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Walk 21 conference Barcelona 2008 report

Report to Living Streets Aotearoa on Walk 21 conference Barcelona, 7-10 October 2008


Walk 21 conference attracted 500 attendees from 34 countries predominantly from Europe and North America. Those attending included government officials and elected members, ngo representatives, academics, professionals and walking advocates including 5 delegates from New Zealand.

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EU
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Walk 21
Barcelona

Shared space

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 14/01/2008 - 02:29
Room for everyone - a new vision for public spaces
Shared space - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
Shared Space is a European co-operation project that aims to develop a new policy for designing public spaces at regional, national and eventually at an European level.
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EU
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Design and planning
Transport
Community Engagement
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urban design
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Principles towards a walking-friendly and human city

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 17/05/2007 - 22:11
Principles towards a walking-friendly and human city - Document - Adobe PDF
It is time to improve the situation and the status of the pedestrians, in an era where motor traffic in the cities is expanding causing a negative impact on the quality of city life. The goal should be to form a city policy dedicated to providing more living space and prioritising the pedestrian.
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EU
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Design and planning
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Community Engagement
Walkability
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community design
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Home zones go downtown

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 08/01/2007 - 02:25
The Evolution of Shared Spaces in Switzerland
Home zones go downtown - 1.5 Mb Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
In Switzerland, so called zones of encounter (Begegnungszonen), represent the newest concept, where cars, bicycles and pedestrians share the same space, with pedestrians enjoying priority rights.
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EU
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Design and planning
Safety
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Walkability
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street use
street furniture
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Social capital and the built environment

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:54
The importance of walkable neighbourhoods
Social capital and the built environment - Abstract - Web page
Leyden seeks to examine whether pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use neighbourhoods encourage enhanced levels of social and community engagement, using Galway as a case study.
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EU
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Design and planning
Health
Community Engagement
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design
neighbourhood
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Walking, from policy to practice - the Geneva case

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 14/06/2006 - 20:51
the Geneva case
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A paper about making cities walking friendly as opposed to the car friendly cities that have developed over the past forty years
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EU
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Design and planning
Transport
Walkability
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evaluation
public space
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