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I'm Neil Honglin.
Picture a morning commute, but from a very different height, at just around one meter tall.
The world looks unfamiliar.
The curb feels like a wall.
Crossing the street takes longer than the traffic light allows.
Signs are too high to read, and spaces designed for everyone suddenly feel designed,
well, at least not for you.
When cities are built from an adult's perspective,
children often navigate a world that is n't meant for them.
But what happens when planners, policymakers,
and communities begin to see the city from one meter high?
For today's show, I'm joined by Fei-Fei and Steve Hatherly.
Now pull up a chair, and maybe a short chair, and let's join the conversation.
Cities are often measured by skyscrapers, infrastructure, and economic growth.
But there's another way to judge a city's progress, by how it treats its smallest citizens.
Children rarely sit in planning meetings or draft policy documents,
yet the environments we create shape their health,
their safety, and the opportunities for decades to come.