Pan-European Master Plan for Walking

Pan-European Master Plan for Walking

Walk21 is supporting the THE PEP partnership to develop a Walking Master Plan for the pan-European region by 2025

At the 5th High-level Ministerial Meeting on Transport Health Environment in Vienna May 2021 the ministers responsible for transport, health and environment of the member states of the UNECE WHO-Europe pan-European region adopted the Vienna Ministerial Declaration.

With this declaration the ministers are calling for the development of a Pan-European Master Plan for Active Mobility and have mandated THE PEP Partnership on Active Mobility with the task to highlight and integrate walking. To this end a first ever pan-European Master Plan Walking will be developed which will then together with the Pan-European Master Plan on Cycling Promotion provide the requested strategic umbrella – the Pan European Master Plan on Active Mobility – for the promotion of active mobility in the region.

Policy training for national governments

In parallel to the development of a Pan-European Masterplan for Walking (by October 2023), Walk21 will be providing free interactive training and support to national governments during May and June 2023. The aim is to support the development of effective national walking policies that deliver improvements to health and well-being, mitigate climate change, and reduce road fatalities.

The policy support, in the first instance, is targeting the 56 national governments  of the pan-European Region cooperating in THE PEP Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme and is supported by a grant from the Volvo Research and Education Foundation (VREF).

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During the programme participants will learn how to:

  • Broaden their knowledge and understanding of walking issues and benefit from a comprehensive overview of walking worldwide.
  • Analyse and discuss the latest trends and developments in the sector with experienced walking experts and professionals from different parts of the world
  • Gain an insight into the main challenges facing people walking and what can be done to help them.
  • Provide an opportunity to brainstorm on solutions and innovative ideas and steps to support people walking and improve walkability.
  • Develop a policy that embeds principles of sustainability, equity and service quality.

After the training participants will be able to:

  • Define what makes an effective national walking policy
  • Apply a policy development process that increases the likelihood of a positive impact
  • Develop a multidisciplinary team for walking policy development at a national level
  • Engage support from politicians, communities, academics, and experts for a common policy goal
  • Transfer their knowledge to a country context.

The expert survey

To support the development of the Pan-European Master Plan for Walking

 

THE PEP expert survey

Target group

Representatives of member states, intergovernmental organisations and NGOs including relevant experts and stakeholders were invited to complete the survey as a first step in the development process.

Countries

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, USA, Uzbekistan.

Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) Partnership on Active Mobility

THE PEP Partnership

The Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) Partnership on Active Mobility is a unique tripartite policy platform that seeks to encourage transport policymakers and urban planners to consider the health and environmental impacts of transport and address them through shared policy approaches.

Representatives of member states, intergovernmental organisations and NGOs including relevant experts and stakeholders are invited to participate in the process and work with us to develop effective national walking strategies.

Countries

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, USA, Uzbekistan.

THE PEP region map

Previous events

The kick-off meeting was hosted by the French Ministry of Transport on 25-26 April in Paris.

The second meeting was hosted by the Government of Ireland and TU Dublin as part of the Walk21 Ireland conference on 19-23 September 2022 in Dublin.

The third meeting was hosted by the Government of The Netherlands on 23 January 2023 in Rotterdam.

Secretariat

THE PEP is supported by the secretariats of UNECE and the WHO Regional Office for Europe. 

Website: www.thepep.unece.org/pep

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