The Fourth Walking and Cycling Forum focuses on promoting and informing walking
As for special needs to promote walking and how could we take them better into account? How can we provide the public with more information on active and zero-emission modes?
The Walking and Cycling in Finland forum will be held as an online event on 18 May 2022. The forum, organized by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom and the Finnish Transport Agency, supports the goals of national operations. A program to promote walking and cycling.
The event will be opened by the Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka, which discusses the current state of the program. The program, published in 2018, aims to increase the amount of walking and cycling from the 2016 level by 30 percent by 2030. The transition from private cars to walking and cycling should take place especially where distances and routes allow.
-The use of fossil fuels should be abandoned for climate and safety reasons and to ensure independence. Walking and cycling are already fossil-free vehicles, says Minister Harakka.
Focus on promoting walking
Now in its fourth year, the forum will focus specifically on walking. Professor Petri Tapio The University of Turku talks about the future of walking and the opportunities it offers Riikka PajuojaThe planning director of the city of Rauma shares experiences in promoting walking.
The panel will discuss how to provide the public with more information on active and zero-emission modes, which is one of the key themes of the program. Address the issue of providing information on walking and cycling Michaela SannholmTraficom’s senior expert, Matti KoistinenExecutive Director of the Finnish Cyclists’ Association, Tanja OnatsuProgram Coordinator in Adults on the Move and Teppo PasanenCity of Helsinki Transport Engineer.
The forum will be held as an online event on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. The forum can be read from the link below.
The social media hashtag is # Suomikäveleejapolkee.
Source: Ministry of Transport and Communications