along the way.
of Boulder's 19th Street corridor,
של רחוב 19 בבולדר,
בחקירה של עלים בשלוליות
exploring leaves in a ditch
is as important as the destination.
חשובה לא פחות מן היעד.
כוללים בעיצובים שלהם חיות.
in their designs.
into children's pictures.
they're closer to the ground
better than we can,
sense of empathy for other beings,
אמפתיה רבה יותר ליצורים אחרים,
לא אנושיים בעולם האידיאלי שלהם.
non-human species in their ideal worlds.
in their city planning.
בתכנון העיר שלהם.
from their grandmother in a wheelchair
החל מסבתא שלהם בכיסא הגלגלים
they see sleeping in the park.
ואולי המרשימה מכולן
compelling discovery we made
היא ידידותית לכולם.
is a city friendly to all.
are a kind of indicator species.
city for children,
city for all people.
and drive to the store.
ולנסוע לקניות.
an expensive lunch at the nearby cafe.
ארוחת צהרים יקרה בבית הקפה הסמוך.
that take into the consideration
forms of transportation
של אוכלוסיות רבות אחרות.
of many other populations, too.
and more affordable bus service,
who wish to live independently,
שרוצים להתנהל בצורה עצמאית,
protected walking and skateboarding paths
וגלישה בסקייטבורד שיהיו מוגנים וחלקים
ורוצה להתנהל בנוחות לאורך השביל,
who wishes to go smoothly down the path,
has revealed something important.
in our planning,
אנשים צבעוניים, מהגרים,
to people of color, immigrants,
או בעלי הכנסה נמוכה?
or with reduced incomes?
are we overlooking,
של כל חברי הקהילה?
of the full community?
את כל הצרכים והרצונות של כולם
the needs and wants of other people
כעל אזרחים לעתיד,
of our children as future citizens
בזכות האזרחים שהם כיום.
for the citizens they are today.
לשמחים ובריאים יותר.
that will make us happier and healthier.
קשרים חברתיים ויופי.
social connection and beauty.
we all want to live in.
שכולנו רוצים לחיות בהן.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mara Mintzer - Community engagement specialistMara Mintzer thrives on engaging children, youth and underrepresented communities in participatory planning, an approach that aims to integrate the views of all community members into designing exemplary communities.
Why you should listen
By using creative, participatory methods in classrooms and community events, Mara Mintzer brings children, city planners and elected officials together to address the city’s most pressing issues. She writes and presents internationally on the topic of engaging children and youth in planning.
Mintzer is based at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, where she co-founded and now directs Growing Up Boulder (GUB). Growing Up Boulder is a child- and youth-friendly city initiative that is a partnership between the University of Colorado, the City of Boulder, and Boulder Valley School District. Since its inception in 2009, Growing Up Boulder has worked with more than 4,000 young people, ages 0-18, and 1,000 university students to give children and youth a voice in designing the very communities in which they live. Her students routinely provide input to urban planners and testify before city council on issues that matter to them. Growing up Boulder is part of the University of Colorado Boulder’s Community Engagement Design and Research (CEDaR) Center.
Prior to her current work, Mintzer created and managed programs for underresourced children and families in California and New York. These programs ranged from Early Head Start, preschool education and universal pre-kindergarten classes to parenting classes and coordinated family support services on a public school campus. In addition, she facilitated community building through participatory budgeting and neighborhood visioning processes for the California community in which she worked.
Mintzer received her BA in psychology from Brown University and her MA in organizational psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She takes an interdisciplinary approach to her work that values the intersection of urban planning, education, civic engagement and social justice. A spirit of collaboration underlies all of Mintzer's work. She loves to travel and practice her French and Spanish language skills fearlessly.
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