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About the Map

About Boulder's Child and Teen Friendly City Maps

In 2019, Growing Up Boulder embarked upon a year-long process to co-create the nation's first, printed, bilingual, child friendly city map.  We did so with almost 800 children and families, half of whom were from underrepresented populations.  In May 2019, GUB published the first edition of the printed, bilingual, free map.  In October 2019, we published the second edition of the printed map. ​​

In September 2019, GUB published a digital version of the child friendly city map.  The digital child friendly city map features even more locations than the printed map, and it offers child friendly walking routes, biking routes, transit links, and child-created interactive map games. 

Finally, in December 2019, GUB published a digital teen friendly city map (targeting ages 11-18); this map was created by a team of University of Colorado Masters of the Environment students as their capstone project, under GUB's supervision.  The Masters students worked with more than 400 teens to co-create the map.
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An image of Boulder's 18"x24" child-friendly city map.
Growing Up Boulder's Child and Teen Friendly City Maps seek to educate and inspire children, families, and community organizations through the creation of maps co-created with young people and their families to highlight their favorite locations in Boulder. They promote the values of inclusion, diversity, community engagement, collaboration, and celebration.  By working with young people and their caregivers at their schools, homes, libraries, and out-of-school programs, we aim to reach a wide cross-section of Boulder's population. To learn more about the map-making process, visit this page.

Where to find the printed maps
Free printed maps are now available at locations such at the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Visitors' Center on the Pearl Street Mall, Chautauqua, recreation centers, Gateway Fun Center and more.

Final Report

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Examples of Other Child Friendly Maps

North Vancouver, Canada
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It’s a map designed especially for kids and families so they can explore the City by foot, bike or bus. With puzzles to solve, things to find, and new places to discover, it becomes a  very interactive piece. Link here!
Edmonton, Canada
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This digital map recognizes businesses that strive to create a welcoming space for all children through attitude, amenities and activities. Link here!
Oakland, California​​
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This digital map includes places for families to explore, play, read, learn and shop. Also included are youth and family-serving organizations and even a few yummy places that people of all ages can enjoy.  Link here!

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*Growing Up Boulder is a nonprofit program working to make Boulder child-friendly. Growing Up Boulder is fiscally sponsored by the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC), EIN: 84-1493585. Since 2009, Growing Up Boulder has worked with over 10,000 local children and youth on more than 100 projects and reached more than 2.5 million people globally.

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  • About Us
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    • Partners and Funders
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    • Child Friendly Cities Initiative
    • Nature Connection
    • City Projects
    • All Projects and Reports
  • Our Resources
    • Videos, podcasts, books and articles
    • Impact Reports and Newsletters
    • Child Friendly City Maps >
      • About the Maps
      • Digital Child Friendly City Map
      • Map Sponsorships
    • Event Calendar for Families of Kids with Disabilities
  • Services
    • Training
    • Speaking Engagements
    • Child Friendly City Map Course
  • Get Involved
    • Events with Growing Up Boulder
    • Subscribe
    • Steering Committee Meetings
    • Volunteer
    • Contact Us
  • Donate