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Walk21 Toronto Community Conference
Saturday March 1, 2008
Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto
Room 308/309
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

On Saturday March 1, 2008, local delegates from Walk21 Toronto 2007 gave encore presentations of their work during a one-day, free community conference. An enthusiastic crowd of over 100 people attended to hear speakers make the connections between walking and health, streetscapes, active transportation, urban design, literature and more. For details and to view these presentations, see the Program below.

In October 2007, the City of Toronto and Green Communities Canada were proud hosts of the 8th annual international conference on walking and liveable communities: Walk21 Toronto 2007 - Putting Pedestrians First. The conference brought together hundreds of delegates from around the world to discuss research and action to make a more walkable world.

To build on this momentum and share more of the work of Walk21 with the local community, the City of Toronto and the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT) co-hosted this special conference on March 1st. Support for this conference also came from Spacing.

If you want to stay informed about similar events happening in Toronto, please visit the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT) and Spacing. You can also read about City of Toronto initiatives by visiting the Get Involved page and the Walking page.


Program
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9:30 Doors open

10:00 Welcome!
  • Opening remarks & Agenda for the day - Matthew Cowley (City of Toronto) and Jennifer Niece (Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation)
  • Welcome - Dylan Reid and Councillor Bill Saundercook (Toronto Pedestrian Committee)
  • Re-cap of Walk21 Toronto 2007 - Jacky Kennedy (Green Communities Canada)


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    10:15 Session 1: Health, Physiology, and Urban Design
  • Dr. Gillian Booth - The Toronto Diabetes Atlas
  • Yue Li - Temperature and Pedestrians Walking Speed
  • Paul Young - Urban Design and Health: Bridging the Gap
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    Moderator: Maogosha Pyjor, City of Toronto

    11:45 Lunch (a light lunch will be provided, so please RSVP!)

    12:45 Session 2: Revitalizing Streets
  • Janice Etter and Rhona Swarbrick - A Short History of Walking in Toronto & the Toronto Pedestrian Charter
  • Chris Hardwicke - Creating Walkable Environments Along Suburban Arterial Roads (PDF 5.4 MB)
  • Gord Brown - College Street Revitalization: Giving Pedestrians What's Best, Not Just "What's Left" (PDF 4.5 MB)
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    Moderator: Michael Canzi, TCAT

    2:15 Break

    2:30 Session 3: Going Places!
  • Jennifer Niece - Travel to School: How Neighbourhood Design Can Influence Rates of Walking (PDF 1.9 MB)
  • Brian Shifman - Walking as Active Transportation: Smart Commuting on Foot (PDF 554 KB)
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    Moderator: Dylan Reid, Co-Chair, Toronto Pedestrian Committee

    3:30 Session 4: Literature as a Map
  • Amy Lavender Harris - Walking the Imagined City
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    Moderator: Shawn Micallef, Spacing
    4:00 Wrap-up and Thanks

    4:15 Walkshop
  • Amy Lavender Harris - Walking the Imagined City: A Literary Walking Tour of Kensington Market


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