Bronwen is an international expert on walking and walkable communities, committed to giving walking a voice on the international stage and within local communities, cities and professional arenas.
The Team
Bronwen Thornton
CEO
Jim Walker
Strategic Director
Jim is the founder of Walk21 and is an international policy advisor, committed to enabling more people to walk and ensuring they have safe, attractive and accessible environments to walk in and enjoy it.
Carlos Cañas
Senior Walkability expert
Carlos has joined the team as a Geographer specialised in Sustainable Urban Mobility, with a particular interest in Citizen Science approaches applied to Walkability.
Natalia Lleras
Programme Manager and Regional Lead for LAC
Natalia has joined the team as an expert in sustainable, safe, active, and gender equitable environments to manage our international programmes.
Veronica del Motto
Communications and knowledge management coordinator
Veronica has joined the team to lead communications and knowledge management, supporting Walk21’s international programmes and helping share the stories, evidence and partnerships behind our work.
Martin Wedderburn
Martin is a transport planner with over 15 years experience in planning, policy and robust analysis to generate creative solutions. He helps Walk21 with expertise on measuring, modelling and evaluating walking.
Martha Giraldo
Martha is the Director General of FundaPeatón, the pedestrian advocacy organisation in Medellín, Colombia supporting Walk21 with the development of practical advocacy tools.
Hugo Vickers DL
Hugo is the Chairman of the Commonwealth Walkway initiative and has been a champion of city walkways since 1977. Hugo is also a biographer, lecturer and broadcaster.
Gail Jennings
Gail is a social scientist, sustainable transport planner and PhD Candidate at the Centre for Transport Studies, University of Cape Town. She helps Walk21 with transport and behaviour change research.
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The Walk21 Foundation is overseen by a Board of Trustees and is supported by an Advisory Council.
News from Walk21
Building Momentum for Walking and Cycling in the Caribbean
Highlights from the Inspiring Action LAC Workshop in Santo Domingo In a region where walking...
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Jun
Jun
National Walking Case Studies
A new compendium of National Walking Case Studies was launched today in Vienna, Austria at...
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Mar
Mar
Connecting the Region: The Inspiring Action LAC Workshop in Panama
Last month, 25 professionals from across Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Panama City...
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Mar
Mar
Benefits of interventions given real values, for the first time, by the Walkability App in Kumasi, Ghana
As part of the Trans-Safe Project, the Akenten Appiah-Menka University in Kumasi and Walk21 collaborated...
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Aug
Aug
Walking to Public Transport reports launched at UITP congress
To increase public transport ridership and customer satisfaction Walk21 presented how to make walking to...
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Jun
Jun
Walk21 LAC: Growing Impact in Latin America and the Caribbean
Walking is an essential strategy for promoting sustainable urban development, reducing carbon emissions, improving road...
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Apr
Apr
New Walkability App
The Walkability App, available in the Apple and Google stores, allows citizens of all ages...
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Oct
Oct