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Our 23rd conference on 🚶🏾‍♀️Walking and Liveable Communities is coming up. In , together with experts from across Africa and around the globe, we'll share insights on how to develop and implement walking policies and programmes that enhance the value of walking, and deliver walkable communities and safer streets with broader community participation..
registration is now open and free of charge❗️Create an account and register at: https://register.oxfordabstracts.com/event/4387?preview=false
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https://kigali.walk21.com

Would you like to live in a world that upholds your right to walk in a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment? We are dedicated to ensuring the right to walk and the opportunity to enjoy it. As part of this work we are organizing our 23rd International Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities. This is the first Walk21 Conference on the African continent.

will be hosted by the University of Rwanda, in partnership with the City of Kigali, UNEP and Walk21between 16 and 19 October 2023. Read more here: https://walk21.com/2023/07/24/walk21-kigali/

Registration is now open and free of charge, as part of our commitment to foster accessibility and encourage the participation of a wider range of participants from the region. To register, visit this link and create an account: https://register.oxfordabstracts.com/event/4387?preview=false

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University of Rwanda, UN Environment Programme, City of Kigali

The Call for Contributions for Walk21 Kigali has been extended until Friday 7 April. It's your chance to share your expertise, experience, successes, and contemporary research.

Walk21 Kigali will be held on 16-19 October 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference will address the theme 'Action for walking: the affordable and essential steps to improve walkability'.

We welcome creative ideas that address the 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀:
1) Improving road safety for people walking
2) Planning for walking in low-income neighbourhoods
3) Building walking policy actions to reach the SDGs and climate goals
4) Financing and governance models for supporting walking infrastructure

University of Rwanda City of Kigali UN Environment Programme

Walk21 Kigali Become part of Walk21 Kigali! We welcome creative ideas that address the theme 'Action for walking: the affordable and essential steps to improve walkability'.

Theme #2 of Walk21 Kigali is ‘Planning for walking in low-income neighbourhoods’.

Over 60% of the Africans live in low-income neighbourhoods. is often their primary transport mode, despite poor infrastructure.

Safe walking infrastructure allows households the choice to live, work and bring kids to school locally, and can move safely around their cities.

We welcome your expertise on this theme at Walk21 Kigali!
Call for Contributions is open now: https://walk21.com/conference/kigali-2023/

Walk21 Kigali will be held on 16-19 October 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda.

University of Rwanda City of Kigali UN Environment Programme

Africa is the least safe place to walk in the world. 261 pedestrians are killed every day.

Africa has only 3% of the world’s registered vehicles, but 20% of global road traffic deaths.

Do you address road safety and do you want to share your expertise with an international and local audience?

Please submit your abstract to , our annual conference on 16-19 October in Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼

Road safety is Theme 1. Our Call for Contributions is open.

More information: www.walk21.com/conference/kigali-2023

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is hosted by University of Rwanda in partnership with UN Environment Programme and City of Kigali

Would you like to become part of Walk21 Kigali? Submit your proposal now!

Walk21 Kigali will be held on 16-19 October 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference will address the theme 'Action for walking: the affordable and essential steps to improve walkability'.

Walk21 Kigali will be hosted by University of Rwanda, in partnership with the City of Kigali and UN Environment Programme.

We welcome creative ideas that address the four conference themes:
1) Improving road safety for people walking
2) Planning for walking in low-income neighbourhoods
3) Building walking policy actions to reach the SDGs and climate goals
4) Financing and governance models for supporting walking infrastructure

Your contribution can be a presentation, workshop, walkshop, Pecha Kucha, poster, etc.

The Call for Contributions is open until 28 March 2023. We look forward to your proposals!

Walk21 Kigali Become part of Walk21 Kigali! We welcome creative ideas that address the theme 'Action for walking: the affordable and essential steps to improve walkability'.

Join NGOs from around the world as they push for accountability for the 2030 targets for .

👉 Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety

By redesigning urban space, we can encourage citizens to become more active, and we can support people that are walking.

In the new project Active Cities, we will assist eight cities from the North Sea Region in supporting .

With the support of Interreg North Sea Programme 🇪🇺

From sitting traffic to active people – Walk21 will provide expertise to eight cities in new Interreg project Walk21 Europe is delighted to be nominated as a knowledge partner in the new Interreg project Active Cities, which was launched this month in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.

Thanks to all participants of the CIVINET Mobility Academy!🙏

Nine Civinet Greece-Cyprus followed our training in support of their transition towards sustainable, active, and healthy mobility.

Do you address inclusion for pedestrians with disabilities? The Laws journal is interested in your article for its Special Issue:

'Law, Accessibility and Inclusion for Pedestrians with Disabilities'

This Special Issue will reflect on how law and policy can foster more inclusive urban environments. How do they create or dismantle barriers that affect pedestrians with disabilities?

The Call for Papers is open for contributions from different backgrounds and disciplines.

Don't hesitate to discuss your idea with guest editor Maria Orchard (School of Law, University of Leeds, University of Leeds)!

Guest editors:
Maria Orchard (School of Law, University of Leeds, University of Leeds)
Anna Lawson (School of Law, University of Leeds)

Guest editor assistants:
Dr. Victor Santiago Pineda (World Enabled)
Jim Walker (Walk21)

School of Law, University of Leeds MDPI

Call for Papers: ‘Law, Accessibility and Inclusion for Pedestrians with Disabilities’ The academic journal Laws has opened a Call for Papers for a Special Issue on the theme Law, Accessibility and Inclusion for Pedestrians with Disabilities.

Walk21 is coming to Greece and Cyprus!

We will be collaborating with CIVINET Greece-Cyprus to support its member cities in their transition towards sustainable active and healthy mobility.

We are starting on Friday 10 February at the CIVINET Mobility Academy 2023 in Thessaloniki, where nine cities will attend.

We're excited to be there!

CIVITAS Initiative CIVINET Greece-Cyprus group

Walk21 and CIVINET Greece-Cyprus partner to enable active travel CIVINET Greece-Cyprus and Walk21 are delighted to announce the start of a cooperation to support more active travel across Greece and Cyprus. Specifically, Walk21 will provide expert support to the CIVINET’s members in their transition towards sustainable, active, and healthy mobility.

Does your organisation address accessibility and inclusion for pedestrians with disabilities?

The academic journal Laws has opened a Call for Papers for a Special Issue on inclusive urban environments. It welcomes contributions from different disciplines!

walk21.com/2022/11/22/laws-special-issue-accessibility-inclusion-pedestrians-disabilities



Are you interested, but are you not sure if your idea fits the special edition? Don't hesitate to discuss your idea with the editors.

Do you work on accessibility and inclusion for pedestrians with disabilities?

The academic journal Laws is interested in your experiences. This upcoming Special Issue will focus on how law and policy can foster more inclusive urban environments.

It's open to contributions from experts who do not have legal background: activism, policy and practice and academia. The issue will be interdisciplinary.

Get in contact with School of Law, University of Leeds to discuss your idea for a contribution.

Deadline: 1 June 2023

Call for Papers: 'Law, Accessibility and Inclusion for Pedestrians with Disabilities' The academic journal Laws has opened a Call for Papers for a Special Issue on the theme Law, Accessibility and Inclusion for Pedestrians with Disabilities.

Bronwen Thornton of Walk21 works with national governments in over 100 African countries to create coherent, effective national walking policies.

Hear her story in Reimagining Motion, the podcast series by High Volume Transport Applied Research.

SAVE THE DATE

The 23rd International Walk21 Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities will be held on 16-19 October 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference will be held in partnership with the University of Rwanda and the City of Kigali.

It will be the first edition of the conference series on the African continent.

Save the date: Walk21 Kigali 2023 The annual International Walk21 Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities will be held on 16-19 October 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda.

We're delighted that Bronwen Thornton (Walk21) will speak at Reimagining Motion, a podcast series by High Volume Transport.

Second season released on 18 January.

How do you experience walking? A new survey by NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet ask you to give feedback on different walking environments.

They’re caught on video and it’s actually fun to fill in!

▶ surveymonkey.de/r/urbanwalking

It will take you not more than 10 minutes.

Lisa Brunner is a PhD candidate in Architecture and Planning at the Institute of Architecture and Planning of NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet.

She thanks you for contributing to her research!

ON TODAY!

Registrations:

Webinar on 13 December: Put walking on the map On 13 December, Walk21 is hosting three webinars on the Pathways to Walkable Communities platform. The webinars will present the platform and case studies of good governance from across the world.

Pathways to Walkable Cities - North, Central & South America Pathways to Walkable Cities is a map-based platform that provides an overview of policies, data & case studies for walking across the world.

We hope you'll get inspired! At this webinar series we'll highlight good practices for walking across the world. Speakers will present investments and policies for walking in their cities and regions.

You are invited on Tuesday 13 December. Find the webinar that fits your timezone.

Programme & info https://walk21.com/2022/11/30/webinar-on-13-december-put-walking-on-the-map/

Registrations:
🌏Asia & Oceania: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pathways-to-walkable-communities-asia-oceania-tickets-461663015507

🌍Europe & Africa: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pathways-to-walkable-cities-europe-africa-tickets-477288461637

🌎Americas: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pathways-to-walkable-cities-north-central-south-america-tickets-477289123617

At the COP27 climate summit, we called on world leaders to show commitment to walking and cycling, together with our partners of the PATH coalition.

Read more about our campaign in Forbes!

More Walking And Cycling Will Decarbonize Transport Faster And Improve Health Road vehicles account for nearly three-quarters of global transport CO2 emissions, but active travel remains a low priority and is under-funded.

Last week, we handed over the PATH Open Letter to national delegations at the climate summit.

Many thanks to Minister of Environment of The Netherlands Vivianne Heijnen for receiving the letter 🤝

Over 400 organisations signed the letter.

As part of the PATH Partnership for Active Travel and Health, we called for more investments in active travel.

Walking and cycling are a quick, reliable and affordable solution to reduce transport emissions. It brings many other benefits: liveable neighbourhoods safer streets, less congestions and healthier people.

Find the letter and its signatories here: pathforwalkingcycling.com/cop27/

Vivianne Heijnen, Staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat European Cyclists' Federation Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat COP27

We already gathered over 350 signatures ✍

At the COP277 climate summit, The Partnership for Active Travel and Health is demanding world leaders to invest in walking and cycling to achieve climate goals & improve people’s lives.

In Sharm el-Sheikh, we are handing over the letter to multiple national delegations. Many thanks to State Secretary for Urban Mobility of Portugal Jorge Delgado for receiving the letter.

Your organisation can still sign! Find the letter and the signatories here: www.pathforwalkingcycling.com/cop27/

FIA Foundation European Cyclists' Federation UN Environment Programme ANWAC_Africa World Resources Institute Dutch Cycling Embassy Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

We are at the climate summit and we are calling for more commitment to walking!

We already received 355 signatures for the Open Letter that we launched as part of the PATH Partnership for Active Travel and Health.

Today we shared the letter with Mr Fitsumbrhan Tsegaye, Advisor to the Ethiopian transport minister.

Find the list of signatories here 👇 And don't forget that your organisation can still sign! https://pathforwalkingcycling.com/cop27/

'Walking is part of the transport mix. We should include its many benefits - including public health & vital communities - in the cost-benefit analyses of our transport programmes.'

Walk21 CEO calls for more commitment to walking at the climate summit.

Listen to Walk21's CEO Bronwen Thornton speak at the climate summit! At this session, she will emphasize the potential of walking as a low carbon transport mode on the African continent.

You can follow the session online!

Friday 11 November, 11:00-12:30 Egypt time (GMT+2), in person and online.

SEI - Stockholm Environment Institute COP27

com/event/cop27-side-event-unlocking-a-pathway-to-low-carbon-transport-in-african-cities-without-compromising-economic-growth/

COP27 Side Event - Unlocking a pathway to low-carbon transport in African cities without compromising economic growth Unlocking a pathway to low-carbon transport in African cities without compromising economic growth

'Road safety doesn’t always garner headlines. Yet around the world, cars remain one of the main threats to human life – and the biggest danger to people under 30.'

Read about our report 'Walking and Cycling in Africa - Evidence and good practice to inspire action' in Forbes.

UN Environment Programme UN-HABITAT

Just How Unsafe Are Africa’s Roads? Nigeria has about 20 times the population of Sweden, but over 80 times as many road deaths.