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For the past 12 years Growing Up 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó wasÌýa part ofÌýCU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó's ÌýCommunity Engagement, Design and 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó (CEDaR) Center. Now one of the most successful child-friendly city initiatives in the world, GUB isÌýtransitioning to an independentÌýnonprofit, a model for how theÌýuniversityÌýcan develop, nurture and then spin offÌýnonprofitÌýactivities.

GUB Director Mara Mintzer presented to the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative, which supports schools and districts nationwide to develop outdoor spaces as cost-effective tools for keeping schools open during a pandemic.

Early-childhood experts often like to say that a child’s environment is one of their most important teachers. But what can our built environments learn from children? In this "Raising Curious Learners" episode of "Britannica for Parents," Mara Mintzer, co-founder and director of Growing Up 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, discusses the importance of involving young people in the city planning process.

In an interview with Colorado Public Radio, hear Mara Mintzer, director of Growing Up 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, speak about the creation of theÌýnation's first "child-friendly city map."

Louise Chawla, CEDaR fellow and professor emerita, Mara Mintzer, Growing Up 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó program director, and Victoria Derr, authors of "Placemaking with Children and Youth: Participatory Practices for Planning Sustainable Communities," received the 2019 Environmental Design 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Association (EDRA) Achievement Award for their publication at EDRA’s 50th anniversary conference. The book has received endorsements from many of the most respected child/youth environmental researchers, practitioners and advocates.

KGNU has a live conversation about a new, first in the nation, printed child-friendly city map that’s helping kids learn how to navigate their way around 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó.

Working with about 700 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó elementary students and two 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó environmental design seniors, Growing Up 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó has created a new, child-friendly map of the city.

Kids in 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó will now be able to navigate around town thanks to the first ever child-friendly map, a map made for kids, by kids.

Celebrate Growing Up 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó's 10th anniversary and the launch of the nation's first child-friendly map.

Greater Good magazine talks with Mara Mintzer, director of Growing Up 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, about how GUB incorporates children’s ideas into city planning for friendlier, greener and more inclusive spaces.