Moroccan children’s go-carts
In August 2005 a few boys from the small Moroccan town Sidi Ifni, located at the Atlantic coast about 150 km south of Agadir, did show me how they create a go-cart.
The Handmade Go-cart Club as a playful way to make people aware of the importance of living in Child Friendly Cities
When I was a kid I made a go-cart using bits of wood and dad’s tools.
I played with it in the courtyard, on the roads near and far the house, having races with friends or going looking for slopes to shoot down. 
In the past, children’s go-carts were very popular not only in my original town, but were common all around the world, even though they were called different names, built with unique and sometimes unusual techniques, and played in many different ways.
Today in our society playing with a handmade motorless go-cart has practically disappeared, and children have disappeared from the streets too because their independence from adults has decreased, and the urban environment is thought not to be safe for them.
In the past the streets were a place for growth, while nowadays they are only considered as dangerous areas.
Parents keep their kids indoors, fearful of the threats from traffic and strangers.
Children have completely lost the right and freedom of the road and the squares, as well as the pleasure of exploring, knowing and taking possession of their environment. 
The re-introduction of the go-cart is not just nostalgia for the past, but a stimulus to build a new future where children can express themselves.
So, this is why when I designed the Green Go-cart I had in mind the concept of the child friendly town.
Renzo, the toymaker
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