Phase 1 · Initial round
This challengeAll teams in the track work on the Initial challenge in their private workspace. At the deadline workspaces lock, moderators review every submission and select the finalists.
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Safe and Smart School Mobility
CityMakers 2026
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2days6hrs56min
The challenge
Brief
Challenge question: How can we make the journey to and from school safer, more accessible and environmentally sustainable for students in Sarajevo? Thousands of students travel daily to schools using public transport, private vehicles, bicycles or walking. Common challenges include unsafe pedestrian crossings, traffic congestion near schools, limited bicycle infrastructure, inadequate public transport information and accessibility barriers. Your task is to identify a specific mobility problem experienced by students and propose an innovative solution, using the knowledge and skills acquired during Modules 1, 2 and 3. Selection: the jury evaluates all submissions online. One winning team from each participating school qualifies for the Final Demo Day (21 teams -> 7 finalist teams).
Requirements
Identify a specific problem, explain its significance and present a realistic solution. Show how technology, design thinking, sustainability principles or innovative mobility approaches could address it. Your solution could involve: - A smart pedestrian crossing concept - A digital application promoting safe school routes - An intelligent school-zone warning system - A sustainable student mobility solution - Improved public transport accessibility - A technology-enabled traffic safety concept No physical prototype is necessary.
Deliverables
A seven-slide PowerPoint presentation using the mandatory CityMakers template, uploaded to your team workspace before the deadline.
How it works
Phase 2 · Finale
Finalists choose one Finale challenge, keep building until the Finale deadline and present their prototype at in-person judging. Results and winning projects are then published.
Teams have up to 5 members and compete only against teams in the same track.
Teams
Who is taking part
1 registered team
Team names are listed here once the finalists of this track are announced.