Walking is healthy, cheap and environmentally friendly. This year the Vienna Mobility Agency is pushing a campaign to encourage its citizens to walk more often. www.wienzufuss.at informs about every walking related attraction and event taking place in Vienna.

How can you as a citizen become an active part in urban walkabilty planning?

Here are 3 highlights in 2015 to get you involved:

1. Smart Slam – get your message across
Fabrik Publik in Aspern Seestadt is the venue for the Smart Slam „smart ideas from smart people“ on 14 April 2015. The concept: It is like a poetry slam or poetry competition in which you „perform“ and present your smart city idea in front of an audience, which serves as judge.

2. Walking Visionaries Award – submit your idea for a walkable city
Vienna is hosting the upcoming Walk 21 conference from 21 to 23 October 2015 with the walking visionaries award. Submission deadline: 30 April 2015.

3. Meet and greet with Petra Jens
Petra Jens, Vienna’s delegate for pedestrian traffic is available for open discussions every first and third Friday each month from 14:00 to 16:00  in Mobilitätsagentur Wien, Große Sperlgasse 4, 1020 Wien.

Get the latest facts and statistics on pedestrian traffic in Vienna here and find some inspiration in this TED talk by Jeff Speck, the author of the book “Walkable City”.

 Author: Fridolin Pöschl
Date: 31 March 2015