WALKit - Age Friendly Pedestrian Routes

Encouraging seniors to be more mobile and engaged within their communities

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Program Highlights

Project Description

  • This project seeks to reduce social isolation and encourage active transportation by providing a tool that takes into consideration as to how seniors are going to and from their destinations within their neighbourhood.
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Project Objectives: 

  • Determine what seniors find important in a walking route.
  • Develop a platform that provides seniors of various backgrounds an understanding of where an age friendly pedestrian route has been identified
  • Prioritize routes for future improvements as a part of existing or future capital project works and road safety objectives

Project Highlights

  • WALKit web map is scheduled to launch August 2021. Take time out this summer to explore new pedestrian routes in your neighbourhood.                     

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  • WALKit web map – Live Demo

    August 18 at 11am-12pm

    Join City of Surrey staff for a live demonstration of the brand new WalkIt web map. This webinar will show you how to use the map and potential routes you can take to walk around your neighbourhood/community. The tool can be accessed on your computer, smartphone or iPad. 

    Registration link:

    https://www.surrey.ca/news-events/events/focus-seniors-webinar-series

     

    Leave Feedback About Your Walking Route

    Leave feedback about your walking experience and report a problem if your walk was not satisfactory. Click on the arrow button on the left side of the screen to view the feedback form. Your feedback can help prioritize routes for future improvements as a part of existing or future capital project works.

Timing/Location

  • WALKit web map is currently a ‘pilot’ focused in the Newton community for implementation and evaluation.                               

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Mailing Address

13450 – 104 Avenue

Surrey, BC  V3T 1V8

E-mail Address

agefriendlyforseniors@surrey.ca

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