Release Date: 17/11/2008
Low tech transport has gone high tech - with the launch of a website for walkers.
Richmond Council played host to the launch of walkit.com - a new online service which enables people to plan journeys between any two points along less polluted routes in West London.
Guest speaker at the launch at the Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham was Dr Alasdair Jones from Living Streets, a charity which campaigns for better streets and public spaces
Cllr Serge Lourie, Leader of Richmond Council, welcomed the website. He said:
“We are very keen to promote walking in this borough; it’s the cheapest, healthiest and most sustainable form of travel, so any way this can be achieved is to be encouraged.
“Residents can not only make better choices for walking in Richmond upon Thames – the website’s coverage of neighbouring London boroughs means journeys further afield can also be planned along cleaner routes.”
At the launch visitors were able to try the website for themselves. It was commissioned by the The West London Air Quality Cluster Group* using a Transport for London grant.
The website address is www.walkit.com/showcase
For media enquiries contact Joanne Jones on 020 8891 7160, joanne.jones@richmond.gov.uk