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6 Ways to Design Safer School Zones: Lessons from Mumbai

4 July 2023

WRI India, under the  Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety  and in partnership with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai Traffic Police, and the Christ Church School, implemented a safer school zone in the Byculla neighborhood in Mumbai. The design of this school zone was developed with students to support their needs, likes and aspirations for an improved experience as they go back to school. Their participation in the transformation was critical to empowering them to bring about the changes they want to see.

This feature sets out the six design feature being used.

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