1. A walk towards health
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2. Typical Answers
• Distance – It’s too far to walk
• Traffic – The roads are too dangerous
• Time – I don’t have time to walk
• Security – It’s not safe to walk
• Inconvenient – I need my car for work
What are the counter arguments and solutions?
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3. Why People are Reluctant to Walk:
It’s All About Safety
1.
Vehicle speed in my
neighborhood.
5.
People are intimidated by
crime in my neighborhood.
2.
There are no footpaths in
my neighborhood or parts
of footpaths are missing.
6.
People don’t want to walk
in my neighborhood at
night.
3.
Footpaths are broken,
cracked, or blocked by
obstacles in my
neighborhood.
7.
My neighborhood is not a
nice place to walk, there is
trash everywhere and
buildings are not kept up.
4.
There are no safe or easy
ways to cross the streets
in my neighborhood.
8.
My neighborhood looks
barren, there are no trees
and buildings are too far
from the street.
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4. How can you overcome the barriers?
• An Active Travel Audit is a way of evaluating
the quality of routes on and around the
campus from the viewpoint of people who
walk and cycle (or would like to)
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5. 10 Good Business reasons for Walking
• Promotes a healthy
workforce
• Supports travel plan targets
• Reduces carbon footprint
• Reduces car parking
required
• Reduces business travel
costs
• Reduces traffic congestion
• Reduces noise
• Reduces air pollution.
• Supports public transport
use
• Corporate social
responsibility
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6. Challenges
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5.
Walk all or part way to work
Go on a walking meeting
Take a walk at lunch time
Walk with a friend
Walk all or part way home
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7. Happy walking ☺
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