Planning Xchange

PlanningxChange 63 with Ben Rossiter of Victoria Walks


Listen Later

In PX63, Jess Noonan and Peter Jewell interview Ben Rossiter Secretary and Executive Officer of Victoria Walks. The organisation is a walking health promotion charity managed by an independent voluntary board. The organisation's mission is simple: 'More people walking more every day'. Victoria Walks undertakes research, which informs an ongoing campaign of advocacy and policy work. Ben talks of the benefits of walking and impediments to walking within our city form. But isn't more walking just like eating more vegetables, we all know we should do more of it! Ben answers this question suggesting walking is given better representation within the transport matrix and from this better implementation solutions can follow so that walking is an easier daily choice. The organisation website victoriawalks.com.au contains a link to walkingmaps.com.au (an offshoot) that contains numerous local walking trails, the majority created by the public. The website includes videos on how to create and upload walking trails. There are themed walks within cities and regional areas. This platform is of increasing interest to local government in terms of promoting better health outcomes and supporting local tourism. The benefits of walking extend beyond the physical, Friedrich Nietzsche the German philosophy stated: 'All truly great thoughts are conceived when walking'. For internal reflection one only need consider the Philosopher's Walk in Kyoto. The route is so named because the influential 20th century Japanese philosopher and Kyoto University professor Nishida Kitaro is thought to have used it for his daily mediation. Kitaro's most famous concept is the logic of basho usually translated as 'place' involving at times the dynamic tension of opposites. We hope this podcast creates interest in walking and how cities can be made more walking friendly. Due to the Government lockdown, this interview was recorded using Zoom, we apologise for the less than optimal audio quality. Podcast produced by Complete Podcasting Services. Episode released 11 May 2020. 

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Planning XchangeBy Jess Noonan and Peter Jewell

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

1 ratings


More shows like Planning Xchange

View all
Conversations by ABC listen

Conversations

832 Listeners

Hamish & Andy by LiSTNR

Hamish & Andy

1,102 Listeners

History Extra podcast by Immediate Media

History Extra podcast

3,182 Listeners

99% Invisible by Roman Mars

99% Invisible

26,178 Listeners

Mamamia Out Loud by Mamamia Podcasts

Mamamia Out Loud

576 Listeners

Casefile True Crime by Casefile Presents

Casefile True Crime

37,818 Listeners

The Money Puzzle by The Australian

The Money Puzzle

47 Listeners

Shameless by Shameless Media

Shameless

814 Listeners

The Quicky by Mamamia Podcasts

The Quicky

111 Listeners

The Imperfects by Hugh van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton & Josh van Cuylenburg

The Imperfects

415 Listeners

Local Government News Roundup by Chris Eddy

Local Government News Roundup

0 Listeners

The Money Café with Alan Kohler by Intelligent Investor

The Money Café with Alan Kohler

36 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics

3,029 Listeners

Chanticleer by Australian Financial Review

Chanticleer

13 Listeners

Emsolation by Em Rusciano

Emsolation

7 Listeners