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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 walking and cycling in their cities and countries
• Learn about effective walking and cycling actions by PATH Partners and Supporters, and how they help reach climate goals, improve public health and make cities more liveable
• Brief PATH Partners and Supporters on PATH’s activities and engagement for COP30 in Belém, Brazil
Programme
14:00 – 14:05 (BST) | Welcome and introduction
Moderator: Sheila Watson, FIA Foundation
14:05 – 14:20 (BST) | Keynote speech
Laura Andrea Salazar Correa, Active Mobility Leader, Environmental Affairs and Sustainable Development Group, Ministry of Transport, Colombia
14:20 – 15:05 (BST) | Panel: Leading the way to more sustainable and healthier communities with walking and cycling
Moderator: Jim Walker, Walk21
Panellists:
- Chiara Retis, Team Lead, Regional Office for Africa, World Health Organization
- Suzanne Lecroart, Deputy Inter-Ministerial Coordinator for the Development of Cycling and Walking, Directorate General for Infrastructure, Transport and Mobility, France
- Wiebke Unbehaun, Head of Department for Active Mobility and Mobility Management, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria
- Tu-My Tran, Head of Sustainable Mobility, ICLEI
15:05 – 15:15 (BST) | Re-cap of PATH activities in 2025 to date and a preview of upcoming PATH outputs and activities:
- Safer Active Travel – Addressing a Global Blind Spot
- Updated PATH active travel NDC template and guidance
- PATH COP30 campaign, events, knowledge products.
15:15 – 15:30 (BST) | Break
15:30 – 16:25 (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.
Moderator: Froso Christofides, European Cyclists’ Federation
- Carly Gilbert-Patrick, UNEP | Pan-African Action Plan for Active Mobility
- Dana Yanocha, ITDP | CyclingMAX: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool for Protected Cycle Lane Networks
- Sofia Pires Bento, Institute for Mobility and Transport, Secretary of State for Mobility, Portugal | Strengthening Local Capacity through the Collaborative Network for Active Mobility
- Juliana DeCastro, Transporte Ativo | The Brazilian Cyclist Profile: Citizen-Generated Data to Accelerate Climate and Health Action
- Ivan Viquez, YOURS – Youth for Road Safety | Local Actions on Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility
- Ethan Gingerich, Engineers in Action | How Global Volunteers Are Advancing Active Travel and Health Equity
- Chandani Shakya, Nepal Cycle Society | Making Patan Durbar Square a Pedestrian and Cycle Friendly area
- Clara Clark, Cycling Without Age Ireland | Cycling for All Ages and Abilities
16:25 – 16:30 (BST) | Closing remarks
