Our Partners

Project Objectives

To promote and facilitate safe and enjoyable pedestrianism

• To improve health and community engagement by encouraging walking as a primary form of transport.
• To advance Colchester as a ‘walkable neighbourhood’.
• To promote communication and a shared agenda with the cycling community.

To provide information about and facilitate walking access to

• The local green environment: paths, trails, parks, woods and open spaces
• Local wildlife and countryside biodiversity
• sustainability features: allotments, recycling points
• Local heritage points of interest and arts/cultural venues.

To promote an inclusive approach to mapping

• To provide practical map-based information aimed at maximising informed choice for walkers of all abilities.
• To contribute to the development of a shared iconography for inclusive mapping.
• To act as a prototype for inclusive mapping and information provision on a wider scale

To aid protection of our green open spaces

• To act as a tool for local pathway planning, development and management via improved auditing, communication structures and design protocols.