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Online symposiumWalking and Cycling: Leading the way to more sustainable and healthier communities
The symposium will be an occasion to:
- Discover how top decision makers are championing active travel in their cities and countries
- Learn about effective walking and cycling actions by PATH partners and supporters that are helping to reach the climate goals, improve public health and make cities more liveable.
- Brief PATH partners and supporters on activities and prepare PATH’s engagement for COP 30.
- Announce the upcoming PATH awards initiative to recognise impactful achievements in advancing walking and cycling
Programme
14:00 – 14:05 (BST) | Welcome and introduction
14:05 – 14:20 (BST) | Keynote speech
Speaker TBC, representative of one of PATH’s case studies
14:20 – 15:05 (BST) | Panel: Leading the way to more sustainable and healthier communities with walking and cycling
Moderator: Bronwen Thornton or Jim Walker, Walk21
Panellists:
- Panellists: representatives connected with case studies featured in PATH active travel NDC template and guidance
15:05 – 15:20 (BST) | Short re-cap of PATH activities in 2025 to date and a preview of upcoming PATH outputs and activities
- Updated PATH active travel NDC template and guidance
- Safer Active Travel – Addressing a Global Blind Spot
- PATH COP30 campaign, events, knowledge products.
15:20 – 15:30 (BST) | Break
15:30 – 16:20 (BST) | News from the PATH Community
Presentations by a selection of PATH partners and supporters on current initiatives that advance walking and/or cycling to help reach the climate goals and deliver health and equity benefits.
Also including an update from the PAAPAM initiative – Carly Gilbert-Patrick, UNEP
Moderator: TBC – European Cyclists’ Federation
16:25 – 16:30 (BST) | Summing up closing remarks
