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The National Walking Strategy
Craig McLarenDirector, RTPI ScotlandChair, National Walking Strategy Delivery Forum
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Physical inactivity costs the NHS. An inactive person spends 37% more days in hospital and visits the doctor 5.5% more often. The cost to the NHS of physical inactivity was estimated in 2007 at between £1billion and £1.8billion.
Physical inactivity costs the wider economy. The costs of physical inactivity were estimated in 2007 at £5.5billion in sickness absence, and £1billion in pre-mature deaths. Including NHS costs, this totals £8.3billion, or £10billion in today’s prices.
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7 Scots a day die because of inactivity
= 2,500 a year
• Kills more people than obesity or alcohol excess.• Can help prevent and treat more than 20 chronic
diseases• Getting Scotland fit would increase life expectancy by
more than a year due to our high prevalence of inactivity
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FIRST STEPS….
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Our Vision A Scotland where everyone benefits from walking as part of their everyday journeys, enjoys walking in the outdoors and where places are well designed to encourage walking. Our 3 Strategic Aims are: ● Create a culture of walking where everyone walks more often as part of their everyday travel and for recreation and well-being ● Better quality walking environments with attractive, well designed and managed built and natural spaces for everyone ● Enable easy, convenient and safe independent mobility for everyone
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CURRENT STEPS….
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ProcessStakeholder workshop
Draft action plan
Consultation
Assessment
Testing
Final Action Plan
Delivery Forum
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Emerging principles
COMMITMENT
Cross party support in Parliament
cross departmental support (national and local level) / agency / NGO
To enable local travel and health behaviour change
Organisations and businesses
INTEGRATION
Development plansCommunity Planning/ SOAs
National, strategic and local transport strategies
National and local economic development
RESOURCES
Nationally
Locally
Creatively
Preventative
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A Scotland where…
everyone walks as part of their everyday journeys
places are well designed
for walking
everyone enjoys walking in the outdoors
Value
People
Place
Infrastructure
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VALUE
• Value and benefits of walking
• Measure and communicate progress
• Assess resources and future funding
• Assess current legislative frameworks
• Other strategies
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PEOPLE
• Resources for walking• Health and Care Service
providers• Shift from driving• Workplace initiatives• Schools• Youth organisations
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PLACES
• Walking networks• Environment• Planning and placemaking• Greenspaces, paths and
parks• Public access
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INFRASTRUCTURE
• Pedestrian priority• Landscape and public
realm• Pedestrian safety• Footway conditions and
maintenance
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NEXT STEPS….
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• Continued analysis and testing• Publish Action Plan• Establish Champions/ Delivery Forum• National Strategic Group on Sport and Physical
Activity• Deliver• Promote walking – think walking – think pedestrian• Monitor, report and review