The Bentway’s growing Safe in Public Space initiative broadens the definition of public safety, addressing new public health challenges and deep systemic inequities to build a new shared social contract for public space.
Ebti Nabag
Ebti Nabag examines how ideas of safety manifest and are communicated in public space through borders and boundaries, signs and symbols, public space architectures, and delineations.
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Snapshot: Disability and Accessibility in Public Space
In this week’s Snapshot we explore how the safety of public spaces, is inextricably linked to how accessible they are for persons with disabilities.
Stewards: Design as a Tool for Safer Public Spaces with Cara Chellew and Rayna Sydney Syed
In this Stewards piece we connected with Cara Chellew and Rayna Syed to investigate how design can shape experiences in public space, and why practitioners must challenge planning and design norms.
Stewards: Honouring Community Partnership Through Design with Krista Nightengale & Matthew Clarke
In this Stewards piece we discuss the value of community partnerships as a driving force behind reimagining safety in public space, with Krista Nightengale (Managing Director of the Better Block Foundation), and Matthew Clarke (Executive Director of Design Trust for Public Space).
Snapshot: Centering Indigenous Perspectives in Public Space
In the first Snapshot, we discuss what it means to center Indigenous peoples, knowledge and history in public space - and why Indigenous worldviews, place-keeping, and decolonization are important to creating safer public spaces.