Five young Canadians photographed the danger — and their streets changed

Five young people from Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia have received Youth as Changemakers awards from Parachute, Canada's injury-prevention charity, ahead of Canadian Youth Road Safety Week (19–25 October). In Toronto, Aidan D'Souza documented the risks around a newly built school, took his case to the mayor and a councillor, and got a three-way stop installed. In Edmonton, Brandon Kwon, Hajin Kim and Chelsea Kwon measured speeds and near-misses near their high school; a flashing pedestrian crossing signal now guards the main crossing. In Victoria, Felix Townsin handed out more than 300 reflective road-safety kits and kept following up until his district repainted a problem intersection. Each winner receives a $1,000 honorarium.

SDG 11 · Sustainable cities and communities — Mechanism: community action