Who We Are
Safe Streets Impact & Development Initiative (SSIDI) is focused on improving the everyday experience of people who walk. We pay attention to the spaces pedestrians use, the conditions that affect their safety and the public understanding needed to create better walking environments.
Purpose
We believe people should be able to move through their communities using pedestrian spaces that are safe, accessible, functional and respectful of human dignity.
Vision
We want people to be able to walk with greater confidence, access and dignity.
Mission
We use observation, research, public awareness, education, engagement and practical, evidence-informed action to make pedestrian needs more visible and better understood.
Our Current Direction
SSIDI’s immediate public work is deliberately focused on pedestrian spaces, pedestrian safety and public awareness. Our governing framework may allow broader street and road-related engagement over time, but those areas are not presented as current programmes.
Look carefully at the pedestrian environment.
Listen, document and identify what is actually happening.
Turn evidence into useful public understanding.
Bring relevant people and institutions into the conversation.
Support practical responses and learn from what changes.
One Clear Direction
What is this street like for the person who has to walk through it?