walkON is a partnership of Central West Ontario regional municipalities that, together, have identified a need to support the development of walkable communities.  We believe that together, we can build sustainable, walkable communities to improve the health of our citizens, our children and our environment.

walkON’s mission is to promote the development of communities that support walking for transportation, health and recreation. It provides resources and programs to local communities, around building walkable communities.
There are economic, health, environmental, transportation and social benefits of building and sustaining a community that supports walking as a primary mode of transportation. They include:

• Our Health: Reducing the health risks such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease currently faced in our communities.
• Our Environment: Replacing short distance auto trips that damage the environment by impacting air and water quality.
• Road Traffic and Congestion: Reducing road congestion, and improving safety by calming auto traffic and reducing maintenance costs. Reducing infrastructure costs (adding bicycle lanes costs about $50,000 per kilometre, adding car lanes costs $1 million per kilometre or more).
• Our Society: Promoting community cohesion and a heightened sense of place. Discouraging street crime by increasing pedestrian and cycling traffic. Reintroducing residents to the street to enhance their awareness of the environment.
• Our Economy: Reducing health care costs by increasing the health of residents. Improving access to employment, education & social services.

For more information on walkON please visit our website at www.walkon.ca

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