Walk21 Vienna | Call for Abstracts

Vienna is ‘stepping ahead’!

The City of Vienna will host the Walk21 conference with the motto ‘stepping ahead’ from 20 – 23 October 2015. The conference in Vienna City Hall provides space for a comprehensive discussion of strategies for the promotion of walking.

The vibrant and dynamic program will engage side events and thrilling walkshops, promise to create a memorable event and the possibility to gain new insights.

The conference will be discussing the following themes:

·       •Walking towards new public spaces

·       •Walking towards resilient cities

·       •Walking towards safety and health

·       •Walking together

 

Join us as a speaker and submit an abstract to Walk21 Vienna 2015 until 30 January 2015 the latest.

 

Share your expertise and be part of the discussion! 

 

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Do you have any questions about the Call for Abstracts? Please contact the Walk21 Vienna Program Directorate at [email protected]

AGM on November 18 2014

The Annual General Meeting of Walk Auckland will be held in the Supper Room of the Leys  Institute on Tuesday Nov 18 at 5:30pm before the normal meeting.  Please email agenda items and monitions for office to Contact Us address

Auckland Active Modes research report

Key take out points for walking for us were:

·        56% are normally walking and these need to be maintained; 20% are primed for walking so we need to encourage these people; and 24% are not primed for walking and will be harder to encourage.

·        32% of people are walking more often than a year ago and 35% expect to walk more this coming year.

·        Most walks to specific destinations take under 20 minutes.

See the attachment at this link.