International Charter for Walking

Creating healthy, efficient and sustainable communities where people choose to walk.

The International Charter for Walking is a common policy reference that cities, organisations, neighbourhood groups and individuals can sign up to and encourage more everyday walking and greater walkability in communities.
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Our principles

The International Charter for Walking aims to achieve the following eight principles:

  1. Increased inclusive mobility
  2. Well designed and managed spaces and places for people
  3. Improved integration of networks
  4. Supportive land-use and spatial planning
  5. Reduced road danger
  6. Less crime and fear of crime
  7. More supportive authorities
  8. A culture of walking
How to sign

As a city or council The International Charter for Waking can be downloaded, printed and signed by the Mayor or other elected officials.​

Many authorities then follow up by agreeing a commitment to The International Charter for Walking in a formal council motion. Others have chosen to use the charter as a benchmarking tool to measure progress of projects and policies.

​Remember to please let us know who has signed so that we can add them to the international database.

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Signatures so far

REASONS FOR SIGNING

Join the 4402 people who have signed the charter online.

OUR PROGRESS

The charter has been signed in all 5 continents in 98 countries out of a possible 195. Our aim is to reach someone in every country!

Sign the Charter:

Please add your signature and encourage others to sign it too as a common framework to creating healthy, efficient and sustainable walking communities throughout the world.

Join the global network of people who have signed the International Charter for Walking, along with the 5,000 other people including 500 Mayors. 

I/We, the undersigned recognise the benefits of walking as a key indicator of healthy, efficient, socially inclusive and sustainable communities and acknowledge the universal rights of people to be able to walk safely and to enjoy high quality public spaces anywhere and at anytime. We are committed to reducing the physical, social and institutional barriers that limit walking activity. We will work with others to help create a culture where people choose to walk through our commitment to this charter and its strategic principles:

  1. Increased inclusive mobility
  2. Well designed and managed spaces and places for people
  3. Improved integration of networks
  4. Supportive land-use and spatial planning
  5. Reduced road danger
  6. Less crime and fear of crime
  7. More supportive authorities
  8. A culture of walking

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