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In collaboration with UNHABITAT, Walk21 is preparing a Best Practice Guide on Walking and Cycling in African Cities. In the Guide we would like to include examples and good practice case studies of policy, infrastructure, advocacy and perception studies from across the continent.

If you know of such examples - whether delivered by government, part of academic research, or civil society - please share information in the form here. We will follow up to find out more details, if necessary.

You are welcome to share details of your own project or work, as well as those of others. You can fill in the form as many times as you like – if you have more than one example please submit each one separately.

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The Positive Effect of Walking on Creative Thinking gets proven.

The Positive Effect of Walking on Creative Thinking gets proven.

A new study by Marily Oppezzo and Daniel L. Schwartz from Stanford University has conducted four experiments to demonstrate that walking boosts creative ideation in real time and shortly after. People have noted that walking seems to have a special relation to creativity. The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1889) wrote, “All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking”. The current research puts such observations on solid footing. Four studies demonstrate that walking incr

These streets are made for walking: how Oklahoma City overturned car culture

These streets are made for walking: how Oklahoma City overturned car culture

Zurich is one of the best. London is pretty good but could be better. Johannesburg is terrible. Bogota has taken it seriously. Oklahoma has made significant improvements. The walkability of cities can significantly affect the health – physical and mental – of its citizens. A brisk 20-minute walk a day reduces risk of premature death. One UK doctor who started organising walks for patients with chronic health problems recorded that 29% were able to give up antidepressants and

Health Benefits of Walking: Make It a Human Right

Health Benefits of Walking: Make It a Human Right

"We are a nation of walkers," declared U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy at the second National Walking Summit last month. "Walking is a simple thing we can do" to make America more healthy. That's the message of his recent Call to Action on Walking and Walkable Communities, which highlighted the powerful fact that, "an average of 22 minutes a day of physical activity - such as brisk walking - can significantly reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes" as well as other d

Q&A: Meet the Walk21 Movement

Q&A: Meet the Walk21 Movement

Cities across the United States are investing in new policies and projects to increase amenities for residents looking to walk around the community more easily. Research suggests improving walkability is directly linked to economic growth, operational efficiency and residential well-being. Therefore, it is in the best interest of all community stakeholders to consider walkability projects at the local level. Bronwen Thornton Walk21 What Is Walk21? One campaign making walking

Norwegian walking group takes off with a great song!

Norwegian walking group takes off with a great song!

TJUKKASGJENGEN started January 2012. One person invited a friend for a walk aiming to improve fitness, and wrote about in on Facebook. Next day they were four and after two weeks 100 people met up to go for a walk. They soon organised a fixed time and place to meet up, with a choice of trip length and profile depending on fitness and ambitions. Soon people asked if they could start walking groups in other towns and cities. TJUKKASGJENGEN now has 350 local groups in Norway and

New Global Street Design Guide announced

New Global Street Design Guide announced

Available in early 2016, the upcoming Global Street Design Guide will be a timely resource that will set a global baseline for designing streets and public spaces while redefining the role of streets in a rapidly urbanizing world. The Guide will broaden how to measure the success of urban streets to include access, safety and mobility for all users, environmental quality, economic benefit, public health and overall quality of life. The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI

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