‘Walkability in Rome: Snapshot of a nightmare and clues for waking up’ with Francesca Chiodi of Movimento Diritti Dei Pedoni
Francesca is a medical doctor, critical walker and beginner urban cyclist based in Rome from 2005. She founded Movimento Diritti dei Pedoni, a young social media advocacy movement focusing on pedestrians’ rights, walkability, road safety and public space in Italy.
The movement is rapidly growing and expanding its multidisciplinary network, with plans to become a recognized association soon; and is aware that Rome is a tough – but also the best – laboratory to challenge current policies and cultural motonormativity from its foundations, and possibly to save and improve lives.
Summer Streets of Malmö with Elin Engqvist
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Learn about Malmö’s Summer Streets program with Elin Engqvist who works in traffic planning at Malmö municipality
Elin lives outside Malmö, but originally hails from Karlskrona. She has worked at the city of Malmö for a little over 10 years now and previously worked at the Swedish Transport Administration. She works as a traffic planner, with both new developments and existing urban environments. She is particularly passionate about pedestrians and cyclists and also sits on the board of The Swedish Pedestrian Association (FOT).
With regards to the Summer Streets program, Elin notes: “We have been working on the Summer Streets since 2017 and I have been involved since the beginning. We started with one street but the project has now grown to five streets and a square. It’s a popular project even if it raises a lot of emotions when you reduce the accessibility of car traffic.”
GWCN Media Strategy & Philosophy Session II featuring Johanton Stalls of Pedestrian Dignity, Blair Lorenzo of Fox and City and Julius Uhlmann of European Zebra
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‘The GWCN: Tribe Insights with Media’ Sessions’ are an opportunity for GWCN network members who develop content, media & manage platforms related to sustainable mobility & urbanism to share about their media philosophy & approach.
GWCN Media Strategy & Philosophy Session II featuring Santhana Saaral, Arghyadip Hatua of Calcutta Tram Users Association & Felix John, bicycle mayor of Chennai.
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‘The GWCN: Tribe Insights with Media’ Sessions’ are an opportunity for GWCN network members who develop content, media & manage platforms related to sustainable mobility & urbanism to share about their media philosophy & approach.
GWCN Media Strategy & Philosophy Session I featuring Vanny Mwamba of Urban Hikers, Dominic Tran of More Than Transit and Amnon Direktor (journalist)
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‘The GWCN: Tribe Insights with Media’ Sessions’ are an opportunity for GWCN network members who develop content, media & manage platforms related to sustainable mobility & urbanism to share about their media philosophy & approach.
Correspondent Session: Cary Tyson – Turning Your Downtown Stars Into a Constellation View the Session here
Correspondents Session: Robert Lipka- Smooth Moving for all ages and abilities
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Correspondents Session: Tyler Schmitt- Walkable Food Access & Enhancing Walkability in Milwaukee
Correspondents Session: Overcoming Roadblocks with Advocacy Campaigns with Lorenzo Mele
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Correspondents Session: Ann Bueche- Walking Starts at My Front Door
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Walkability Challenge to Cities: Urban Planner Michal Lorbiecki on the ‘Value of Space’
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GWCN Featuring Vanny Mwamba of Urban Hikers
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Roundtable featuring Isabel García, a transportation engineer who works for Living Streets, one of three main programs under the Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST) umbrella // March 23, 2023
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Roundtable: Featuring Jonathon Stalls Author of ‘WALK: Slow down, Wake-up and connect at 1-3 Miles per Hour’ // December 16, 2022
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Roundtable: Featuring Antonia Malchik, Author of ‘A Walking Life’: Reclaiming Our Health and Our Freedom One Step at a Time’ // December 9, 2022
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Mobility Methodology Series: Walking as a Critical Tool in Physiotherapy with Kyan Rytzell // December 2, 2022
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Sustainable Urbanism: Global Perspectives Series Featuring Dr. Minal Pathak
We will be discussing:
• the findings of IPCC reports
• the ‘decade to act’ & overshoot
• Minal’s experience with walkability (or lack of) in her city
• Exploring what can be done at the policy level & what can be done at the personal level
• the relationship of mobility, status and culture
• Developing encouraging messages to act for the intensive level change that is needed
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Placemaking & Public Art Workshop: Co-Hosts: Raphael Mak & Mohammad Nikkhah // // November 20, 2022
How does art influence public space?
In this joint Placemaking + Public Art meetup, participants had the opportunity to share an artwork in public space through one or more photos, and explore how it interacts with public space to influence the quality of the place.
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Roundtable for ‘World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims’ hosted by Yasmine Al Moghrabi & with presentations by Yasmine & Gregoire Tessougue.
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Public Toilet Equity: Visit the Series Resource page here
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Mobility Methodology Series: ‘Connecting Mobility Policies to Urban Fabric: The Exnovation of the Private Automobile in Brussels’ with Anas Moutaouakil // November 11, 2022
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Amplifying Female Voices ‘Public Transit & Safety, Co-Hosted by Rituparna Das and Nancy Deborah // November 4, 2022
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Mobility Methodologies Series: Spatial analysis of citizens’ walkability perceptions in Thessaloniki, Greece with Vienna-based Roxani Gkavra // November 3, 2022
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Roundtable: Politics of Walking & Walkability: Hosted by London & Cádiz based Alan Lacey Raposo // October 28, 2022
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Hosted by Kandy & Colombo-based Divantha Ekanayake, participants are able to:
- 1) Introduce types of transit choices you have in your area and their effectiveness
- 2) Do you prefer to commute by public transit for your daily commutes, and why?
- 3) What are the biggest three issues when it comes to the effectiveness/comfort of using public transit in your area.
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Roundtable ‘Rethinking Parking Space(s)‘ hosted by Streets as Public Space working group lead Montréal-based Zvi Leve
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Roundtable: Lighting for Pedestrians // Featuring Guests Frank Markowitz & Leni Schwendinger
Featured Book- Outdoor Lighting for Pedestrians: A Guide for Safe & Walkable Places
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Hosted by Berlin-based Maria Valeria Felix and Warsaw-based Annika Lundkvist of the ‘Car Dependence’ working group, this roundtable participants were able to share about what mobility options exist in their communities, which options they choose (and why), and if mobility affects or integrates with their identity.
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In this Placemaking Workshop, participants played the ‘Place Game’ in which they identified a place, its problems, opportunities & how to improve it. Participants also identified stakeholders who are involved in this place/space & could be allies for potential change.
Participants shared:
- What the mobility options are in their community
- What their mobility choices are and why
- If relevant, what mobility options they may like to see improved in your community
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Featured Correspondent Roundtable with Blair Lorenzo of The Fox and the City on What Even is Urbanity Anyway?
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