About
At Wetenschapsfestival Brussel on Sunday 15 November, from 10:00 to 17:00, help turn an unsafe street drawing into a safer, nicer place. Children and families can then design their own safe neighbourhood on paper.
What to expect
You work together on a large street drawing with movable elements such as street lighting, trees, bike racks, bus stops, windows and people.
You try out different solutions, swap ideas and see how small changes in a street's layout can make a big difference.
You discover how architects, urban planners and criminologists help make cities safer.
- Turn an unsafe street into a safer place
- Children design their own safe neighbourhood
- Use paper and coloured pencils
- Ask: where would you feel safe walking home?
Questions
When does Can you make this street safer? start and end?
Can you make this street safer? runs Sunday, 15 November 2026, 10:00 until 17:00.
Where is Can you make this street safer??
Can you make this street safer? takes place at Wetenschapsfestival Brussel, Muntplein 2, Brussel.
What will we do?
Work on a large street drawing with movable elements:
street lighting
trees
bike racks
bus stops
windows and people
What can children make?
After the street drawing, children and families can design their own 'safe neighbourhood' with paper and coloured pencils.
Kids
Getting there
Wetenschapsfestival Brussel, Muntplein 2, 1000 Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE
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