Cities for Children with Tim Gill

Tim Gill is a London-based independent scholar, writer and consultant on childhood, and a global advocate for children's play and mobility. He is the author of Urban Playground : How Child-Friendly Urban Planning and Design Can Save Cities and No Fear : Growing Up in a Risk Averse Society . We met Tim when he appeared on a panel with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo that Sarah moderated during Climate Week in New York. When we heard what he has to say about cities and children, we knew that we had to have him on the show. So we grabbed him before he could leave New York. We talked on a bench in City Hall Park on a weekday morning, so you can hear the sounds of a city that is waking up and going to work and school in the background. It was an appropriate setting for a chat about how we by making cities better for children, we make them better for everyone. Support The War on Cars on Patreon and receive exclusive access to ad-free versions of regular episodes, Patreon-only bonus content, Discord access, invitations to live events, merch discounts and free stickers! ***Our new book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile , will be published on October 21, 2025 by Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Pre-order now .*** Find us on our book tour in San Francisco , Vancouver , Washington, DC , Portland, OR and more. We're adding new cities every week. The War on Cars is produced with the generous support of the Helen & William Mazer Foundation. This episode was sponsored by Cleverhood and Upway . Listen for the latest discount codes.

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This episode is 37:45 long.

This episode was published on Sep 30, 2025.

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