National Walking Summit
Every year we bring together decision-makers, influencers, campaigners and others who just love their streets to discuss ways of making our towns and cities better for walking.
Thanks to everyone who joined us online on 18 March 2021.
This year's Speakers included:
- Chris Heaton-Harris, Minister of State for Transport
- Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores, Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain
- Judith Bokhove, Vice Mayor, Rotterdam
- Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor of London, Transport
- Rune Gjøs, Head of the Mobility Department, Agency for Urban Environment, City of Oslo
- Dafydd Trystan Davies, Chair, Active Travel Board in Wales
- Julian Sanchez, Active Travel Manager, Essex County Council
- Dame Sarah Storey, Active Travel Commissioner, Sheffield City Region
- Lee Craigie, Active Nation Commissioner, Transport Scotland
- Susan Claris, Associate Director, Transport Consulting Group in London, Arup
- Michael Matheson MSP, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Scottish Government
- Eoin Devane, Senior Analyst at the UK Government’s Climate Change Committee
- Lisa Hopkinson, Associate, Transport for Quality of Life
If it works for walking it works for everyone
Highlights
the Walking Summit 2021 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
cATCH a few highlights from three OF OUR key sessions.
Building alliances for walking and low traffic neighbourhoods
Chair: Rt Hon Lord Michael Bates, President, Living Streets
Speakers:
Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor of London, Transport
Dafydd Trystan Davies, Chair, Active Travel Board in Wales
Michael Matheson MSP, Minister – Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity
Lee Craigie, Active Nation Commissioner, Transport Scotland
Julian Sanchez, Active Travel Manager, Essex County Council
ENSURING CLEAN AIR AND IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH – HOW CAN WALKING HELP TACKLE OUR CLIMATE EMERGENCY?
Chair: Mary Creagh, Chief Executive, Living Streets
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Anabel Gulias Torreiro, Second Deputy Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain
Eoin Devane, Senior Analyst at the UK Government’s Climate Change Committee
Lisa Hopkinson, Associate, Transport for Quality of Life
Dr Ian Mudway, Member of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London
BUILDING BACK BETTER. HOW ARE CITY LEADERS RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES OF AIR QUALITY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE PANDEMIC?
Chair: Dame Jane Roberts, Chair, Living Streets
KEYNOTE: Leadership and consent – Sheffield’s approach to creating Living Streets. Dame Sarah Storey, Active Travel Commissioner, Sheffield City Region
KEYNOTE: Responding to the pandemic with smart city planning. Judith Bokhove, Vice Mayor, Rotterdam
KEYNOTE: Responding to the pandemic with smart city planning. Rune Gjøs, Head of the Mobility Department, Agency for Urban Environment, City of Oslo
KEYNOTE: The Planning challenge. Susan Claris, Associate Director, Transport Consulting Group in London, Arup
Charles Maher Award
Congratulations to the winner of our Charles Maher Award - Walking Champion 2021, Cllr Mustafa Desai from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.