national policy Archives - Walk21 https://walk21.com/tag/national-policy/ The International charity supporting everyone's right to walk and enjoy the experience Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:57:30 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://walk21.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Walk21-SM-32x32.png national policy Archives - Walk21 https://walk21.com/tag/national-policy/ 32 32 Next up in the series on National Policy: Ireland, Portugal, England and Czech Republic https://walk21.com/2023/04/17/national-policy-for-walking-join-the-conversation-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-policy-for-walking-join-the-conversation-2 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 16:47:51 +0000 https://walk21.com/?p=10432 In a series of interviews, Walk21 is recording the experiences of persons who have been committed to the development of national policy for walking. Representatives from Ministries and national agencies will share their story of raising awareness, overcoming obstacles, and lessons learnt along the way. The interviews offers a chance to learn from examples, experiences and processes in other countries.

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]]> In a series of interviews, Walk21 is recording the experiences of practitioners who have developed national policy for walking. Representatives from Ministries and national agencies will share their story of raising awareness, overcoming obstacles, and lessons learnt along the way. The interviews offer an opportunity to learn from real life examples, experiences and processes in other countries. 

Walk21 estimates that nearly half of countries have some form of national policy and is in the process of researching the published documents in the pan-European region thanks to a grant from VREF. By understanding the processes that governments follow to develop and deliver walking policy Walk21 hopes to inspire and train other national leads to further develop their policies to benefit people walking.

Upcoming interviews

19 April

Ireland, 15-16 CET – Register
Portugal, 16-17 CET- Register

3 May

Czech Republic, 15-16 CET- Register
England, 16-17 CET- Register

The first interviews in the series were held with Scotland’s policy lead Rona Gibb and the walking manager in The Netherlands, Filip v an As. The Scottish policy was first considered in 2003 and was one of the first to publish in 2014. A new national strategy is due for Scotland is in development with support of both the Health and Wellbeing Minister and the world’s first Active Travel Minister.

Meanwhile in The Netherlands, Filip turned the table on his political career when he saw a policy gap and has expertly built a network of nearly 60 partners who are now collaborating to fund and deliver a package of impressive actions.

Rona’s engaging interviews is already on the Walk21 YouTube channel here:

Ask your question

The interviews will be live on Zoom. You are invited to join and raise your questions.

Would you like to submit your questions before? Send them to network@walk21.com or leave them on our social media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Registrations

Attendance is free. Please register here.

Dates

Ireland

Host: Jim Walker, Walk21

Guests: Garret Doocey, Assistant Secretary, Transport Investment and Public Transport Policy (Department of Transport Ireland) and Jason King, Programme Manager (Get Ireland Walking)

Date: 19 April 2023, 15:00-16:00 (Central European Time)

Register here

Portugal

Host: Jim Walker, Walk21

Guest: Sophia Pires Bento, Evaluation and Foresight Services Department, Mobility and Transport Institute, Portugal

Date: 19 April 2023, 16:00-17:00 (Central European Time)

Register here

Czech Republic

Host: Jim Walker, Walk21

Guests: Jitka Marie Vrtalova

Date: 3 May 2023, 15:00-16:00 (Central European Time)

Register here

England

Host: Jim Walker, Walk21

Guest: Kevin Golding-Williams Department for Transport UK

Date: 3 Mayl 2023, 16:00-17:00 (Central European Time)

Register here

Links

National policy training

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]]> National policy for walking – Join the conversation! https://walk21.com/2023/03/21/national-policy-for-walking-join-the-conversation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-policy-for-walking-join-the-conversation Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:48:22 +0000 https://walk21.com/?p=10310 In a series of interviews, Walk21 is recording the experiences of persons who have been committed to the development of national policy for walking. Representatives from Ministries and national agencies will share their story of raising awareness, overcoming obstacles, and lessons learnt along the way. The interviews offers a chance to learn from examples, experiences and processes in other countries.

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]]> In a series of interviews, Walk21 is recording the experiences of practitioners who have developed national policy for walking. Representatives from Ministries and national agencies will share their story of raising awareness, overcoming obstacles, and lessons learnt along the way. The interviews offer an opportunity to learn from real life examples, experiences and processes in other countries. 

Walk21 estimates that nearly half of countries have some form of national policy and is in the process of researching the published documents in the pan-European region thanks to a grant from VREF. By understanding the processes that governments follow to develop and deliver walking policy Walk21 hopes to inspire and train other national leads to further develop their policies to benefit people walking.

Upcoming interviews

5 April

Austria, 15-16 CET – Register
Slovenia, 16-17 CET- Register

12 April

Norway, 15-16 CET- Register
Greece, 16-17 CET- Register

The first interviews in the series were held with Scotland’s policy lead Rona Gibb and the walking manager in The Netherlands, Filip v an As. The Scottish policy was first considered in 2003 and was one of the first to publish in 2014. A new national strategy is due for Scotland is in development with support of both the Health and Wellbeing Minister and the world’s first Active Travel Minister.

Meanwhile in The Netherlands, Filip turned the table on his political career when he saw a policy gap and has expertly built a network of nearly 60 partners who are now collaborating to fund and deliver a package of impressive actions.

Rona’s engaging interviews is already on the Walk21 YouTube channel here:

Ask your question

The interviews will be live on Zoom. You are invited to join and raise your questions.

Would you like to submit your questions before? Send them to network@walk21.com or leave them on our social media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Registrations

Attendance is free. Please register here.

Dates

Austria

Host: Jim Walker, Walk21

Guests: Robert Thaler (Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology) and Angelini Alessandra (Environment Agency Austria)

Date: 5 April 2023, 15:00-16:00 (Central European Time)

Register here

Slovenia

Host: Jim Walker, Walk21

Guest: Tadej Zaucer, Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy, Slovenia

Date: 5 April 2023, 16:00-17:00 (Central European Time)

Register here

Norway

Host: Jim Walker, Walk21

Guests: Liv Rakel Øvstedal and Guro Berge

Date: 12 April 2023, 15:00-16:00 (Central European Time)

Register here

Greece

Host: Jim Walker, Walk21

Guest: Kalliopi Papadaki, Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy

Date: 12 April 2023, 16:00-17:00 (Central European Time)

Register here

Links

National policy training

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]]> National policy training – Registrations have opened https://walk21.com/2023/02/03/national-policy-training-register/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-policy-training-register Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:16:23 +0000 https://walk21.com/?p=9563 Registrations have opened for free interactive training and support to national governments during May and June 2023.

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Registrations have opened for free interactive training and support to national governments during May and June 2023.

In parallel to the development of a Pan-European Masterplan for Walking (by October 2023), Walk21 will be providing free interactive training and support to national governments during May and June 2023. The aim is to support the development of effective national walking policies that deliver improvements to health and well-being, mitigate climate change, and reduce road fatalities.

The policy support, in the first instance, is targeting the 56 national governments  of the pan-European Region cooperating in THE PEP Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme and is supported by a grant from the Volvo Research and Education Foundation (VREF).

During the programme participants will learn how to:

  • Broaden their knowledge and understanding of walking issues and benefit from a comprehensive overview of walking worldwide.
  • Analyse and discuss the latest trends and developments in the sector with experienced walking experts and professionals from different parts of the world
  • Gain an insight into the main challenges facing people walking and what can be done to help them.
  • Provide an opportunity to brainstorm on solutions and innovative ideas and steps to support people walking and improve walkability.
  • Develop a policy that embeds principles of sustainability, equity and service quality.

After the training participants will be able to:

  • Define what makes an effective national walking policy
  • Apply a policy development process that increases the likelihood of a positive impact
  • Develop a multidisciplinary team for walking policy development at a national level
  • Engage support from politicians, communities, academics, and experts for a common policy goal
  • Transfer their knowledge to a country context.
SIGN UP FOR THE NATIONAL WALKING POLICY TRAINING

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