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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
Missed the event? Don’t worry, you can watch the VOD below and view the presentations.
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, Violence, Injuries and Disability Advisor, WHO Regional Office for Africa, World Health Organization
- Suzanne Lécroart, 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 of Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure, 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: Laurianne Krid, 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
- Iván Víquez Solórzano, 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
