The Walkable City

Wednesday 4 August 2021 - 18:00 to 19:30
Zoom FREE

An intense 90 minutes on the state of the art and science of walking.

Speakers will demonstrate how to turn high level policy objectives into practical measures, and changed lifestyles, and how people can have fun on the way.

In partnership with our friends at London Living Streets.

 

Chair

Katja Stille  UDG Executive Chair | Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design

Speakers

WELCOME
David Harrison  London Living Streets

WHAT WE MEAN BY A WALKABLE CITY
Christopher Martin  UDG Exec | Urban Movement

WALKING FOR ALL: GENDER EQUAL CITIES
Sarah Parry  Leeds Beckett University

TIME TO CROSS: THE SCIENCE AND STATISTICS OF WALKING
Mike Grahn  Living Streets

ENJOYING THE CITY
Peter Murray  New London Architecture

STATE OF THE ART: PRACTICAL MEASURES TO ENABLE WALKING
Brian Deegan  Urban Movement

 

Presentations

00:00:00 Katja Stille  INTRODUCTION
00:03:18 David Harrison  HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
00:12:33 Christopher Martin  WHAT WE MEAN BY A WALKABLE CITY
00:19:54 Sarah Parry  GENDER EQUAL CITIES
00:31:15 Mike Grahn  TIME TO CROSS: THE SCIENCE AND STATISTICS OF WALKING
00:43:36 Peter Murray  ENJOYING THE CITY
00:56:58 Brian Deegan  STATE OF THE ART: PRACTICAL MEASURES TO ENABLE WALKING
01:13:12 Discussion

Sarah Parry