Walk the City 2023 Conference
Video Recordings.
Let’s try the change!
Talks | Discussions | Networking
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About the courage to experiment in the public space
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About innovative solutions to enjoy the city
12. – 13. 10. 2023
CAMP, Vysehradska 51, Prague 2

All recordings of the conference presentations are now available in English.
BLOCK III - HOW TO USE THE EXPERIENCE FROM NEW YORK IN CZECH CITIES?

JANETTE SADIK-KHAN
Janette Sadik-Khan, one of the world’s foremost authorities on transportation and urban transformation will share her experience of transforming cities across continents. What are the main visions she writes about in her book “Streetfight – Handbook for an Urban Revolution”?
BLOCK IV - CHILDREN AND THEIR PLACE IN A PUBLIC SPACE

SIMON BATTISTI – How are school streets built in Albania or Kosovo? Pioneering and inspiring projects!
An advocate and pioneer of school streets and healthy mobility for children has transformed the streets of Tirana and Pristina beyond recognition using the principles of tactical urbanism. What is his approach to change and what are the stories of his successful projects?

ALICE FERGUSON – Playstreets: temporary intervention, long-term change
The resident-led play streets movement was started by parents in Bristol and has grown over 14 years to reach thousands of children. Alice will talk about the impact and limits of the model, and what it shows us about the longer-term changes needed for children and streets.

PETR ŠIŠKA – School Street in Prague: the Radotín Pilot Project
How to create a school street quickly and effectively in four steps and how to take the experience from the pilot project further? This year’s inspiring news from Prague – Radotín will be shared by the Deputy Mayor of the Municipal District of Prague 16.
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Introduction: Karolína Klímová, Transport Department Officer at the City of Prague
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Presentation: Petr Šiška, Deputy Mayor of Prague 16

BLANKA KLIMEŠOVÁ – Walk to school
The streets around schools should belong primarily to children. What can be done to make our children’s journeys to school (and not only) safe and comfortable, and how can we try things out, for example through the Walk to School campaign?
