Walking advocacy groups
There are several groups around the world that advocate for walking and public space:
Australia
- Victoria Walks
- Walking SA
- Walks Sydney
- Living Streets Canberra
- Urban Design Alliance
- Space for Health
- Cycling and Walking Australia and New Zealand
- Bushwalking Australia
International
- International Federation of Pedestrians
- Walk 21
- NACTO
- Living Streets (UK)
- Living Streets Aotearoa
- Walk [Your City]
- Project for Public Spaces (USA)
- Creative Communities
- Other Advocacy Groups by Country
Advocacy toolkits and resources
- Municipal Association of Victoria Walk and Biking Resources
- Guide to help advocates and allies to build public support for more walking and bike riding measures
- Methods to design positive experiences. Aimed at biking but applicable to walking
- America Walks Pedestrian Advocacy Toolkit
- Tools to advocate and plan for safe places to walk and ride
- Advocacy Resources
- Resources for walking
- Advocacy Guide
- Inclusive Engagement Toolkit
Speed limits and review resources
- Victoria Walks info on safe speed.
- Heart Foundation resource on reducing speeds.
- Transport and Main Roads information on Speed Limits
- Reviews of speed limits can be undertaken by a joint Council and State Government.
Walking Programs and Groups
- Creating a walking program
- 10,000 Steps Walking Program run by Central Queensland University
- Heart Foundation Walking Program https://walking.heartfoundation.org.au/
- Parkrun
Walking Sports
Bushwalking and Outdoor Organisations
- Queensland National Parks
- Think outside campaign
- Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation (QORF) / Outdoors Queensland
- Bushwalking Queensland
- Bushwalking clubs in Queensland
- Bushwalking maps by Aussie Bushwalking
- Natureplay
Wellness, workplaces and health programs
- Health and Wellbeing Queensland (HWQ)
- Work Safe Queensland: Work Health and Wellbeing
- Work Health and Wellbeing toolkit
- My Health for Life
Building partnerships case studies
- Iowa: Re-Imagining Transportation and Health in America’s Heartland
- Massachusetts: A Historical State Looks for a Healthy and Sustainable Future
- Oregon: Leading the Way on Cross Discipline Programs
Creating walkable places
Here are some resources about walking from organisations in Australia including creating better neighbourhoods, making more space for walking, and making more shade.
- Victoria Walks walking audit https://www.victoriawalks.org.au/How_to_assess_walkability/
- Healthy Active by Design, a website that offers evidence, advice and examples to assist with the development of healthy and active neighbourhoods. https://www.healthyactivebydesign.com.au/
- Shady Lanes – a project to improve our streets through planting https://shadylanes.com.au/
- Planning for walking (TfL) http://content.tfl.gov.uk/the-planning-for-walking-toolkit.pdf
- Pedestrian and Walking Guidance and Resources https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Travel-and-transport/Pedestrians-and-walking/Pedestrians
- Cool and Covered – designing shaded environments https://www.coolandcovered.com.au/
Case Studies
There are many great examples where walking has been encouraged and made safer.
Here are some case studies from Australia and around the world.
Australia
- Wodonga Placemaking https://www.planning.org.au/documents/item/1685
- Walking School bush https://www.yourmove.org.au/resources/how-to-start-a-walking-school-bus/
- Pocket parks on the Yarra https://www.victoriawalks.org.au/pocket_parks/
- Townsville Flinders Street Mall https://citygreen.com/case-studies/flinders-st-mall-townsville-qld-australia/
- Toowoomba Street Art makes walking around the city interesting https://www.pedestrian.tv/clocked-off/toowoomba-street-art/
- Monash Study on Safety for Women https://www.monash.edu/mada/research/safer-cities
International
- Railton (London) Low Traffic Neighbourhood https://rtstreets.commonplace.is/overview
- Sustrans (UK) guide to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/media/3844/lcc021-low-traffic-neighbourhoods-detail-v9.pdf
- Converting Broadway (NY, USA) https://www.pps.org/article/broadway-boulevard-transforming-manhattans-most-famous-street-to-improve-mobility-increase-safety-and-enhance-economic-vitality
- Trafalgar Square (London, UK) https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/trafalgar-square/
- Stroget (Copenhagen, Denmark) https://globaldesigningcities.org/publication/global-street-design-guide/streets/pedestrian-priority-spaces/pedestrian-only-streets/pedestrian-streets-case-study-stroget-copenhagen/
- Walthamstow Village (London, UK) https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/public-space-improvements-walthamstow-village
- Cheonggyecheon River (Seoul, South Korea) https://inhabitat.com/how-the-cheonggyecheon-river-urban-design-restored-the-green-heart-of-seoul/
Government and Technical Resources
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) policy and technical documents about walking, including the Queensland Walking Strategy.
- TMR walking page: https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Travel-and-transport/Pedestrians-and-walking
- TMR walking Strategy https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Travel-and-transport/Pedestrians-and-walking/Queensland-Walking-Strategy
- Action Plan for Walking https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/-/media/Travelandtransport/Pedestrians-and-walking/Action-Plan-for-Walking-2019-2021.pdf?la=en
- Walking in Qld report https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/-/media/Travelandtransport/Pedestrians-and-walking/Walking-in-Queensland-Report-2019.pdf?la=en
- Easy Steps
- Wayfinding guide https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/-/media/busind/techstdpubs/Cycling/Guideline-Wayfinding-and-signage-for-people-walking.pdf?la=en
- Safer Roads https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Safety/Road-safety/Road-safety-strategy-and-action-plans/Strategy-and-action-plans
Other Queensland government resources that support walking
- Street Design Manual https://www.ipweaq.com/street-design-manual
- Model Code for Neighbourhood Design https://www.epw.qld.gov.au/about/strategy/building-plan/areas-of-reform/queensland-housing-code-and-model-code-for-neighbourhood-design
- The Queensland Police have published a manual on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (currently under review)
https://www.police.qld.gov.au/safety-and-preventing-crime/safety-in-public-places - Planning Regulations for Walkable Neighbourhoods (Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning) https://planning.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/planning/better-planning/healthy-and-active-communities
- Department of Environment and Science: Parks and Forests (bushwalks) https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/things-to-do/activities/walking
- Queensland’s planning framework (Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning) https://planning.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/
Road Standards
- Austroads produces the Australia standards for road construction and design as well as guidelines for urban planning.https://austroads.com.au/safety-and-design
- Technical information relating to road infrastructure and its operation, including reference documents for roads, bridges, traffic devices, signage, pedestrian and bicycle facilities. https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/business-industry/Technical-standards-publications
