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At 100 on the Snail Trail – Strollology takes to the Streets in Davos in 2025
Swiss artists Christian Ratti and Marie-Anne Lerjen together with architect Jürg Grassl conducted a public walking experiment in Davos (Switzerland). A walk through traffic, snails, Lucius and Annemarie Burckhardt, and a car-free universe.
• Community Engagement Coburg
Combining techniques devised while working with communities in the UK, for both young and old, Andrew Stuck from Rethinking Cities, conducted a series of workshops with officers from local authorities in and around Coburg, in Melbourne, Australia. Some 30 local authority community engagement officers joined Andrew to explore the applicability of various techniques, that Andrew has honed when facilitating
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Parallel Walking UK x ID
An international walk-based cultural exchange exploring pedestrianism in two motor cities – Birmingham, UK, and Yogyakarta, Indonesia – resulting in a digital zine of works including walk-based songs, essays, photos and shared walk experiences.
“El Camino de Vermont,” an imaginative procession along Metro Line 204 (with bonus performance of “Tio Metro”) | The Source
What is the varied experience of a pedestrian walking 12.2 miles of Vermont Avenue? Sometimes it helps to ask an artist— especially an artist who is a dancer, social worker, urban planner and impor… Source: “El Camino de Vermont,” an imaginative procession along Metro Line 204 (with bonus performance of “Tio Metro”) | The Source
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Articles elsewhere
Connecting the Region: The Inspiring Action LAC Workshop in Panama
Last month, 25 professionals from across Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Panama City for a two-day workshop designed to strengthen walking and cycling policies across the region. The post Connecting the Region: The Inspiring Action LAC Workshop in Panama appeared first on Walk21.
Benefits of interventions given real values, for the first time, by the Walkability App in Kumasi, Ghana
As part of the Trans-Safe Project, the Akenten Appiah-Menka University in Kumasi and Walk21 collaborated in a walkability project to assess the impact of certain interventions in the public space... The post Benefits of interventions given real values, for the first time, by the Walkability App in Kumasi, Ghana appeared first on Walk21.
Press Release: Improving the walkability of stations to make Cairo a more healthy and sustainable city
A new report on pedestrian safety, comfort and accessibility, published today - Transport Day at COP28 - highlights a quick and affordable win for the city of Cairo, Egypt to increase public transit ridership, reduce transport emissions, and improve the health and sustainability of the city. The post Press Release: Improving the walkability of stations to make Cairo a more healthy and sustainable city appeared first on Walk21.
Wandering Around Plymouth
I’m here for a walking conference, so what else was I going to do on my free day in Plymouth except go for a walk? I got a late start: I slept much longer than I’d expected. I must’ve been tired from the flight and the long bus ride here and the late arrival. I […]
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