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ABC Radio: Advocating for gender sensitive urban design What makes a safer city, especially for our most vulnerable? OCULUS Associate Director Claire Martin recently joined Nicole Kalms from XYX Lab to discuss Gender Sensitive Urban Design (GSUD) on ABC Radio in The Conversation Hour. Oculus writes, “we focus on designing places that are sustainable, equitable, inclusive, accessible and safe for everyone, in particular women, girls, gender diverse people and other vulnerable people. “When we understand the lived experience of the people we’re designing for, we can bring a more empathetic approach to design.” ABC Radio host Rachel Hunt talked about safety not only being about design but also how we interact with each other. Claire Martin said, “It is about the community being involved with the process, the engagement, surveys …