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

  • Take time to explore new pedestrian routes in your neighbourhood.     
  • Visit: WALKit (arcgis.com)  to  access the map       

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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.                               

What our seniors are saying

"Walking is an essential daily exercise for seniors. So, it is important to feel safe and convenient to walk in our community. Having an App like what we have discussed would be amazing. The App should clearly indicate the routes, especially where to not walk if there’s construction or repair going on. It should be able to suggest a safe and clear route for users."

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Get in Touch

Mailing Address

13450 – 104 Avenue 

Surrey, BC  V3T 1V8

E-mail Address

agefriendlyforseniors@surrey.ca

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