communitarian. To learn more about the experiences of women who use railway stations, they performed participant observations at various times of the day and night, as well as interviews with female rail company employees. The rail companies were given recommendations on how to make their stops more women-friendly. Criteria for the design of new stations were included in the suggestions. The experience was quite good, and it boosted awareness among employees at the rail business who had previously been unaware of gender issues. The experiment inspired them to think about how they may build stations with a more gender-based approach. Speaking with female station employees provided a firsthand insight at how the stations operated, as well as an understanding of female station employees' experiences and opinions on safety at various times of the day and night. 5. Gender Equality in Public Spaces. Location: Vienna, Austria Organization: Urban Development Vienna Vienna, Austria's capital, serves as the country's economic, cultural, and political hub. Since 1990, it has prioritised gender mainstreaming in the design of public areas, housing, mobility, and infrastructure. Gender mainstreaming is primarily used in the design of streetscapes, public squares, and public parks. The City of Vienna saw a need to redesign Einsiedler Park and St. Johann Park after finding that girls aged 10 to 12 were using parks less. Gender sensitive solutions were introduced to make them feel safer and better in these areas by concentrating on their interests (UCLG, 2016). (Policytransfer.metropolis.org, 2018) The project's primary objectives were to - encourage females and young women to use parks more frequently - improve park safety perceptions - Enhance components that appeal to the elderly and parents of toddlers, and - Engage in a robust professional exchange of ideas during the planning phase. Through a design contest, the city of Vienna chose Tilia planning office's and Koselika planning office's design ideas for Einsiedler Park and St. Johann Park, respectively. By 2001, thorough planning and design work for re-structuring and re-designing the parks had been accomplished.
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